{"id":16706,"date":"2019-10-28T09:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-10-28T17:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/10\/28\/news-10445\/"},"modified":"2019-10-28T09:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-10-28T17:10:03","slug":"news-10445","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/10\/28\/news-10445\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (October 21 &#8211; 27)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:05:10 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p> Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2019\/10\/the-forgotten-domain-exploring-a-link-between-magecart-group-5-and-the-carbanak-apt\/\" target=\"_blank\">explored a link between Magecart Group 5 and the Carbanak APT<\/a>, we discussed the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"growing rate of robocalls threatening user privacy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/privacy-2\/2019\/10\/growing-rate-of-robocalls-threatens-user-privacy\/\" target=\"_blank\">growing rate of robocalls threatening user privacy<\/a>, and we tipped you off on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"how to protect yourself from doxing (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/how-tos-2\/2019\/10\/how-to-protect-yourself-from-doxing\/\" target=\"_blank\">how to protect yourself from doxing<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>We were glad to see the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/technology-50166147\" target=\"_blank\">BBC<\/a> raise awareness about stalkerware, much like <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/stalkerware\/2019\/10\/how-to-protect-against-stalkerware-a-murky-but-dangerous-mobile-threat\/\" target=\"_blank\">we did a few weeks ago<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other cybersecurity news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li> <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"NordVPN (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnet.com\/news\/popular-vpn-service-nordvpn-confirms-datacenter-breach\/\" target=\"_blank\">NordVPN<\/a>, a popular virtual private network, confirmed it was the victim of a data center breach in 2018 with reportedly only a minor impact. (Source: CNet)<\/li>\n<li>The European Data Protection Supervisor says it has &#8220;serious concerns&#8221; over <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Microsoft (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/microsoft-warned-your-cloud-contracts-are-serious-concern-says-eu-privacy-watchdog\/\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft<\/a>&#8216;s contracts with European Union institutions.  (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" Avast (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/thomasbrewster\/2019\/10\/21\/avast-hacked-again-as-spies-steal-its-passwords\/\" target=\"_blank\">Avast<\/a> has become the victim of a cyberespionage campaign that saw hackers gain deep access to its network.&nbsp; (Source: Forbes)<\/li>\n<li>A new ransomware has been discovered called <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"FuxSocy (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/new-fuxsocy-ransomware-impersonates-the-notorious-cerber\/\" target=\"_blank\">FuxSocy<\/a> that borrows much of its behavior from the notorious and now-defunct Cerber Ransomware. (Source: BleepingComputer)<\/li>\n<li>Researchers have uncovered malware in 17 iOS apps that were removed from <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Apple (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/threatpost.com\/click-fraud-malware-apple-app-store\/149496\/\" target=\"_blank\">Apple<\/a>\u2019s official App Store. (Source: ThreatPost)<\/li>\n<li>Latest <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Firefox (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.mozilla.org\/blog\/2019\/10\/22\/latest-firefox-brings-privacy-protections-front-and-center-letting-you-track-the-trackers\/\" target=\"_blank\">Firefox<\/a> brings privacy protections front and center letting you track the trackers. (Source: The Mozilla blog)<\/li>\n<li>A stealthy <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Microsoft SQL server (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/thehackernews.com\/2019\/10\/mssql-server-backdoor.html\" target=\"_blank\">Microsoft SQL server<\/a> backdoor malware was spotted in the wild that could allow a remote attacker to control an already compromised system stealthily. (Source: The Hacker News)<\/li>\n<li>Performing searches on some <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"celebrities (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.techspot.com\/news\/82462-most-dangerous-celebrities-search-online.html\" target=\"_blank\">celebrities<\/a> comes with a higher risk of being hacked. (Source: TechSpot)<\/li>\n<li>Research linked ransomware and data breaches to an uptick in fatal <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"heart attacks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.pbs.org\/newshour\/science\/ransomware-and-other-data-breaches-linked-to-uptick-in-fatal-heart-attacks\" target=\"_blank\">heart attacks<\/a>. (Source: PBS)<\/li>\n<li>Cybercrime reports filed by UK citizens have sat inside a police database without being investigated after being placed in <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"quarantine (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/london-police-software-quarantines-thousands-of-cybercrime-reports\/\" target=\"_blank\">quarantine<\/a> by security software. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone! <\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/week-in-security\/2019\/10\/a-week-in-security-october-21-27\/\">A week in security (October 21 &#8211; 27)<\/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\/week-in-security\/2019\/10\/a-week-in-security-october-21-27\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 28 Oct 2019 16:05:10 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/week-in-security\/2019\/10\/a-week-in-security-october-21-27\/' title='A week in security (October 21 - 27)'><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 look at the cybersecurity news from October 21 &#8211; 27 including Magecart, robocalls, doxing, stalkerware, ransomware, breaches, and much more.<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\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\/avast\/\" rel=\"tag\">avast<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/ccleaner\/\" rel=\"tag\">ccleaner<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/doxing\/\" rel=\"tag\">doxing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/edps\/\" rel=\"tag\">edps<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/magecart\/\" rel=\"tag\">Magecart<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/nordvpn\/\" rel=\"tag\">NordVPN<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/privacy-protection\/\" rel=\"tag\">privacy protection<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/robocalls\/\" rel=\"tag\">robocalls<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/sql-server\/\" rel=\"tag\">sql server<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/stalkerware\/\" rel=\"tag\">stalkerware<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/week-in-security\/2019\/10\/a-week-in-security-october-21-27\/' title='A week in security (October 21 - 27)'>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\/week-in-security\/2019\/10\/a-week-in-security-october-21-27\/\">A week in security (October 21 &#8211; 27)<\/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":[12245,14861,13760,23287,19622,22735,23288,12789,18645,19409,10498],"class_list":["post-16706","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-avast","tag-ccleaner","tag-doxing","tag-edps","tag-magecart","tag-nordvpn","tag-privacy-protection","tag-robocalls","tag-sql-server","tag-stalkerware","tag-week-in-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16706","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=16706"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/16706\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=16706"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=16706"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=16706"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}