{"id":15627,"date":"2019-06-25T20:47:48","date_gmt":"2019-06-26T04:47:48","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/25\/news-9376\/"},"modified":"2019-06-25T20:47:48","modified_gmt":"2019-06-26T04:47:48","slug":"news-9376","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/06\/25\/news-9376\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (June 17 &#8211; 23)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:29:46 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on the Malwarebytes Labs blog, we took a look at the <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/privacy-2\/2019\/06\/smart-cities-difficult-choices-privacy-and-security-on-the-grid\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">growing pains of smart cities<\/a>, took a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/artificial-intelligence\/2019\/06\/labs-report-malicious-ai-is-coming-is-the-security-world-ready\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">deep dive into AI<\/a>, jammed along to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/ransomware\/2019\/06\/radioheads-ransom-response-shows-novel-approach-for-ransomware-victims\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Radiohead<\/a>, and looked at the lessons learned from Chernobyl in relation to <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/vital-infrastructure\/2019\/06\/chernobyls-lessons-for-critical-infrastructure-cybersecurity\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">critical infrastructure<\/a>. We also explored a new <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/social-engineering\/2019\/06\/fresh-video-games-site-welcomes-new-users-with-steam-phish\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Steam phish attack<\/a>, and pulled apart a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/mac\/2019\/06\/new-mac-cryptominer-malwarebytes-detects-as-bird-miner-runs-by-emulating-linux\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Mac cryptominer<\/a>.<\/p>\n<h3>Other cybersecurity news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Florida City falls to ransomware: Riviera Beach City Council agrees to pay $600,000 to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.forbes.com\/sites\/kateoflahertyuk\/2019\/06\/20\/florida-city-agrees-to-astonishing-600000-ransom-payout\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">regain use of hijacked computers<\/a>. (Source: Forbes)<\/li>\n<li>Smart TV virus warning goes AWOL: A peculiar promotional message warning about the<span class=\"Apple-converted-space\">\u00a0 <\/span>dangers posed to smart TVs <a href=\"https:\/\/www.theregister.co.uk\/2019\/06\/18\/samsung_smart_tv_malware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">goes missing<\/a>. But why? (Source: The Register)<\/li>\n<li>Used Nest cams allow continued cam access: This has been fixed, but read on for a look at what happens in the realm of IoT when old devices <a href=\"https:\/\/thewirecutter.com\/blog\/used-nest-cams-can-let-people-spy-on-you\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">connect in ways you\u2019d rather they didn\u2019t<\/a>. (Source: Wirecutter)<\/li>\n<li>Fake profiles on LinkedIn go spying: An interesting tale of scammers making use of AI-generated profile pictures to make their bogus accounts look <a href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2019\/06\/17\/id-like-to-add-you-to-my-professional-network-of-people-to-spy-on\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">a little more believable<\/a>. (source: Naked Security)<\/li>\n<li>Bella Thorne takes fight to extortionists: The actress decided to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.hollywoodreporter.com\/news\/bella-thorne-posts-nude-photos-threats-alleged-hacker-1218717\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">share stolen photographs of herself<\/a> to teach a hacker a lesson. (source: Hollywood Reporter)<\/li>\n<li>This phish is a fan of encryption: A new scam claims an encrypted message is waiting, but you need to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/phishing-scam-asks-you-to-login-to-read-encrypted-message\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">log in to view it<\/a>. (Source: Bleeping Computer)<\/li>\n<li>Mobile app concerns: High risk vulnerabilities abound in both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.helpnetsecurity.com\/2019\/06\/21\/vulnerabilities-ios-android-apps\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">iOS and Android apps<\/a>. (Source: Help Net Security)<\/li>\n<li>Twitter takes on state sponsored accounts: The social media platform took down around 5,000 accounts <a href=\"https:\/\/www.infosecurity-magazine.com\/news\/twitter-shutters-5000-1\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">being used to push propaganda<\/a>. (Source: Infosecurity Magazine)<\/li>\n<li>Malware comes gunning for Google 2FA: A new attack tries its best to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.welivesecurity.com\/2019\/06\/17\/malware-google-permissions-2fa-bypass\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">bypass additional security restrictions<\/a>. (Source: We Live Security)<\/li>\n<li>A security hole in one: Mobile malware attempts to <a href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazine.com\/home\/security-news\/bouncing-golf-campaign-takes-swing-at-android-users-with-info-stealing-malware\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">swipe numerous pieces of personal information<\/a>. (Source: SC Magazine)<\/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-june-17-23\/\">A week in security (June 17 &#8211; 23)<\/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-june-17-23\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jun 2019 16:29:46 +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\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-17-23\/' title='A week in security (June 17 - 23)'><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 June 17\u201323, including Android attacks, IoT mishaps, cities under fire from ransomware, and much 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\/android\/\" rel=\"tag\">Android<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/iot\/\" rel=\"tag\">IoT<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/malware\/\" rel=\"tag\">malware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/phishing\/\" rel=\"tag\">phishing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/round-up\/\" rel=\"tag\">round up<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/twitter\/\" rel=\"tag\">twitter<\/a><\/p>\n<table width='100%'>\n<tr>\n<td align=right>\n<p><b>(<a href='https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/a-week-in-security\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-17-23\/' title='A week in security (June 17 - 23)'>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\/a-week-in-security\/2019\/06\/a-week-in-security-june-17-23\/\">A week in security (June 17 &#8211; 23)<\/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":[12969,10462,10495,3764,3924,13405,454],"class_list":["post-15627","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-a-week-in-security","tag-android","tag-iot","tag-malware","tag-phishing","tag-round-up","tag-twitter"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15627","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=15627"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/15627\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=15627"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=15627"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=15627"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}