{"id":15485,"date":"2019-06-03T10:10:03","date_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:10:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/03\/news-9234\/"},"modified":"2019-06-03T10:10:03","modified_gmt":"2019-06-03T18:10:03","slug":"news-9234","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/03\/news-9234\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (May 27 \u2013 June 2)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:09:55 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took readers through a deep dive\u2014way down the rabbit hole\u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/threat-analysis\/2019\/05\/hidden-bee-lets-go-down-the-rabbit-hole\/\" target=\"_blank\">into the novel malware called \u201cHidden Bee.\u201d<\/a> We also looked at the potential impact of a government agency\u2019s <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/privacy-2\/2019\/05\/nists-privacy-framework-lets-privacy-tell-its-own-story\/\" target=\"_blank\">privacy framework,<\/a> and delivered to readers everything they needed to know about <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/101\/2019\/05\/everything-you-need-to-know-about-atm-attacks-and-fraud-part-1\/\" target=\"_blank\">ATM attacks and fraud<\/a>. Lastly, amidst continuing news about the City of Baltimore suffering a ransomware attack, we told readers what they should do to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/ransomware\/2019\/05\/ransomware-isnt-just-a-big-city-problem\/\" target=\"_blank\">prepare themselves against similar threats<\/a>. <\/p>\n<h3>Other cybersecurity news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Google Cloud and Google Compute Engine outages in the United States <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/google\/google-outage-in-eastern-us-affecting-gmail-youtube-and-more\/\" target=\"_blank\">took down G Suite, Gmail, and YouTube<\/a> for many individuals. (Source: Bleeping Computer)<\/li>\n<li>Encrypted email service ProtonMail <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.hackread.com\/protonmail-denies-that-it-offer-real-time-surveillance-assistance\/\" target=\"_blank\">denied claims that it was working with Swiss authorities<\/a> to offer real-time surveillance of its users. (Source: HackRead)<\/li>\n<li>Cybersecurity researchers claimed that up to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.darkreading.com\/threat-intelligence\/23b-files-currently-exposed-via-online-storage\/d\/d-id\/1334843\" target=\"_blank\">2.3 billion files are floating around in cyber space, completely exposed<\/a>. (Source: Dark Reading)<\/li>\n<li>Upon finding a digital forensics tool in a thrift store, one computer hobbyist decided to use the data-transfer device for something different: to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.vice.com\/en_us\/article\/8xzd9k\/cellebrite-runs-doom\" target=\"_blank\">install and play the hit first-person shooter, \u201cDoom.\u201d<\/a> (Source: Motherboard.) <\/li>\n<li>Google reportedly plans to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/9to5google.com\/2019\/05\/29\/chrome-ad-blocking-enterprise-manifest-v3\/\" target=\"_blank\">stop several ad blockers from effectively working with its Chrome web browser<\/a>. (Source: 9to5Google)<\/li>\n<li>News aggregation app Flipboard confirmed it <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/daveywinder\/2019\/05\/29\/flipboard-confirms-it-was-hacked-twice-150m-users-at-risk-as-passwords-stolen\/#3528e2276926\" target=\"_blank\">suffered two hacks in the past year<\/a>, potentially compromising users\u2019 actual names, account names, email addresses, and encrypted passwords. (Source: Forbes)<\/li>\n<li>GandCrab ransomware is <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/gandcrab-ransomware-shutting-down-after-claiming-to-earn-25-billion\/\" target=\"_blank\">reportedly shutting down after having raked in $2.5 billion<\/a> for its malicious creators and distributors. (Source: Bleeping Computer)<\/li>\n<li>Google and Amazon are <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nytimes.com\/2019\/06\/02\/business\/google-antitrust-investigation.html?action=click&amp;module=Top%20Stories&amp;pgtype=Homepage\" target=\"_blank\">facing new investigations from the US Department of Justice and the Federal Trade Commission<\/a>. (Source: The New York Times). <\/li>\n<li>Is your mobile device\u2019s password \u201c1234\u201d? Or what about \u201c4321\u201d? If so\u2014<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cultofmac.com\/628306\/is-your-iphone-passcode-on-this-list-of-pathetic-pins\/\" target=\"_blank\">or if it is any of these other top 20 common device passcodes<\/a>\u2014change it today. (Source: Cult of Mac)<\/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\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-may-27-june-2\/\">A week in security (May 27 \u2013 June 2)<\/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\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-may-27-june-2\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 03 Jun 2019 17:09:55 +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\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-may-27-june-2\/' title='A week in security (May 27 \u2013 June 2)'><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 security news from May 27\u2013June 2, including a look at 2019 ransomware outbreaks in the Unites States, ATM fraud, NIST&#8217;s privacy framework, more legal problems for Google and Facebook, 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\/a-week-in-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">a week in security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/amazon\/\" rel=\"tag\">amazon<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/atm-attacks\/\" rel=\"tag\">atm attacks<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/atm-fraud\/\" rel=\"tag\">atm fraud<\/a><a 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