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A week in security (Sept 6 - Sept 12)

A week in security (Sept 6 – Sept 12)

Malwarebytes Labs
September 13, 2021
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Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Other cybersecurity news Stay safe, everyone!

That's the way the cookie banner crumbles?

That’s the way the cookie banner crumbles?

Malwarebytes Labs
September 10, 2021
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Elizabeth Denham, current head of the Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO), the UK’s data protection watchdog and the organization tasked to ensure…

Gamers beware: The risks of Real Money Trading (RMT) explained

Gamers beware: The risks of Real Money Trading (RMT) explained

Malwarebytes Labs
September 10, 2021
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Any game with an online component can be at risk from a practice known as Real Money Trading (RMT), where in-game…

Facebook puts on Ray-Bans, struts into the privacy minefield of smart glasses

Facebook puts on Ray-Bans, struts into the privacy minefield of smart glasses

Malwarebytes Labs
September 10, 2021
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Facebook, neck-deep in virtual / augmented reality with the Oculus headset, continues to move things up a gear. It’s announced “Ray-Ban…

21 million free VPN users’ data exposed

500,000 Fortinet VPN credentials exposed: Turn off, patch, reset passwords

Pieter Arntz
September 9, 2021
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A threat actor has leaked a list of almost 500,000 Fortinet VPN credentials, stolen from 87,000 vulnerable FortiGate SSL-VPN devices. The…

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Sextortion on the rise, warns FBI

Malwarebytes Labs
September 8, 2021
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The pandemic saw a surge in sextortion cases in 2020. Fast forward 12 months, and the numbers continue to rise significantly….

Tor vs VPN—What is the difference?

Tor vs VPN—What is the difference?

Malwarebytes Labs
September 7, 2021
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Our data is a precious commodity and there are plenty of people who would like to get their hands on it,…

ProtonMail hands user's IP address and device info to police, showing the limits of private email

ProtonMail hands user’s IP address and device info to police, showing the limits of private email

Malwarebytes Labs
September 7, 2021
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They say there’s two sides to every story. Depending on your point of view, you may have heard a recent story…

Patch now! Netgear fixes serious smart switch vulnerabilities

Patch now! Netgear fixes serious smart switch vulnerabilities

Pieter Arntz
September 7, 2021
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In a security advisory, NetGear has announced it has fixed three vulnerabilities in firmware updates for several network devices. Most of…

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