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Episode Synopsis
This week host Anna Brading is joined by Sophos experts Mark Stockley and Greg Iddon.
They discuss National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the latest chrome bug, 'Fleeceware' and why people are still falling for emails claiming they've recorded you through your webcam.
Related articles:
Greg talks about SophosLabs’ latest research into ‘Fleeceware’: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/27/fleeceware-play-store-apps-quietly-charging-up-to-250/
Source article: https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/09/25/fleeceware-apps-overcharge-users-for-basic-app-functionality/
Mark discusses how Chrome brought Hollywood to a standstill: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/27/chrome-cripples-movie-studio-mac-pros/
Chrome Update Google thread: https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262
Anna covers the sextortion emails that just won’t die. Here’s the original sextortion article from July 2018: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/07/13/sextortion-scam-knows-your-password-but-dont-fall-for-it/
Another article that focused on email address spoofing (including Duck’s video that Anna mentions): https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/10/15/beware-sextortionists-spoofing-your-own-email-address/
And the “FINAL WARNING” sextortion email article from March: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/13/final-warning-email-have-they-really-hacked-your-webcam/
They discuss National Cyber Security Awareness Month, the latest chrome bug, 'Fleeceware' and why people are still falling for emails claiming they've recorded you through your webcam.
Related articles:
Greg talks about SophosLabs’ latest research into ‘Fleeceware’: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/27/fleeceware-play-store-apps-quietly-charging-up-to-250/
Source article: https://news.sophos.com/en-us/2019/09/25/fleeceware-apps-overcharge-users-for-basic-app-functionality/
Mark discusses how Chrome brought Hollywood to a standstill: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/09/27/chrome-cripples-movie-studio-mac-pros/
Chrome Update Google thread: https://support.google.com/chrome/thread/15235262
Anna covers the sextortion emails that just won’t die. Here’s the original sextortion article from July 2018: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/07/13/sextortion-scam-knows-your-password-but-dont-fall-for-it/
Another article that focused on email address spoofing (including Duck’s video that Anna mentions): https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2018/10/15/beware-sextortionists-spoofing-your-own-email-address/
And the “FINAL WARNING” sextortion email article from March: https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com/2019/03/13/final-warning-email-have-they-really-hacked-your-webcam/
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