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Charger ransomware: Infected app found on Google Play Store steals user’s contacts and SMS messages – International Business Times UK

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International Business Times UK

Charger ransomware: Infected app found on Google Play Store steals user's contacts and SMS messages
International Business Times UK
The Check Point team said they have quarantined the Android device of an employee who downloaded and installed the app. They added that the security firm's Analysis and Response Team has already communicated its findings to Google's Security team …

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iOS 10 Passcode Bypass Can Access Photos, Contacts

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A vulnerability in iOS 8, 9, 10, and even the most recent beta version, 10.2 beta 3, could allow an attacker to access photos and contacts on a locked iPhone.
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LinkedIn users sue over service’s “hacking” of contacts and spammy ways

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Four users have filed a class action lawsuit over the way LinkedIn harvests email addresses without permission and then sends them marketing blurb.
Naked Security – Sophos

Facebook introduces Trusted Contacts, makes you ask, “How much do I trust my friends?

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Losing access to your Facebook account is a big deal. So Facebook has introduced “Trusted Contacts,” where you combine recovery codes from three different friends to get yourself back in. Paul Ducklin asks how well it’s going to work…
Naked Security – Sophos