{"id":12534,"date":"2018-06-11T09:10:37","date_gmt":"2018-06-11T17:10:37","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/11\/news-6303\/"},"modified":"2018-06-11T09:10:37","modified_gmt":"2018-06-11T17:10:37","slug":"news-6303","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/06\/11\/news-6303\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (June 4 \u2013 June 10)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:02:13 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Labs, we took a look at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/06\/mobile-menace-monday-bike-race-hidden-ads-now-play\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">hidden mobile ads<\/a>, the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/social-engineering-cybercrime\/2018\/06\/social-media-a-treasure-trove-of-spam-and-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">perils of social media spam<\/a>, and how to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/06\/psa-users-landlines-vulnerable-scams\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">shore up your landline defenses<\/a>. We also took a deep dive into\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/06\/malware-analysis-decoding-emotet-part-2\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Emotet malware analysis<\/a>, and gave you some <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/06\/tips-safe-summer-travels-cybersecurity-checklist\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">summertime safety tips<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Update your <a href=\"https:\/\/helpx.adobe.com\/security\/products\/flash-player\/apsb18-19.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Adobe Flash player<\/a> if you haven&#8217;t already. (source: Adobe)<\/li>\n<li>Be careful with your <a href=\"https:\/\/securelist.com\/fifa-public-wi-fi-guide\/85919\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">World Cup Wi-Fi<\/a>. (Source: Securelist)<\/li>\n<li>Wannacry ransomware slayer <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/06\/07\/wannacry_reverse_engine_marcus_hutchins_hit_with_fresh_charges\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">faces new problems<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Retiree&#8217;s personal info <a href=\"https:\/\/oag.ca.gov\/system\/files\/Individual%20Notice%20Letter_2.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">swiped<\/a>. (Source: CA.gov)<\/li>\n<li>Weak credentials leads to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.newskysecurity.com\/hacker-fail-iot-botnet-command-and-control-server-accessible-via-default-credentials-2ea7cab36f72\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IoT botnet takeover<\/a>. (Source: Newsky Security)<\/li>\n<li>Ex TalkTalk CEO talks about the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/06\/05\/harding_infosec_keynote\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">mega breach<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Private posts <a href=\"https:\/\/newsroom.fb.com\/news\/2018\/06\/audience-selector-error\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">accidentally go public<\/a>. (Source: Facebook)<\/li>\n<li>What would you do if your <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2018\/06\/07\/delete-social-media-account\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">data was abused<\/a>? (Source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li>Subdomain flaws and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.imperva.com\/blog\/2018\/06\/how-i-impersonated-someone-else-using-auth0\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phishing attacks<\/a>. (Source: Imperva)<\/li>\n<li>Russian APT attacks strike out at <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazineuk.com\/sofacy-rolls-our-zebrocy-toolkit-to-hit-government-targets\/article\/771762\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">government targets<\/a>. (Source: SCMagazine)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-4-june-10\/\">A week in security (June 4 \u2013 June 10)<\/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\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-4-june-10\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 11 Jun 2018 16:02:13 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-4-june-10\/' title='A week in security (June 4 \u2013 June 10)'><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 the security news from June 4 \u2013 June 10, including IoT botnets, government attacks, dodgy Wi-Fi, 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\/apt\/\" rel=\"tag\">APT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/botnet\/\" rel=\"tag\">botnet<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/iot\/\" rel=\"tag\">IoT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/mobile\/\" rel=\"tag\">Mobile<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/ransomware\/\" rel=\"tag\">ransomware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/wannacry\/\" rel=\"tag\">WannaCry<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-4-june-10\/' title='A week in security (June 4 \u2013 June 10)'>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\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-4-june-10\/\">A week in security (June 4 \u2013 June 10)<\/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":[11029,10410,10495,3764,10554,3765,10497,12252,10498],"class_list":["post-12534","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-apt","tag-botnet","tag-iot","tag-malware","tag-mobile","tag-ransomware","tag-security-world","tag-wannacry","tag-week-in-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12534","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=12534"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12534\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12534"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12534"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12534"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}