SECURITY WARNINGS & Notices - Please post them here

[ehmen]

Make sure your browser isn't filling in hidden auto-fill fields:

http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/browser-bug-can-fill-in-personal-information-in-hidden-fields/
http://www.zdnet.com/article/new-phishing-attack-steals-personal-data-through-browser-autofill/

[Be Secure]

Locky Ransomware Activity Goes Down by 81%
https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/locky-ransomware-activity-goes-down-by-81-percent/

[Pondus]

Wide Impact: Highly Effective Gmail Phishing Technique Being Exploited
https://www.wordfence.com/blog/2017/01/gmail-phishing-data-uri/

[Pondus]

What the Most Common Passwords of 2016 List Reveals
https://blog.keepersecurity.com/2017/01/13/most-common-passwords-of-2016-research-study/


And the winner is   123456     

wonder how many avast accounts that use it?

[DavidR]

What the Most Common Passwords of 2016 List Reveals
https://blog.keepersecurity.com/2017/01/13/most-common-passwords-of-2016-research-study/

And the winner is   123456     

wonder how many avast accounts that use it?

God that is an easy one, should have used 12345678, much harder to crack

[Be Secure]

Unbreakable Locky ransomware is on the march again
http://www.theregister.co.uk/2017/01/20/locky_ransomware_horrorshow_returns/

[ehmen]

HP recalls lots of laptop batteries due to the hazard they pose.
Be sure to check your batteries if your laptop is from HP.
http://www.makeuseof.com/tag/hp-recalls-laptop-batteries-check-now/
http://www.digitaltrends.com/computing/hp-battery-recall-expansion/

[Be Secure]

[ALERT] USB Sticks Could Infect Your Network With New Spora Ransomware Worm
https://community.spiceworks.com/topic/1958926-alert-usb-sticks-could-infect-your-network-with-new-spora-ransomware-worm

[abruptum]

Former Mozilla Engineer: Your Antivirus Is Poison, Remove It Now

  http://news.softpedia.com/news/former-mozilla-engineer-your-antivirus-is-poison-remove-it-now-512300.shtml

I totally disagree.

[DavidR]

Former Mozilla Engineer: Your Antivirus Is Poison, Remove It Now

  http://news.softpedia.com/news/former-mozilla-engineer-your-antivirus-is-poison-remove-it-now-512300.shtml

I totally disagree.

Well this shows his level of knowledge of other AVs or the various AV tests.

He says Windows Defender is a “competent” piece of software,

Why then did avast at some point recommend installing a 3rd party AV.

[bob3160]

Maybe that's why he's a former employee???

[Asyn]

Maybe that's why he's a former employee???

[polonus]

@Asyn and @bob3160,

Maybe he is one of those former employee with 'modern' insights,
that strongly advice against the use of any anti-virus?

Yes, such folks actually exist.

A bunch of guys now want one software to do it all while just clicking on - clickerdyclick....
and then they are into more sorts of realms of wishful thinking.

Let them dream on and let us stay realistic.

polonus

[bob3160]

@Asyn and @bob3160,

Maybe he is one of those former employee with 'modern' insights,
that strongly advice against the use of any anti-virus?

Yes, such folks actually exist.

A bunch of guys now want one software to do it all while just clicking on - clickerdyclick....
and then they are into more sorts of realms of wishful thinking.

Let them dream on and let us stay realistic.

polonus

The problem is that these kind of misguided souls ways pick up a following.
This is another one of those stupid questions I often have to answer.

[Pondus]

Flaws in NAS Firmware Expose Users to ‘Massive Compromise'
https://www.f-secure.com/en/web/press_global/news-clippings/-/journal_content/56/1075444/1846920?p_p_auth=n5Aruqhu