{"id":17885,"date":"2020-03-17T20:29:12","date_gmt":"2020-03-18T04:29:12","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/17\/news-11618\/"},"modified":"2020-03-17T20:29:12","modified_gmt":"2020-03-18T04:29:12","slug":"news-11618","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2020\/03\/17\/news-11618\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (March 2 \u2013 8)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we fired up part 1 of our series on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/awareness\/2020\/03\/child-identity-theft-part-1-on-familiar-fraud\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">child identity theft<\/a>, asked how well law enforcement can <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/opinion\/2020\/03\/are-our-police-forces-equipped-to-deal-with-modern-cybercrimes\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deal with cybercriminals<\/a>, and took a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/awareness\/2020\/03\/technology-and-the-power-of-moral-panic\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">trip down the memory lane of moral panic<\/a>. We also looked at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/privacy-2\/2020\/03\/bring-your-own-privacy-vpns-for-consumers-and-orgs\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">positives and negatives of VPNs<\/a> and examined our own progress in <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/stalkerware\/2020\/03\/international-womens-day-awareness-of-stalkerware-monitoring-and-spyware-apps-on-the-rise\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">the fight against stalkerware, spyware, and monitoring apps<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other cybersecurity news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/vullnerability.com\/blog\/microsoft-subdomain-account-takeover\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Trouble strikes<\/a> for operating system gurus as more than 670 Microsoft subdomains are found to be vulnerable to account takeover. (Source: Vullnerability)<\/li>\n<li>A certified mistake: Plans to drop some 3 million web security certificates are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2020\/03\/05\/lets_encrypt_halts\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">shelved<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Surprise app attacks: \u201cHidden\u201d apps are <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2020\/03\/06\/hackers-target-consumers\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">on the prowl for mobile users<\/a>. (Source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li>Cathay Pacific airline <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/news\/technology-51736857\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">was fined \u00a3500,000<\/a> for data protection failure, \u00a0after a variety of factors contributed to data being exposed online. (Source: BBC)<\/li>\n<li>Cut up your cards: TESCO reissues 600,000 membership cards in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/tesco-issues-clubcards-600k-brute\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">fallout from a brute force attack<\/a>. (Source: Infosecurity Magazine)<\/li>\n<li>Phishing mail contains surprise package: Steer clear of this attack, which uses <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/this-phishing-email-contains-a-password-protected-file-dont-open-it\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">password-protected files as bait<\/a>. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li>Zynga face a potential class action suit after hackers accessed <a href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2020\/03\/05\/zynga-faces-class-action-suit-over-massive-words-with-friends-hack\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a large number of user accounts<\/a>. (Source: Naked Security)<\/li>\n<li>Cyber crossfire: Big names such as Tesla and SpaceX have been caught up in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2020\/03\/02\/lockheed-martin-spacex-and-tesla-caught-in-cyber-attack-crossfire\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">barrage of online attacks<\/a>. (Source: Forbes)<\/li>\n<li>The UK&#8217;s Home Office was found in breach of GDPR rules <a href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/uk-home-office-breached-gdpr-100-times-through-botched-handling-of-eu-settlement-scheme\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">100 times because of a botched EU settlement scheme<\/a>. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li>More coronavirus email scams: Be just as mindful opening emails as you would shaking hands with a coughing coworker, as <a href=\"https:\/\/www.livemint.com\/technology\/tech-news\/phishing-scams-on-the-rise-amid-panic-over-covid-19-11583424287780.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">unscrupulous coronavirus scammers await<\/a>. (Source: liveMint)<\/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\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-2-8\/\">A week in security (March 2 \u2013 8)<\/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\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-2-8\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +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\/03\/a-week-in-security-march-2-8\/' title='A week in security (March 2 \u2013 8)'><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 security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement&#8217;s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl.<\/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\/a-week-in-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">a week in security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/awis\/\" rel=\"tag\">awis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/cathay-pacific\/\" rel=\"tag\">cathay pacific<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/coronavirus\/\" rel=\"tag\">coronavirus<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/exploit\/\" 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