{"id":11790,"date":"2018-03-19T12:10:03","date_gmt":"2018-03-19T20:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/03\/19\/news-5560\/"},"modified":"2018-03-19T12:10:03","modified_gmt":"2018-03-19T20:10:03","slug":"news-5560","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/03\/19\/news-5560\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (March 12 \u2013 March 18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:53:29 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the inner workings of a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/03\/hancitor-fileless-attack-with-a-copy-trick\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">fileless attack<\/a>, explored what happened in a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/03\/hermes-ransomware-distributed-to-south-koreans-via-recent-flash-zero-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">zero day ransomware attack<\/a> aimed at South Koreans, gave you hints and tips for <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/technology\/2018\/03\/cold-call-protection\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">avoiding cold calls<\/a>, and took a deep dive into the secretive world of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/graykey-iphone-unlocker-poses-serious-security-concerns\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">GrayKey<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Equifax story just <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/business\/2018\/mar\/14\/equifax-insider-trading-data-breach-jun-ying-charged\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">keep rumbling on<\/a>. (Source: The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li>Some Meltdown and Spectre <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/03\/15\/intel_spectre_mitigation\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">updates<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>VPN tests give some <a href=\"https:\/\/www.vpnmentor.com\/blog\/vpn-leaks-found-3-major-vpns-3-tested\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">concerning results<\/a>. (Source: vpn Mentor)<\/li>\n<li>The rich world of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2018\/03\/16\/cybercriminals-launder-money\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">money laundering<\/a>. (Source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.sec-consult.com\/en\/blog\/advisories\/multiple-critical-vulnerabilities-in-securenvoy-securmail\/index.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Critical vulnerabilities<\/a> found in SecurEnvoy SecurMail. (Source: SEC Consult)<\/li>\n<li>An incredible story looking at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theguardian.com\/news\/2018\/mar\/17\/data-war-whistleblower-christopher-wylie-faceook-nix-bannon-trump\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cambridge Analytica<\/a>. (Source: The Guardian)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/cyber-crooks-find-a-new-way-to-share-malware-and-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Cybercrime as a service<\/a>. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li>Geopolitical events contributing to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.enterprisetimes.co.uk\/2018\/03\/16\/malware-spikes-related-to-geopolitical-events\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">malware spikes<\/a>. (Source: Enterprise Times)<\/li>\n<li>Preinstalled malware on 5 million Android devices? <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theinquirer.net\/inquirer\/news\/3028610\/rottensys-aggressive-malware-found-pre-installed-on-five-million-android-devices\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Whoops<\/a> (Source: The Inquirer)<\/li>\n<li>Backdoored BitTorrent client causes <a href=\"https:\/\/arstechnica.com\/information-technology\/2018\/03\/malware-attack-on-400k-pcs-caused-by-backdoored-bittorrent-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">malware attack<\/a> on 400k PCs. (Source: Ars Technica)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-12-march-18\/\">A week in security (March 12 \u2013 March 18)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-12-march-18\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:53:29 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-12-march-18\/' title='A week in security (March 12 \u2013 March 18)'><img src='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2018\/01\/shutterstock_610335074.jpg' border='0'  width='300px'  \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='left'>A roundup of notable security news from March 12 to 18, including data theft, mobile malware, compromised clients, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/category\/security-world\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Security world<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/category\/security-world\/week-in-security\/\" rel=\"category tag\">Week in security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/android\/\" rel=\"tag\">Android<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/cybercrime\/\" rel=\"tag\">cybercrime<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/meltdown\/\" rel=\"tag\">Meltdown<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/spectre\/\" rel=\"tag\">Spectre<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/vpn\/\" rel=\"tag\">vpn<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-12-march-18\/' title='A week in security (March 12 \u2013 March 18)'>Read more&#8230;<\/a>)<\/b><\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-12-march-18\/\">A week in security (March 12 \u2013 March 18)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":4,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"colormag_page_container_layout":"default_layout","colormag_page_sidebar_layout":"default_layout","footnotes":""},"categories":[10488,10378],"tags":[10462,4503,3764,14989,10497,17082,10863,10498],"class_list":["post-11790","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-android","tag-cybercrime","tag-malware","tag-meltdown","tag-security-world","tag-spectre","tag-vpn","tag-week-in-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11790","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11790"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11790\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11790"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11790"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11790"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}