Just don’t download any apps..
Guys, I have long told people, if you don’t absolutely need it, don’t install it (and you sure as shooting don’t need five media players..). Well now there’s even more reason to repeat that advice.
* More than 1,000 Spyware Apps Found On Android App Stores
“If you think you are downloading apps from Google Play Store and you are secure, then watch out! Someone has managed to flood third-party app stores and Google Play Store with more than a thousand malicious apps, which can monitor almost anything a user does on their mobile device from silently …” Read More..
Update: 500+ Android apps found containing program that can download spyware plug-in
“More than 500 mobile apps on Google Play were recently discovered containing an advertising software development kit capable of downloading malicious plug-ins that can spy on Android users’ call histories.. Apps using the ad SDK, a product called Igexin, were downloaded over 100 million times by Android device owners before Google removed these programs from its store..” Read more..
Tell your friends.
Addenda: I have been asked my thoughts on Wikileaks and the (alleged) CIA hacking tools (such as this one, posted today) often enough now that I think I should mention them here.. please don’t think the CIA are the only folks who can do/are doing these ‘exploits’. They basically copied from the hackers. These things are possible because all our devices/technologies are inherently, fundamentally, insecure. (Don’t believe me? Read this.)
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Today’s quote: “I am thankful the most important key in history was invented. It’s not the key to your house, your car, your boat, your safety deposit box, your bike lock or your private community. It’s the key to order, sanity, and peace of mind. The key is ‘Delete.'” ~ Elayne Boosler
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How to erase yourself from the internet
Anyone thinking off ‘going off the grid’, this article is for you.
* Gallery: How to erase yourself from the internet
“Destroying your digital existence—it’s not easy
Fed up with social media? Sick and tired of hiding from identity thieves? It’s not easy to eliminate your online presence, but it can be done if you’re willing to put in the legwork.
Here are some tools, tips, and strategies for getting rid of your internet footprint.” View slideshow
Addenda: This article does not mention some other obvious things, such as –> NEVER own an ‘Internet-connected’ device/toy/gadget (such s a ‘smart tv’ or ‘Internet security camera’..)
Today’s quote: “Nothing you wear is more important than your smile.” ~ Connie Stevens
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You just gotta love it…
* Loss from cybercrime exceeded $1.3B in 2016, FBI report
“The financial loss from cybercrime in the U.S. exceeded $1.3 billion in 2016, a rise of 24 percent, according to a new report issued by the Federal Bureau of Investigation’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3).” Read more..
And remember gang –> that’s ONLY what was reported to the FBI. Think “tip of the iceberg”. (And, only USA losses.. How much global?)
* Google Gets Record-Breaking $2.7 Billion Fine for Manipulating Search Results
“Google has just lost its biggest regulatory battle! Google has been hit with a record-breaking $2.7 billion (€2.42 billion) fine by the European antitrust officials for unfairly manipulating search results since 2008. After a lengthy seven-year investigation that was launched in 2010..” Read more..
.. “since 2008” .. HA! Try, “since Google”. And don’t think Google’s going to pay that fine — the advertisers are. Be smart. Bail out now people.
* Judy Android malware unleashes massive attack on Google Play Store (NOTE! it wasn’t an ‘attack’.. the criminal hackers ‘poisoned’ the site with infected apps.)
“When it comes to apps for mobile devices, InfoSec experts will always recommend downloading from official vendors like the Google Play Store or the Apple App Store. While these sites are much more stringent in their standards for malicious app prevention, there are always exceptions (which require the consumer to use common sense).” Read more..
OMG. Too funny. “require people use common sense” ..!
Sad part is.. that ‘attack’ netted tons of cash with automated click fraud (do you advertise? Look up the term ‘click fraud’ NOW!)
ALERT: New Petya ransomware variant attacking computers worldwide
“Following the high profile WannaCry attack merely a month ago, we have detected another ransomware outbreak that is spreading rapidly across the globe. It appears to be a new variant of the known Petya ransomware, also known as Petna, and it has already affected many high profile companies and government institutions across Europe and currently shows no sign of slowing down.” Read more..
And: Six quick facts to know about today’s global ransomware attack
“This is what you need to know — right now.” Read more..
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* And you better believe — my ‘page views’ will take yet another hit for posting this.
Today’s quote: “In view of the fact that God limited the intelligence of man, it seems unfair that He did not also limit his stupidity.” ~ Konrad Adenauer
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Mid-April
Tuesday is my usual day for posting what I call “Tuesday Tidbits”; tech headlines (or other tech articles) I find interesting.
But this week there are none. At least, not that I noticed. I found one.
There’s not even any I think you might find interesting (or that I think you ‘ought to know’).
* Now you can download your entire search history from Google
“Earlier this year, Google quietly rolled out a new feature that lets users download their search history.” Read more..
Today’s quote: “Life is short and we have never too much time for gladdening the hearts of those who are travelling the dark journey with us. Oh be swift to love, make haste to be kind.” ~ Henri-Frédéric Amiel
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I may start surfing with Chrome…
I won’t use Google’s Chrome browser; but this headline has me considering switching to it. (I hope the other browsers will do the same.)
* Google boots China’s main digital certificate authority CNNIC
“Google says a future update in Chrome will remove trust for all certificates from China’s main root certificate authority.” Read more..
And yet more good news:
* Inexpensive table-top robots will disrupt light manufacturing
“Collaborative robots for light industry are coming along at precisely the right moment. They’re primed for quick adoption, and that means big changes for small- and mid-sized manufacturers.” Read more..
[ .. I think “disrupt” has now come to mean “eliminate all jobs”. ]
* Lebanon Believed Behind Newly Uncovered Cyber Espionage Operation
“Middle East, US, and other targets hit in nearly three-year-old ‘Volatile Cedar’ cyber attack campaign.” Read more..
Best for last * Healthcare Is Ignoring Cyber Risk Intel, Academia Even Worse
“For all of 2013 and 2014, the healthcare sector was abuzz with cyber activity invisible to most. As the weeks rolled by, the cyber event data collected and analyzed by our analytic data warehouse increasingly brought an image into sharp focus — and it was beginning to look a lot like an active radar console of the skies over Iraq circa 1991.” Read more..
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Today’s quote: “The average dog is a nicer person than the average person.” ~ Andy Rooney
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It’s about time!!!
Talk about waking up to danger years after the war is already lost..
* US declares cybercrime a ‘national emergency’, threatens sanctions against hackers, online espionage
“Sanctions will hit cyber criminals where it hurts – in the pocket – says the White House.” Read more..
But.. better late than never.. right?
Wonder how/if that’ll affect relations with China.. or, since they own us, and manufacture all our goods, they’ll get a pass? (Since we know they’re major actors.)
(Sounds good, but good luck with that.)
Kinda related: No free pass for Google
“Google’s vaunted “Do no evil’’ credo is taking a beating. Leaked documents show that Federal Trade Commission investigators wanted to sue the search giant on antitrust charges, but the push melted away into modest changes after Google executives made numerous trips to the White House.” Read more..
Today’s quote: “Life is mostly froth and bubble,
Two things stand like stone.
Kindness in another’s trouble,
Courage in your own.” ~ Adam Lindsay Gordon
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• About Tech Paul
I am a Retired computer & network technician. I used to think the machines were pretty cool. Now I don’t.
They’re anything but.
I regularly posted how-to’s and tricks & tips and general computing advice here starting in 2007. (Use the Search tool to find answers. But be aware, many are rather dated.) Sometimes I answered (your) specific questions in an article if I believed the answer was generally helpful to “everyone”. All the writing you see was my own, typos and all. There always is/was an implied “IMHO” in what you see here.
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