{"id":17062,"date":"2019-12-02T09:10:16","date_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:10:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/02\/news-10798\/"},"modified":"2019-12-02T09:10:16","modified_gmt":"2019-12-02T17:10:16","slug":"news-10798","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2019\/12\/02\/news-10798\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (November 25 \u2013 December 1)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:23:55 +0000<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we discussed why the notion of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"&quot;data as property&quot; (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/privacy-2\/2019\/11\/data-as-property-promises-fix-for-privacy-problems-but-could-deepen-inequality\/\" target=\"_blank\">&#8220;data as property&#8221;<\/a> may potentially hurt more than help, homed in on <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"sextortion scammers (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/cybercrime\/2019\/11\/sextortion-scammers-getting-creative\/\" target=\"_blank\">sextortion scammers<\/a> getting more creative, and explored <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"the possible security risks (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/security-world\/2019\/11\/would-medicare-for-all-help-secure-health-data\/\" target=\"_blank\">the possible security risks<\/a> Americans might face if the US changed to universal healthcare coverage.<\/p>\n<h3>Other cybersecurity news<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The country of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Venezuela turns to cybercrime (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/tech\/tech-news\/venezuela-s-economy-struggles-some-its-citizens-turn-lucrative-gig-n1089701\" target=\"_blank\">Venezuela turns to cybercrime<\/a> as their economy continues to struggle. (Source: NBC News)<\/li>\n<li>Cyber safety organization Netsafe warned iPhone users of <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"a new phishing scam (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.stuff.co.nz\/business\/117674579\/iphone-users-warned-to-be-on-alert-for-phishing-attacks\" target=\"_blank\">a new phishing scam<\/a> in the form of text messages, as scammers are after Apple users&#8217; usernames and passwords. (Source: Stuff)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"TrickBot changes its target (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.scmagazineuk.com\/password-grabber-updated-trickbot-malware-steals-openssh-openvpn-keys\/article\/1666796\" target=\"_blank\">TrickBot changes its target<\/a>. This time, it&#8217;s after OpenSSH and OpenVPN keys. (Source: SC Magazine UK)<\/li>\n<li>The energy sector is plagued by <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"tens of thousands of security gaps (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nextgov.com\/cybersecurity\/2019\/11\/auditors-uncover-tens-thousands-critical-security-gaps-energy-facilities\/161539\/\" target=\"_blank\">tens of thousands of security gaps<\/a>, according to auditors. (Source: Nextgov)<\/li>\n<li>Facebook and Twitter announced that a portion of their users&#8217; data <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"may have been improperly accessed by third-parties (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cnbc.com\/2019\/11\/25\/facebook-and-twitter-says-users-gave-improper-access-to-personal-data.html\" target=\"_blank\">may have been improperly accessed by third parties<\/a> after using their accounts to log in to certain Android apps. (Source: CNBC)<\/li>\n<li>Exploit kits have been observed to <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"move towards the use of fileless malware (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.zdnet.com\/article\/exploit-kits-are-slowly-migrating-toward-fileless-attacks\/\" target=\"_blank\">move toward the use of fileless malware<\/a>. (Source: ZDNet)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Hackers demand millions from nursing home (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.cbsnews.com\/news\/hackers-ransomware-nursing-homes-14-million\/\" target=\"_blank\">Hackers demand millions from nursing homes<\/a> affected by ransomware. (Source: CBS News)<\/li>\n<li>Ad blockers found a way to<a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\" block what's called &quot;unblockable&quot; trackers (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/nakedsecurity.sophos.com\/2019\/11\/25\/ad-blocking-companies-block-unblockable-tracker\/\" target=\"_blank\"> block what&#8217;s called &#8220;unblockable&#8221; trackers<\/a>. (Source: Sophos&#8217;s Naked Security Blog)<\/li>\n<li><a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Threat actors abused YouTube (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/cointelegraph.com\/news\/cyber-criminals-are-using-youtube-to-install-cryptojacking-malware\" target=\"_blank\">Threat actors abused YouTube<\/a> to distribute and install cryptocurrency miner modules. (Source: Coin Telegraph)<\/li>\n<li>Introducing <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Dexphot (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.bleepingcomputer.com\/news\/security\/dexphot-polymorphic-malware-shows-complexity-of-everyday-threats\/\" target=\"_blank\">Dexphot<\/a>, the sophisticated malware that no one has talked about\u2014until now. (Source: Bleeping Computer)<\/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\/12\/a-week-in-security-november-25-december-1\/\">A week in security (November 25 \u2013 December 1)<\/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\/12\/a-week-in-security-november-25-december-1\/\" target=\"bwo\" >https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/feed\/<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 02 Dec 2019 16:23:55 +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\/12\/a-week-in-security-november-25-december-1\/' title='A week in security (November 25 \u2013 December 1)'><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 cybersecurity news from November 25 \u2013 December 1, including the concept of &#8220;data as property&#8221;, the increasing creativity of sextortion scammers, and the security risks of switching to &#8220;healthcare for all&#8221; policies in the US.<\/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\/ad-blockers\/\" rel=\"tag\">ad blockers<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/awis\/\" rel=\"tag\">awis<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/data-as-property\/\" rel=\"tag\">data as property<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/dexphot\/\" rel=\"tag\">dexphot<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/energy-sector-security-issues\/\" rel=\"tag\">energy sector security issues<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/iphone-phishing\/\" rel=\"tag\">iphone phishing<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/iphone-phishing-scam\/\" rel=\"tag\">iphone phishing scam<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/nursing-home-ransomware\/\" rel=\"tag\">nursing home ransomware<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/sextortion-scammers\/\" rel=\"tag\">sextortion scammers<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/trickbot\/\" rel=\"tag\">trickbot<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/universal-healthcare-security\/\" rel=\"tag\">universal healthcare security<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.malwarebytes.com\/tag\/venezuela-cybercrime\/\" rel=\"tag\">venezuela cybercrime<\/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\/12\/a-week-in-security-november-25-december-1\/' title='A week in security (November 25 \u2013 December 1)'>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\/12\/a-week-in-security-november-25-december-1\/\">A week in security (November 25 \u2013 December 1)<\/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":[12969,18910,22647,23535,23563,23603,23604,23605,23606,23607,13256,23608,23609],"class_list":["post-17062","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-malwarebytes","category-security","tag-a-week-in-security","tag-ad-blockers","tag-awis","tag-data-as-property","tag-dexphot","tag-energy-sector-security-issues","tag-iphone-phishing","tag-iphone-phishing-scam","tag-nursing-home-ransomware","tag-sextortion-scammers","tag-trickbot","tag-universal-healthcare-security","tag-venezuela-cybercrime"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17062","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=17062"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/17062\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=17062"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=17062"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=17062"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}