Security Technology: March 2018

U.S. government seeks end to Supreme Court privacy fight with Microsoft

The U.S. government's Supreme Court battle with Microsoft Corp over whether technology companies can be forced to hand over data stored overseas could be nearing its end, after federal prosecutors asked that the case be dismissed.

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Trump attacks Amazon, again, over U.S. postal rates

(Reuters) - U.S. President Donald Trump launched his second attack in a week on Amazon.com Inc on Saturday, accusing the world's biggest online retailer of getting unfairly cheap rates from the U.S. Postal Service and not paying enough tax.

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Philippine banks on alert after cyber attack at Malaysia central bank

MANILA (Reuters) - The Philippine central bank has sounded an alert to local financial institutions following a cyber attack at the Malaysian central bank, in which hackers sought to steal money using fraudulent wire transfers, its governor said on Saturday.

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India's electronics ministry moots duties on key smartphone component: sources

MUMBAI/NEW DELHI (Reuters) - India is exploring new duties on the import of a key smartphone component, according to two government sources, the latest in a series of moves aimed at boosting domestic manufacturing in the world's second-biggest smartphone market.

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Security News This Week: Julian Assange Has Lost His Internet Privileges

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Russian Hacker Who Allegedly Hacked LinkedIn and Dropbox Extradited to US

A Russian man accused of hacking LinkedIn, Dropbox, and Formspring in 2012 and possibly compromising personal details of over 100 million users, has pleaded not guilty in a U.S. federal court after being extradited from the Czech Republic. Yevgeniy Aleksandrovich Nikulin, 30, of Moscow was arrested in Prague on October 5, 2016, by Interpol agents working in collaboration with the FBI, but he

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Easter Holiday Phishing Scams and Malware Campaigns

Original release date: March 30, 2018

As the Easter holiday approaches, NCCIC/US-CERT reminds users to be aware of potential holiday scams and cyber campaigns, which may include

emails and ecards from unknown senders that may contain malicious links,
fake advertisements or shipping notifications with attachments infected with malware, and
spoofed email messages and phony posts on social networking sites requesting support for fraudulent causes.

NCCIC encourages users and administrators to be cautious of unsolicited messages and to review NCCIC Tips on Using Caution with Email Attachments and Avoiding Social Engineering and Phishing Attacks.

This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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Tax Guidance as Deadline Approaches

Original release date: March 30, 2018

As this year's April 17 tax deadline approaches, NCCIC/US-CERT offers taxpayers guidance to help protect their personal, financial, and tax information. Hackers can take advantage of taxpayers by using social engineering scams to attempt to steal personally identifiable information. NCCIC encourages taxpayers to review the following resources and recommendations:

Avoid tax scams. Look for the telltale signs of tax scams:
- emails that appear to come from your tax professional, requesting information for an IRS form
- emails containing links to a supposed IRS website
- bogus questionnaires claiming to be from the IRS or law enforcement agencies
- calls where scammers leave urgent callback requests
Safeguard personal data.
Use strong passwords.
Keep software updated.

If you believe you have been a victim of an IRS-related phishing attempt, visit the IRS’s page at https://www.irs.gov/privacy-disclosure/report-phishing to report suspicious IRS-related communications.

This product is provided subject to this Notification and this Privacy & Use policy.

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More family members of woman killed in Uber self-driving car crash hire lawyer

PHOENIX (Reuters) - More family members of a woman killed by an Uber Technologies Inc [UBER.UL] self-driving vehicle have hired legal counsel, indicating the ride services firm's legal problems may not be over in the first fatality caused by an autonomous car.

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Cloudflare's New Encryption Service Adds Privacy Protection

Internet infrastructure company Cloudflare appears to be preparing to launch a service to encrypt traffic to the computers that look up web addresses.

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The Under Armour Hack Was Even Worse Than It Had To Be

If Under Armour had protected all passwords equally, its 150-million-user MyFitnessPal breach wouldn’t have been nearly as bad.

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Exclusive: Google employees organize to fight cyber bullying at work

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) - About 100 Google U.S. employees concerned about cyber bullying inside the company have organized into a group proposing new policies for conduct at the unit of Alphabet Inc, five people involved in the effort said in recent interviews.

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Russian accused of massive U.S. hacking is extradited, pleads not guilty

PRAGUE/NEW YORK (Reuters) - A Russian man on Friday pleaded not guilty to charges he hacked three U.S. technology companies, potentially compromising personal details of more than 100 million users, including on LinkedIn, after being extradited from the Czech Republic.