Norton 360, a popular antivirus product, has installed a cryptocurrency mining program on its customers’ computers, some cities in Texas have been hit with a phishing scam designed to get users to pay through fraudulent QR code stickers on public parking meters, and how Facebook is still collecting data about you even if you deactivate your Facebook account. All this plus the launch of the Shared Security Community on Reddit! (https://www.reddit.com/r/SharedSecurityShow/)
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Norton 360 Now Comes With a Cryptominer
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/norton-360-now-comes-with-a-cryptominer/
https://krebsonsecurity.com/2022/01/500m-avira-antivirus-users-introduced-to-cryptomining/
https://www.theverge.com/2022/1/7/22869528/norton-crypto-miner-security-software-reaction
Texas parking meters with bogus QR codes for payments
https://gcn.com/cybersecurity/2022/01/cities-texas-hit-qr-code-phishing-scam/360554/
Why Facebook keeps collecting people’s data and building their profiles even when their accounts are deactivated
https://digiday.com/media/why-facebook-keeps-collecting-peoples-data-and-building-their-profiles-even-when-their-accounts-are-deactivated/
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