Alphabet Inc warned its users to beware of emails from known contacts asking them to click on a link to Google Docs after a large number of people turned to social media to complain that their accounts had been hacked. Google said on Wednesday that it had taken steps to protect users from the attacks...
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Google Docs Users Hit by Phishing Scam
The scam claimed to come from Google Docs – a service that allows people to share and edit documents online. Users who clicked a link and followed instructions, risked giving the hackers access to their email accounts … “This is a very serious situation for anybody who is infected because the victims have their accounts...
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Gmail Users Warned of Phishing Email With Malicious Link
Alphabet Inc. warned its users to beware of emails from known contacts asking them to click on a link to Google Docs after a large number of people turned to social media to complain that their accounts had been hacked…’This is a very serious situation for anybody who is infected because the victims have their...
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NYU Sophomores Stumble Upon IT Hack
Two Tandon students from the Offensive Security, Incident Response and Internet Security Laboratory have discovered a vulnerability in the NYU Print Service that would allow black hats — individuals who use their extensive computer knowledge to breach internet security — to take full control of any computer, as long as it is connected to the...
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You Really Should Read an App's Service Terms (Video)
When you install an app on your phone, do you read the terms of service agreement? Probably not…”If you’re using a service that’s a free service, then the reason why it’s a free service is because you’re really the product,” Cappos said. “You’re being sold to marketers.”
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How The Update Framework Improves Security of Software Updates
Updating software is one of the most important ways to keep users and organizations secure. But how can software be updated securely? That’s the challenge that The Update Framework (TUF) aims to solve. Justin Cappos, assistant professor at New York University [Tandon School of Engineering], detailed how TUF works and what’s coming to further improve...
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Fingerprints Fall Short When It Comes to Securing Smartphones
Consumers can be pretty lax about their online security. About 4% of the time, the password to unlock a smartphone is 1-2-3-4, says Nasir Memon, a professor of computer science and engineering at New York University Tandon School of Engineering. … A new study, however, conducted over the past year by the Tandon School of...
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Crackdowns on Social Media Accounts Backfire by Driving up Demand
Facebook shut down as many as 30,000 fake accounts in the past week — but that’s unlikely to hurt the multi-million-dollar spam industry. … “If you go to the underground markets where they sell fake Facebook accounts, you can buy 1,000 of these for $300 to $400,” Damon McCoy, a New York University [Tandon School...
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Former counterterrorism adviser: There are bound to be more cyberattacks
Russia’s successful incursion into the 2016 presidential election has opened a new, menacing phase in cyberwarfare and is a harbinger of attacks to come, says President Barack Obama’s former top counterterrorism adviser, Center for Cybersecurity Distinguished Senior Fellow Lisa O. Monaco.
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The Axe Files with Lisa Monaco
Lisa Monaco, the former homeland security adviser to President Obama, talks with David Axelrod about what she thinks are the greatest threats facing America today, why the Trump administration’s travel ban hurts our counterterrorism efforts, and why she believes Russia’s incursion into our election has opened a new phase in cyberwarfare.