Good Morning and Welcome to the ProactiveIT Cyber Security Daily number 39.  It is Wednesday Jan 8, 2020. I am your host Scott Gombar and Just When You Thought We’d Go a Week WIthout a HIPAA Breach

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Facebook  has begun cracking down on DeepFake Videos.

They will remove videos that are uploaded in an attempt to deceive but will not remove videos determined to be satirical.  

If videos have been edited or synthesized in ways that aren’t obvious to an average person and intend to mislead people into thinking that a subject of the video said words that they did not actually say.

If videos are the product of artificial intelligence or machine learning that merges, replaces or superimposes content onto a video, making it appear to be authentic.

Google has removed several apps with zero day exploits or critical vulnerabilities from the Google Play Store.  They include Camero, FileCrypt, CallCam and Pulse Secure VPN App

Cisco Releases Security Updates

Microsoft Phishing Scam Exploits Iran Cyberattack Scare

Firefox 72 Out With Fingerprinter Blocking, Hidden Notification Prompts

Medical Info of Roughly 50K Exposed in Minnesota Hospital Breach

Hospital Employee Pleads Guilty to Five-Year Account Hacking Spree