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01-19-2018, 11:40 PM
Facebook and WhatsApp malware attack is yet another stark reminder: Be wary of links
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Hackers continue to successfully dupe people into clicking on shady (though carefully disguised) links, thereby gaining access to the text messages, Facebook accounts, and e-mails on both computers and phones.*
A new in-depth cybersecurity report (https://www.lookout.com/info/ds-dark-caracal-ty) — undertaken by the cybersecurity firm Lookout and digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation — shows that professionals of all persuasions are making poor clicking decisions: military personnel, medical professionals, journalists, lawyers, and universities.
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A new in-depth cybersecurity report (https://www.lookout.com/info/ds-dark-caracal-ty) — undertaken by the cybersecurity firm Lookout and digital rights group the Electronic Frontier Foundation — shows that professionals of all persuasions are making poor clicking decisions: military personnel, medical professionals, journalists, lawyers, and universities.
SEE ALSO: Google investigators find hackers swipe nearly 250,000 passwords a week (http://mashable.com/2017/11/13/google-releases-year-long-password-security-study/) Read more... (http://mashable.com/2018/01/19/dark-caracal-hackers-phish-whatsapp-and-facebook-accounts/)
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