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News Flashes and Security Alerts from Around the Web.
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Fake PayPal "Survey Program" Wants Credit Card Details
Be wary of emails bearing gifts--in this case, claiming to reward those who would fill in a so-called PayPal Survey to obtain a "E85 reward". This one is Flagged as spam in Gmail, but depending on your provider it may creep into your Inbox.
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Tech Support Scams Pop-Ups on the Rise
The Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has issued a public service announcement warning about a “new twist to the telephone tech support scam“.
In its message, it advises users to be particularly cautious about fake pop-ups telling them that their computers are infected and urging to call a toll free number for assistance:
Apple encryption mistake puts many desktop applications at risk
IDG News Service - A subtle mistake in how Apple implemented a basic encryption feature that shields data from snooping also affects many desktop applications that rely on the code, according to a noted security researcher. More HERE or HERE
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Adobe Flash exploit targets security, public policy sites
IDG News Service - Abobe planned to release an emergency update for Flash Player on Thursday, after security vendor FireEye pointed to a zero-day exploit used by attackers to target visitors to websites of three nonprofits, two of which focus on national security and public policy. More HERE