{"id":11529,"date":"2018-02-19T10:10:06","date_gmt":"2018-02-19T18:10:06","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/02\/19\/news-5300\/"},"modified":"2018-02-19T10:10:06","modified_gmt":"2018-02-19T18:10:06","slug":"news-5300","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2018\/02\/19\/news-5300\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (February 12 \u2013 February 18)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:55:49 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a huge <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2018\/02\/drive-by-cryptomining-campaign-attracts-millions-of-android-users\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Android cryptomining campaign<\/a>, malicious apps on <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/mobile\/2018\/02\/mobile-menace-monday-first-kotlin-developed-malicious-app\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Google Play<\/a>, and some <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/02\/panic-attack-apple-scams-apply-pressure\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Apple scams<\/a> doing the rounds. We also explored the world of <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2018\/02\/physician-protect-thyself-healthcare-cybersecurity-circling-the-drain\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">healthcare security<\/a>, and dived into the land of scammy Valentine&#8217;s Day <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2018\/02\/online-security-tips-for-valentines-day-how-to-beat-the-cheats\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">tricks and cheats<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Thought the Equifax breach couldn&#8217;t get any worse? You might want to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2018\/02\/13\/equifax_security_breach_bad\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">take a seat<\/a>. (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Google Chrome is going to start <a href=\"https:\/\/www.blog.google\/products\/chrome\/browser-web-worth-protecting\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">blocking a wide range of ads<\/a>. (Source: Google)<\/li>\n<li>Bitcoin phishing pulls in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.coindesk.com\/cisco-50-million-bitcoin-phishing-scam-mimicked-blockchain-web-wallet\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">massive amount of cash<\/a>. (Source: Coindesk)<\/li>\n<li>Two Russian nationals are in a <a href=\"https:\/\/www.justice.gov\/usao-nj\/pr\/two-russian-nationals-sentenced-prison-massive-data-breach-conspiracy\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">whole lot of trouble<\/a>. (Source: Justice(dot)gov)<\/li>\n<li>Not on Windows 10 but need some ATP support? <a href=\"https:\/\/blogs.windows.com\/business\/2018\/02\/12\/announcing-windows-defender-atp-support-for-windows-7-and-windows-8-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Microsoft would like a word<\/a>. (Source: Microsoft)<\/li>\n<li>Intel is offering <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2018\/02\/16\/intel-side-channel-vulnerabilities\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">big money for big vulnerabilities<\/a>. (Source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li>Websites are now asking users to <a href=\"https:\/\/mashable.com\/2018\/02\/13\/salon-coinhive-cryptocurrency-monero\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">sign up for some mining<\/a> instead of viewing ads. (Source: Mashable)<\/li>\n<li>Unfortunately, aliens are going to <a href=\"http:\/\/www.ladbible.com\/community\/interesting-technology-experts-warn-aliens-could-trigger-apocalypse-by-sending-hidden-malware-20180214\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">kill us all with malware<\/a>. (Source: LadBible)<\/li>\n<li>50k Snapchat users <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theverge.com\/2018\/2\/16\/17017078\/snapchat-phishing-attack-klkviral-dominican-republic\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">phished<\/a>. (Source: The Verge)<\/li>\n<li>Savannah city government <a href=\"http:\/\/www.kansascity.com\/news\/business\/technology\/article200696209.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">recovers from malware attack<\/a>. (Source: The Kansas City Star)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe, everyone!<\/p>\n<p>The post <a rel=\"nofollow\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/02\/a-week-in-security-february-12-february-18\/\">A week in security (February 12 \u2013 February 18)<\/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\/2018\/02\/a-week-in-security-february-12-february-18\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 19 Feb 2018 16:55:49 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<table cellpadding='10'>\n<tr>\n<td valign='top' align='center'><a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2018\/02\/a-week-in-security-february-12-february-18\/' title='A week in security (February 12 \u2013 February 18)'><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 notable news stories from February 12\u201318, including Android cryptomining, phishing on a massive scale, Apple scams, and bug bounties.<\/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\/cryptomining\/\" rel=\"tag\">cryptomining<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/healthcare\/\" rel=\"tag\">healthcare<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/infosec\/\" rel=\"tag\">infosec<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/security\/\" rel=\"tag\">security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/valentines-day\/\" rel=\"tag\">valentine&#8217;s day<\/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\/security-world\/2018\/02\/a-week-in-security-february-12-february-18\/' title='A week in security (February 12 \u2013 February 18)'>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\/2018\/02\/a-week-in-security-february-12-february-18\/\">A week in security (February 12 \u2013 February 18)<\/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":[10462,15080,5976,10573,714,10497,11327,10498,11238],"class_list":["post-11529","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-android","tag-cryptomining","tag-healthcare","tag-infosec","tag-security","tag-security-world","tag-valentines-day","tag-week-in-security","tag-weekly-roundup"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11529","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/4"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=11529"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/11529\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=11529"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=11529"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=11529"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}