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Cyber Privacy
Cars Suck Up Data About You. Where Does It All Go?: Automakers, local governments, retailers, insurers and tech companies are looking to leverage the data that cars generate. New York Times, July 27, 2017
Cyber Warning
New Android malware records calls, intercepts texts, and steals credit card info: A new version of Faketoken was identified by Kaspersky and poses a huge threat to anyone who stores bank card information for in-app purchases.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Update
Google Patches 10 Critical Bugs in August Android Security Bulletin: Google patched 10 critical remote code execution bugs in its August Android Security Bulletin issued Monday. ThreatPost, August 8, 2017

Mozilla Fixes 29 Vulnerabilities in Firefox, Makes Flash Click-To-Activate: Mozilla fixed three critical vulnerabilities when it released Firefox 55 on Tuesday, including bugs that could have triggered a crash of the browser and allowed for the execution of arbitrary code.

Important Security Updates
Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 26.0.0.151. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. To see which version you have, go to Adobe’s web page.

Adobe Reader: Adobe has released version 2017.012.20093. Updates are available through the program’s Help menu/Check for Updates or from Adobe’s website.

Important Security Updates
AxCrypt: AxCrypt has released version 2.1.1526.0. Updates are available from AxCrypt’s website.

Dropbox: Dropbox has released version 31.4.24 for its file hosting program. Updates are available at Dropbox’s website. [See Citadel’s warning below]

Evernote: Evernote has released version 6.6.4.5512. Updates are available on Evernote’s website.

 
Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
Google wants to track you in real life – privacy group says, ‘No way!’: There’s a long-term marketing bugaboo that Google has plans to fix: how to convince its clients that their ad dollars are turning into sweet payola.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Privacy
Crossing the U.S. Border? Here’s How to Securely Wipe Your Computer: Many people crossing the U.S. border are concerned about the amount of power that the government has asserted to search and examine travelers’ possessions, including searching through or copying contents of digital devices, like photos, emails, and browsing history.

Important Security Updates
Google Chrome: Google has released Google Chrome version 60.0.3112.78. Updates are available from within the browser or from Google Chrome’s website.

Google Earth Pro: Google has released version 7.3.0.3830 for Google Earth Pro.

Important Security Updates
Apple iTunes: Apple has released version 12.6.2 (64-bit and 32-bit) of iTunes. Updates are available from Apple’s website.

Apple Multiple Products: Apple has released updates in tvOS 10.2.2, iCloud for Windows 6.2.2, Safari 10.1.2, macOS Sierra 10.12.6, OS X El Capitan 10.11.6, OS X Yosemite 10.10.5, IOS 10.3.3, watchOS 3.2.3 and others.

Individuals at Risk
Cyber Warning
How A Billion-Dollar Internet Scam Is Breaking Hearts And Bank Accounts. Criminal networks defraud lonely people around the world with false promises of love and romance. … Modern online romance scams are premeditated, organized crimes that steal millions ― potentially billions ― of dollars from vulnerable, lonely people over the internet.

Important Security Updates
Adobe Flash Player: Adobe has released version 26.0.0.137. Updates are available from Adobe’s website. To see which version you have, go to Adobe’s web page.

Avira Antivirus: Avira has released version 15.0.28.28 of its free Antivirus and Pro.