Latest Apple Text-Bomb Crashes iPhones via Message Notifications:
https://threatpost.com/apple-text-bomb-crashes-iphones-message-notifications/155144/
Nintendo Confirms Breach of 160,000 Accounts:
https://threatpost.com/nintendo-confirms-breach-of-160000-accounts/155110/
iOS Mail bug allows remote zero-click attacks: https://blog.malwarebytes.com/mac/2020/04/ios-mail-bug-allows-remote-zero-click-attacks/
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Due to #COVID19Pandemic entire populations are being tracked and monitored. These measures could open the door for more #surveillance, strengthen authoritarians and endanger democracies. History teaches us that we must take this threat very seriously:
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/corona-surveillance-tracking-privacy-authoritarian
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You can now report phishing emails in Tutanota to help all users spot a scam email in an instant. Thank you so much for your support! 🙏😃
https://tutanota.com/blog/posts/release-email-phishing-protection
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The ProtonMail Bridge app is now open source! It has also passed an independent security audit. You can find the full details and links to the code and audit report here. https://protonmail.com/blog/bridge-open-source/
Patch Tuesday for Windows:
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/microsoft-patch-tuesday-april-2020-edition/
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If you want to introduce someone to Tor, this animation is a great place to start. https://youtu.be/JWII85UlzKw
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Join our worldwide users & protect your privacy with the DuckDuckGo app today: https://duckduckgo.com/app
Thunderbird v68.7.0 release notes:
https://www.thunderbird.net/en-US/thunderbird/68.7.0/releasenotes/
Tails 4.5 has arrived, with the ability to support Secure Boot.
Microsoft has bought the domain Corp[.]com to keep it out of the hands of malicious figures.
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2020/04/microsoft-buys-corp-com-so-bad-guys-cant/
Firefox 75 has arrived, and is now available for Flatpak.
Release Notes: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/75.0/releasenotes/
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Guilty of using easy-to-guess passwords ("password" is not acceptable, folks), or reusing the same password on different sites? You're putting your data at risk.
Generating strong passwords (here: https://duckduckgo.com/?q=password+strong+12&ia=answer ) & using password managers helps.https://www.cnet.com/news/password-managers-a-little-pain-for-a-lot-better-security
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Protecting yourself from "Zoombombing" boils down to two things: controlling who can enter your meeting, and keeping your meeting ID private. https://www.eff.org/deeplinks/2020/04/harden-your-zoom-settings-protect-your-privacy-and-avoid-trolls
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