{"id":17351,"date":"2020-01-06T10:10:04","date_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:10:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/06\/news-11087\/"},"modified":"2020-01-06T10:10:04","modified_gmt":"2020-01-06T18:10:04","slug":"news-11087","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2020\/01\/06\/news-11087\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (December 30 \u2013 January 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:20:25 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/explained\/2019\/12\/explained-edge-computing\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">took a dive into edge computing<\/a>, looked at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2019\/12\/new-evasion-techniques-found-in-web-skimmers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">new web skimmer techniques<\/a>, and rolled our eyes at <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/scams\/2020\/01\/how-not-to-buy-drugs-on-the-internet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">silly people doing silly things<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3 id=\"mce_0\" class=\"editor-rich-text__tinymce mce-content-body\" role=\"textbox\" aria-label=\"Write heading\u2026\" data-is-placeholder-visible=\"false\">Other cybersecurity news:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Stills and chills: A Reddit user notices their security camera is <a href=\"https:\/\/www.reddit.com\/r\/googlehome\/comments\/eine1m\/when_i_load_the_xiaomi_camera_in_my_google_home\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">grabbing stills from other people\u2019s devices<\/a>. (Source: Reddit)<\/li>\n<li>Tik Tok, the clock has stopped: The US Military has <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2020\/01\/02\/tiktok_us_army_ban\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">banned soldiers from making use of the popular app<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Row, row, rowhammer: It\u2019s back for the new year, as the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/fpga-cards-can-be-abused-for-faster-and-more-reliable-rowhammer-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">electrically-charged adversary<\/a> comes back around again. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li>Watching the watcher: Your mileage may well vary with regards to how much \u201cspying\u201d your television is actually conducting, but this is a <a href=\"https:\/\/eu.usatoday.com\/story\/tech\/2020\/01\/02\/amazon-fire-sony-vizio-smart-tvs-spying\/2792152001\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">useful primer<\/a> for being aware of data collection activities by your household devices. (Source: USA Today)<\/li>\n<li>App controversy: The potentially confusingly named \u201cToTok\u201d app has <a href=\"http:\/\/www.startribune.com\/co-creator-defends-suspected-uae-spying-app-called-totok\/566656881\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">run into controversy central<\/a> with claims of spying. (Source: StarTribune)<\/li>\n<li>Exchanging currency for malware: Travelex goes down at a crucial moment on New Year\u2019s Eve, thanks to a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/new-years-eve-malware-attack-strikes-travelex-services-still-offline\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">malware attack<\/a>. (Source: ZDnet)<\/li>\n<li>New year, same old attacks: Michigan school districts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/ransomware-attack-shuts-down-richmond-michigan-school-district\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">come under attack from ransomware<\/a>. (Source: CBS News)<\/li>\n<li>Point-of-sale malware eats out: Popular restaurant chain reveals customer\u2019s credit card information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/popular-us-restaurant-owner-hit-by-credit-card-stealing-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">has been taken<\/a>. (Source: Bleeping Computer)<\/li>\n<li>New Mexico hospital horror: Patient healthcare data <a href=\"https:\/\/healthitsecurity.com\/news\/new-mexico-hospital-finds-malware-infection-on-digital-imaging-server\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">potentially exposed to malware infection<\/a>. (Source: Health IT Security)<\/li>\n<li>Crime and punishment: Seven major breaches led to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.csoonline.com\/article\/3510640\/7-security-incidents-that-cost-cisos-their-jobs.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">CISOs losing their jobs<\/a>. (Source: CSO online)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/a-week-in-security\/2020\/01\/a-week-in-security-december-30-january-5\/\">A week in security (December 30 \u2013 January 5)<\/a> appeared first on <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\">Malwarebytes Labs<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/a-week-in-security\/2020\/01\/a-week-in-security-december-30-january-5\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jan 2020 17:20:25 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/a-week-in-security\/2020\/01\/a-week-in-security-december-30-january-5\/' title='A week in security (December 30 \u2013 January 5)'><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 previous week&#8217;s most notable security stories and events, including new web skimmer techniques, an explanation of edge computing, and more.<\/p>\n<p>Categories: <\/p>\n<ul class=\"post-categories\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/category\/a-week-in-security\/\" rel=\"category tag\">A week in security<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Tags: <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/ciso\/\" rel=\"tag\">CISO<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/skimmer\/\" rel=\"tag\">skimmer<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/tiktok\/\" rel=\"tag\">tiktok<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/week-in-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">week in security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/weekly-roundup\/\" rel=\"tag\">weekly roundup<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/a-week-in-security\/2020\/01\/a-week-in-security-december-30-january-5\/' title='A week in security (December 30 \u2013 January 5)'>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\/a-week-in-security\/2020\/01\/a-week-in-security-december-30-january-5\/\">A week in security (December 30 \u2013 January 5)<\/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":[12969,11142,3764,19623,21168,10498,11238],"class_list":["post-17351","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-a-week-in-security","tag-ciso","tag-malware","tag-skimmer","tag-tiktok","tag-week-in-security","tag-weekly-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17351","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=17351"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17351\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17351"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17351"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17351"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}