Security: Chrome and 'Cyber Attack’ Shutting Pipeline Data System ('Windows Shop' Apparently)
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Chrome Will Remove Scammy Cryptocurrency Mining Extensions, But Not Until June
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Chrome Is Scanning Files on Your Computer, and People Are Freaking Out
The browser you likely use to read this article scans practically all files on your Windows computer. And you probably had no idea until you read this. Don’t worry, you’re not the only one.
Last year, Google announced some upgrades to Chrome, by far the world’s most used browser—and the one security pros often recommend. The company promised to make internet surfing on Windows computers even “cleaner” and “safer ” adding what The Verge called “basic antivirus features.” What Google did was improve something called Chrome Cleanup Tool for Windows users, using software from cybersecurity and antivirus company ESET.
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Chrome’s Built-In Antivirus Is Secretly Scanning Files, And…. People Are Freaking Out
After the Facebook Cambridge Analytica scandal, it’s hard for the netizens to trust almost anyone on the internet. Be it Google or someone else.
As per a report by Motherboard, people are freaking out because they found Chrome scanning for malware on their computer. So, what’s wrong with that?
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Energy Transfer says third-party service provider hit by cyber attack
Pipeline and storage terminal operator Energy Transfer Partners LP said on Monday that Latitude Technology, a third party service provider, was hit by a cyber attack.
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Energy Transfer Says ‘Cyber Attack’ Shut Pipeline Data System
Energy Transfer, run by billionaire Kelcy Warren, isn’t the only pipeline company using EDI. Other operators with similar systems include Kinder Morgan Inc. and Tallgrass Energy Partners LP, according to their websites. Representatives for Kinder and Tallgrass said the companies’ systems weren’t affected.
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