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| ShurL0ckr Ransomware Evades Malware Detection in Google Drive, O365 | | Infosecurity Magazine | A new strain of Gojdue ransomware, dubbed ShurL0ckr, has been found on the dark web. The malware managed to evade being flagged by two well-known cloud platforms with built-in malware protection, Google Drive and Microsoft Office 365. ShurL0ckr is a zero-day ransomware-as-a-service that works the same way as the well-known Satan ransomware: Hackers pay a percentage to the author after generating and distributing a ransomware payload that encrypts files on disk. | | Grammarly's Flawed Chrome Extension Exposed Users' Private Documents | | ZDNet | Grammarly has fixed a security bug in its Chrome extension that inadvertently allowed access to a user's account—including their private documents and data. Tavis Ormandy, a security researcher at Google's Project Zero who found the "high severity" vulnerability, said the browser extension exposed authentication tokens to all websites. That means any website can access a user's documents, history, logs and other data, the bug report said. The grammar-correcting browser extension is used by about 22 million users. | | Firefox Quantum vs Chrome: Are the Tides Shifting? | | ZDNet | Mozilla has a new web browser, called Firefox Quantum, to compete with Google Chrome. Is Firefox Quantum truly better than Google's rival browser? If you'd like to learn about what types of updates Firefox Quantum brings to the table, or how these two top-tier browsers stack up, ZDNet has broken out all the stats and features worth paying attention to. | | | | | | How to Use Google Calendar as a Personal Journal From Today | | MakeUseOf | Have you ever considered using Google Calendar to go back in time rather than forward? Just like a journal, think about looking back at a calendar with convenient views, color-coding, and memorable dates at a glance. Goals you achieve, moods you experience, foods you eat, and even bucket list items you complete can all be tracked easily with Google Calendar. | | 10 Simple Design Rules to Make Word Documents Look Professional and Beautiful | | MakeUseOf | This article isn’t about how to use Microsoft Word’s various features. It's specifically looking at the design aspect of business reports and academic papers, meaning the whats and the whys that dictate a document that’s pleasing to the eye and easy to read. | | |
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