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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer

Krebs on Security

Norton 360 , one of the most popular antivirus products on the market today, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers. In 2017, the identity theft protection company LifeLock was acquired by Symantec Corp. based NortonLifeLock Inc. These fees are not set by Norton.” ”

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Alexander Vinnik, the operator of BTC-e exchange, pleaded guilty to money laundering

Security Affairs

The virtual currency exchange received criminal proceeds from various illegal activities, including computer intrusions, ransomware attacks, identity theft, corruption, and drug distribution. Vinnik promoted unlawful activities carried out through BTC-e and was responsible for at least $121 million in losses.

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COVID-19 Vaccination Management Problems Have Created a Privacy Nightmare For Americans – Even Without Vaccine Passports

Joseph Steinberg

While the CDC recently instructed that vaccinators not use for commercial marketing purposes data collected as part of the COVID-19 vaccine process, there is little doubt that compliance with such instructions will be far from perfect both now and in the future. I have personally witnessed several such problems.

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Me on the Equifax Breach

Schneier on Security

I am a board member of the Electronic Frontier Foundation, AccessNow, and the Tor Project; and an advisory board member of Electronic Privacy Information Center and VerifiedVoting.org. As a result, all 143 million US victims are at greater risk of identity theft, and will remain at risk for years to come.

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3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits

Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

3 Ways to Protect Smart Devices from Criminal Exploits madhav Thu, 07/20/2023 - 07:28 When people think of home or business security, they are usually worried about protecting against a physical breaking in via a window or door and a burglar stealing valuables such as jewelry, cash, electronics, and equipment.

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Spam and phishing in 2022

SecureList

The scheme likely aimed at identity theft: the illegal use of others’ personal details for deriving profit. Due to economic sanctions in 2022, enterprising businessmen offered replacements for goods and services from suppliers who left the Russian market. For example, in April we blocked around a million of such mailings.

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What does WiFi stand for?

Malwarebytes

The reality is that WiFi is a made-up marketing term that doesn’t really stand for anything. The Alliance tasked marketing company Interbrand with creating a palatable term that they could trademark because “Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers (IEEE) wireless communication standard 802.11 How does WiFi work?