{"id":6803,"date":"2017-02-27T16:10:21","date_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:10:21","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/02\/27\/news-594\/"},"modified":"2017-02-27T16:10:21","modified_gmt":"2017-02-28T00:10:21","slug":"news-594","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/02\/27\/news-594\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (Feb 20th \u2013 Feb 27th)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:00:23 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week in the world of security, we had rogue chrome extensions <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2017\/02\/rogue-chrome-extension-pushes-tech-support-scam\/\" target=\"_blank\">teaming up with tech support scams<\/a>, tips on how to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2017\/02\/tips-to-stay-secure-during-tax-season\/\" target=\"_blank\">stay safe during tax season<\/a>, advice on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2017\/02\/how-do-i-secure-my-social-media-profile\/\" target=\"_blank\">locking down<\/a> your social media profiles, and what to do in the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2017\/02\/what-to-do-after-recovering-from-a-cyberattack\/\" target=\"_blank\">aftermath of a cyberattack<\/a>. We also teamed up with <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/malwarebytes-news\/2017\/02\/malwarebytes-teams-up-with-cybersecurity-factory\/\" target=\"_blank\">Cybersecurity Factory<\/a>, recapped our time at the recent <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2017\/02\/else-crushed-rsa\/\" target=\"_blank\">RSA Conference<\/a>,\u00a0and took a look at a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2017\/02\/fake-fbi-mail-send-us-112-or-well-lock-your-icloud-account\/\" target=\"_blank\">typo-laden fake FBI mail<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>Elsewhere from last week:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Don&#8217;t go <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2017\/02\/23\/michael_thomas_appeals_conviction\/\" target=\"_blank\">trashing the network<\/a> before quitting your day job.<\/li>\n<li>Signed out of your Google account? Don&#8217;t worry, <a href=\"https:\/\/productforums.google.com\/forum\/#!category-topic\/gmail\/LOt2x1_c3KM\" target=\"_blank\">you weren&#8217;t hacked<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/cdt.org\/insight\/no-to-dhs-social-media-password-requirement\/\" target=\"_blank\">Passwords, please<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Chrome users under fire from a &#8220;missing font&#8221; <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazineuk.com\/google-chrome-users-targeted-with-missing-font-malware-scam\/article\/640075\/\" target=\"_blank\">Malware scam<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Keep <a href=\"http:\/\/www.welivesecurity.com\/2017\/02\/22\/sunny-chance-stolen-credentials-malicious-weather-app-found-google-play\/\" target=\"_blank\">malicious weather apps<\/a> away from your Android.<\/li>\n<li>Real life challenges facing women <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2017\/02\/23\/women-infosec-real-life-experiences\/\" target=\"_blank\">working in Infosec<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>TeamSpy Malware: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/teamspy-malware-returns-to-steal\/\" target=\"_blank\">it&#8217;s back<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.wired.com\/2017\/02\/malware-sends-stolen-data-drone-just-pcs-blinking-led\/\" target=\"_blank\">Drones and blinking LEDs<\/a>, oh my.<\/li>\n<li>Steer clear of <a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitaltrends.com\/mobile\/pornhub-app-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\">fake PornHub mobile apps<\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2017\/02\/a-week-in-security-feb-20th-feb-27th\/\">A week in security (Feb 20th \u2013 Feb 27th)<\/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\/2017\/02\/a-week-in-security-feb-20th-feb-27th\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 27 Feb 2017 21:00:23 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2017\/02\/a-week-in-security-feb-20th-feb-27th\/' title='A week in security (Feb 20th \u2013 Feb 27th)'><img src='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2017\/01\/photodune-702886-calendar-l.jpg' border='0'  width='300px'  \/><\/a><\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='left'>A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 20th of February to the 27th of February. This week, we look back at tech support scams, tax tips, updating your social media privacy settings, 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\/android\/\" rel=\"tag\">Android<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/drones\/\" rel=\"tag\">drones<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/google\/\" rel=\"tag\">Google<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/passwords\/\" rel=\"tag\">passwords<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/teamspy\/\" rel=\"tag\">teamspy<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/weekly-round-up\/\" rel=\"tag\">weekly round up<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2017\/02\/a-week-in-security-feb-20th-feb-27th\/' title='A week in security (Feb 20th \u2013 Feb 27th)'>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\/2017\/02\/a-week-in-security-feb-20th-feb-27th\/\">A week in security (Feb 20th \u2013 Feb 27th)<\/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":"closed","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":[10462,8150,1670,3764,10602,10497,11485,10498,11383],"class_list":["post-6803","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-android","tag-drones","tag-google","tag-malware","tag-passwords","tag-security-world","tag-teamspy","tag-week-in-security","tag-weekly-round-up"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803","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=6803"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6803\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6803"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6803"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6803"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}