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Wednesday 24 February 2016

Unable to see this message? Click Here Today's top security news 24 Feb 2016 Mousejacking: What you need to know Got a wireless mouse or keyboard that uses a USB dongle? Seems that many of them can be fed fake clicks and keystrokes from a distance... Americans want to be safer online – but not if they have to do anything In the wake of non-stop news about online security mishaps, Americans are fully leveraging today's powerful technologies to stay safe… not. German police given go-ahead to use home-brewed spying Trojan The infamous "federal Trojan" is back, supposedly neutered so it can't access files, steal passwords, or set up video or audio surveillance via a target's device. Bill Gates takes issue with reports that he's backing FBI over Apple But he's also taken issue with Apple's assertions that the feds are after an encryption backdoor and that it would set a wider precedent. Drupal 6 hits the end of the line If you have a Drupal 6 website then you won't be receiving any more official security advisories or patches; from today your site is vulnerable to any new security issues discovered in Drupal 6 core or its modules, forever. Did the Dark Web just get a whole lot bigger? It looks at though the number of Dark Web sites just surged by 50% in a few days. The question is, "Why?" More to read Would you use an ATM that didn't need a card…*or* a PIN? Resetting terrorist's Apple ID password wasn't a screwup, says FBI Twitter password recovery bug potentially exposed data of 10,000 users Texting-while-walking mishaps lead to relocation of giant sculpture Our mailing address is: Sophos The Pentagon Abingdon Science Park Abingdon, Oxon OX14 3YP United Kingdom Add us to your address book Forward to a friend You are receiving this email because you opted in at our website at https://nakedsecurity.sophos.com © 2016 Sophos All rights reserved Privacy Policy 3 Van de Graaff Drive, Burlington, MA 01803 Unsubscribe from this list