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| | | New Windows Malware Can Also Brute-force WordPress Websites | | ZDNet | A new malware strain named Clipsa has been making the rounds for the past year, infecting users from all over the world. What stands out about this new threat is that besides classic malware features—such as the ability to steal cryptocurrency wallet files, install a cryptocurrency miner, and hijacking the user's clipboard to replace cryptocurrency addresses—Clipsa also includes a somewhat strange feature that allows it to launch brute-force attacks against WordPress websites. | | Microsoft Contractors Are Listening to Your Translated Skype Calls | | The Next Web | An explosive article in Motherboard alleges that contractors working for Microsoft are listening to the conversations of Skype users conducted through the app’s real-time translation service. The piece, penned by cybersecurity reporter Joseph Cox, cites a trove of internal documentation, screenshots, and audio recordings obtained by the publication. | | Why Are Companies Still Storing Passwords In Plain Text? | | How-To Geek | Several companies have recently admitted to storing passwords in plain-text format. That’s like storing a password in Notepad and saving it as a .txt file. Passwords should be salted and hashed for security, so why isn’t that happening in 2019? | | Twitter ‘Fesses up to More Adtech Leaks | | TechCrunch | Twitter has disclosed more bugs related to how it uses personal data for ad targeting that means it may have shared users data with advertising partners even when a user had expressly told it not to. |
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| | | What Is Credential Dumping? Protect Yourself With These 4 Tips | | MakeUseOf | It’s bad enough when hackers get their hands on one of your accounts or logins. But sometimes they can use one stolen password to steal many of your other passwords as well. If your computer is on a network, they may be able to steal other users’ passwords too. This is achieved using a technique called credential dumping. MakeUseOf will explain how it works and how to protect yourself from it. | | How to Sync Google Calendar With Your iPhone | | MakeUseOf | The iPhone Calendar app is one of the best places to offload your memory. As it comes preinstalled on the phone, you can also do away with Google’s own Calendar app. But what about all the events and schedules painstakingly recorded on your Google Calendar? You can quickly sync Google Calendar with your iPhone and stop worrying about it. As another benefit, the iPhone’s Calendar also works seamlessly with other apps under iCloud. Thankfully, it and Google Calendar aren’t at odds, so you can take these steps to sync Google Calendar with the iPhone calendar. |
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