{"id":12940,"date":"2018-07-30T09:10:08","date_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:10:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/30\/news-6707\/"},"modified":"2018-07-30T09:10:08","modified_gmt":"2018-07-30T17:10:08","slug":"news-6707","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/07\/30\/news-6707\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (July 23 \u2013 July 29)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:57:10 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Labs, we looked at an adware called\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/07\/mobile-menace-monday-adware-mobidash-gets-stealthy\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">MobiDash<\/a> getting stealthy, a new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/07\/new-strain-of-mac-malware-found-after-two-years\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">strain of Mac malware called Proton<\/a>\u00a0that was found after two years, and the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/07\/hidden-bee-miner-delivered-via-improved-drive-by-download-toolkit\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">\u2018Hidden Bee\u2019 miner<\/a>\u00a0that was\u00a0delivered via an improved drive-by download toolkit. We also delved into the security improvements expected in the new\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/07\/android-p-security-improvements\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android P<\/a>, and had a fresh look at\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/07\/trojans-whats-the-real-deal\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Trojans<\/a>\u00a0to help users define what they really are.<\/p>\n<p>We also gave you a quick introduction to the\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/malwarebytes-news\/betas\/2018\/07\/introducing-malwarebytes-browser-extension\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Malwarebytes Browser Extensions<\/a>\u00a0for Chrome and Firefox.<\/p>\n<h3>Other news:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Russian hackers reached\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.wsj.com\/articles\/russian-hackers-reach-u-s-utility-control-rooms-homeland-security-officials-say-1532388110\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">US utility control rooms<\/a>, Homeland Security officials say. (Source: The Wall Street Journal)<\/li>\n<li>Dozens were sentenced for a <a href=\"https:\/\/gizmodo.com\/dozens-sentenced-for-call-center-scam-where-victims-bou-1827801233\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">call center scam<\/a>, where victims bought iTunes gift cards under threat of arrest. (Source: Gizmodo)<\/li>\n<li style=\"text-align: left\">Guardian US finds that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.mediapost.com\/publications\/article\/322582\/guardian-us-finds-72-of-video-spend-is-fraudulent.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">72 percent of video spend is fraudulent<\/a> without Ads.txt. (Source: Mediapost)<\/li>\n<li>No, you shouldn&#8217;t use the new version of <a href=\"https:\/\/robertheaton.com\/2018\/07\/23\/no-you-shouldnt-use-the-new-version-of-stylish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Stylish<\/a>. (Source: Robert Heaton)<\/li>\n<li>These are 2018&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/pictures\/biggest-hacks-leaks-and-data-breaches-2018\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">biggest hacks, leaks, and data breaches<\/a>\u00a0so far. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.iflscience.com\/technology\/google-translate-is-doing-something-incredibly-sinister-and-it-looks-like-were-all-doomed\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Translate<\/a> is doing something incredibly sinister and it looks like we&#8217;re all doomed. (Source: IFLScience)<\/li>\n<li>The <a href=\"https:\/\/securityaffairs.co\/wordpress\/74744\/malware\/death-botnet-avtech-devices.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Death botnet<\/a>\u00a0targets AVTech devices with a 2-year-old exploit. (Source: Security Affairs)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.presstelegram.com\/2018\/07\/24\/long-beach-port-terminal-hit-by-ransomware-attack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Long Beach Port terminal<\/a> hit by ransomware attack. (Source: Press Telegram)<\/li>\n<li>State governments warned of malware-laden CD sent via <a href=\"https:\/\/krebsonsecurity.com\/2018\/07\/state-govts-warned-of-malware-laden-cd-sent-via-snail-mail-from-china\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">snail mail<\/a> from China. (Source: Krebs on Security)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/motherboard.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/xwkaz3\/23andme-sold-access-to-your-dna-library-to-big-pharma-but-you-can-opt-out\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">23andMe<\/a> sold access to your DNA library to big pharma, but you can opt out. (Source: MotherBoard)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/fake-websites-for-keepass-7zip-audacity-others-found-pushing-adware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Fake websites<\/a> for Keepass, 7Zip, Audacity, and others found pushing adware. (Source: BleepingComputer)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-23-july-29\/\">A week in security (July 23 \u2013 July 29)<\/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\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-23-july-29\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Jul 2018 15:57:10 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-23-july-29\/' title='A week in security (July 23 \u2013 July 29)'><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 round up of the security news from July 23 \u2013 July 29, including the introduction of Malwarebytes Browser Extensions, and new malware HiddenBee, Proton, and MobiDash.<\/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-p\/\" rel=\"tag\">Android P<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/hidden-bee\/\" rel=\"tag\">hidden bee<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malwarebytes-browser-extensions\/\" rel=\"tag\">Malwarebytes Browser Extensions<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/mobidash\/\" rel=\"tag\">mobidash<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/proton\/\" rel=\"tag\">proton<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/trojans\/\" rel=\"tag\">Trojans<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/week-in-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">week in security<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-23-july-29\/' title='A week in security (July 23 \u2013 July 29)'>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\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-23-july-29\/\">A week in security (July 23 \u2013 July 29)<\/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":[19084,19070,19062,19020,12190,10497,12269,10498],"class_list":["post-12940","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-android-p","tag-hidden-bee","tag-malwarebytes-browser-extensions","tag-mobidash","tag-proton","tag-security-world","tag-trojans","tag-week-in-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12940","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=12940"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/12940\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=12940"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=12940"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=12940"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}