{"id":8368,"date":"2017-07-17T12:10:14","date_gmt":"2017-07-17T20:10:14","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/17\/news-2142\/"},"modified":"2017-07-17T12:10:14","modified_gmt":"2017-07-17T20:10:14","slug":"news-2142","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2017\/07\/17\/news-2142\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (July 10 \u2013 July 16)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:43:31 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week, we took a look at some of your <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2017\/07\/roundup-your-malware-infection-stories\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">malware infection stories<\/a>, took a stroll through the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/how-tos\/2017\/07\/learning-powershell-the-basics\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">basics of PowerShell<\/a>, explored a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2017\/07\/malware-abusing-ffmpeg\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">piece of .NET malware<\/a>, and shone the spotlight on the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2017\/07\/keeping-up-with-the-petyas-demystifying-the-malware-family\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Petya ransomware family<\/a>. Elsewhere, the following stories were taking place:<\/p>\n<h3>Latest updates for\u00a0Consumers<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2017\/07\/11\/ransomwareslinging_tech_support_scammers_set_up_cash_mule_in_australia\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Ransomware-slinging support scammers hire local cash mule in Oz<\/a>: Fraudulent companies, dodgy money transfers, and Ransomware &#8211; this one has it all (source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bupa.com\/corporate\/about-us\/customer-update\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">BUPA customer information copied without permission<\/a>: A (now ex) employee causes headaches for BUPA by copying portions of customer data without permission (source: BUPA)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.scrt.ch\/2017\/07\/10\/numerous-swiss-domain-names-temporarily-hijacked\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Numerous Swiss domain names temporarily hijacked<\/a>: Dubious registry alterations resulted in domains redirecting to exploit kits \/ Malware (source: SCRT)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2017\/07\/14\/dark-web-market-alpha-bay-shut-down\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Dark web market Alpha Bay was shut down by law enforcement<\/a>: A dubious marketplace is hauled offline via international cooperation (source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/millions-verizon-customer-records-israeli-data\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Millions of Verizon customer records exposed in security lapse<\/a>: &#8220;At least&#8221; 14 million subscribers potentially affected? Ouch (source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/osxdok-still-stealing-apple-certs-to-bypass-gatekeeper\/article\/675233\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">OSX\/Dok malware spread via phishing to steal banking credentials<\/a>: Mac users are reminded that Windows isn&#8217;t the only target for nefarious individuals (source: SCMag)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/leemathews\/2017\/07\/10\/android-has-a-hidden-panic-button-to-help-you-fight-malware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Android has a hidden panic button to help you fight Malware<\/a>: If you&#8217;ve ever frantically mashed your mobile screen during a pop-up deluge this might be of interest (source: Forbes)<\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/leemathews\/2017\/07\/10\/android-has-a-hidden-panic-button-to-help-you-fight-malware\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">How a museum protects some of the world&#8217;s finest pieces of art<\/a>: A fascinating look at what goes into keeping paintings secure (source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Safe surfing, everyone!<\/p>\n<p><em>The Malwarebytes Labs Team<\/em><\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/week-in-security\/2017\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-10-july-16\/\">A week in security (July 10 \u2013 July 16)<\/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\/2017\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-10-july-16\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 17 Jul 2017 19:43:31 +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\/2017\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-10-july-16\/' title='A week in security (July 10 \u2013 July 16)'><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 security news and blog posts from the 10th of July to the 16th. We go over our PowerShell, an overview of the Petya ransomware family, 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\/a-week-in-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">a week in security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/eternalpetya\/\" rel=\"tag\">EternalPetya<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/news-2\/\" rel=\"tag\">news<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/petya\/\" rel=\"tag\">petya<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/powershell\/\" rel=\"tag\">powershell<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/ransomware\/\" rel=\"tag\">ransomware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/roundup\/\" rel=\"tag\">roundup<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/security\/\" rel=\"tag\">security<\/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\/2017\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-10-july-16\/' title='A week in security (July 10 \u2013 July 16)'>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\/2017\/07\/a-week-in-security-july-10-july-16\/\">A week in security (July 10 \u2013 July 16)<\/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":[12969,12849,3764,32,12823,11191,3765,13053,714,10497,10498],"class_list":["post-8368","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-a-week-in-security","tag-eternalpetya","tag-malware","tag-news","tag-petya","tag-powershell","tag-ransomware","tag-roundup","tag-security","tag-security-world","tag-week-in-security"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8368","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=8368"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8368\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=8368"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=8368"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=8368"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}