{"id":25648,"date":"2025-01-06T01:10:13","date_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:10:13","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/news-19371\/"},"modified":"2025-01-06T01:10:13","modified_gmt":"2025-01-06T09:10:13","slug":"news-19371","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/06\/news-19371\/","title":{"rendered":"Some weeks in security (December 16 &#8211; January 5)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>During the holiday period on Malwarebytes Labs we covered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/podcast\/2024\/12\/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-privacy-pro-with-ron-de-jesus-lock-and-code-s05e26\">A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus (Lock and Code S05E26)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/task-scams-surge-by-400-but-what-are-they\">Task scams surge by 400%, but what are they?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/5-million-payment-card-details-stolen-in-painful-reminder-to-monitor-christmas-spending\">5 million payment card details stolen in painful reminder to monitor Christmas spending<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/ai-generated-malvertising-white-pages-are-fooling-detection-engines\">AI-generated malvertising &#8220;white pages&#8221; are fooling detection engines<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/pallet-liquidation-scams-and-how-to-recognize-them\">Pallet liquidation scams and how to recognize them<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/tp-link-faces-us-national-security-probe-potential-ban-on-devices\">TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/fix-it-social-engineering-scheme-impersonates-several-brands\">&#8220;Fix It&#8221; social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/our-santa-wishlist-stronger-identity-security-for-kids\">Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/2024-in-ai-its-changed-the-world-but-its-not-all-good\">2024 in AI: It&#8217;s changed the world, but it\u2019s not all good<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/podcast\/2024\/12\/is-nowhere-safe-from-ai-slop-lock-and-code-s05e27\">Is nowhere safe from AI slop? (Lock and Code S05E27)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/privacy\/2024\/12\/data-breaches-in-2024-could-it-get-any-worse\">Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2024\/12\/connected-contraptions-cause-conniption-for-2024\">Connected contraptions cause conniption for 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/can-you-try-a-game-i-made-fake-game-sites-lead-to-information-stealers\">&#8220;Can you try a game I made?&#8221; Fake game sites lead to information stealers<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>And on the ThreatDown blog we covered:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/top-5-most-dangerous-software-weaknesses-in-2024\/4\">Top 5 most dangerous software weaknesses in 2024<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/cleo-the-next-moveit-and-goanywhere\/\">Cleo, the next MOVEit and GoAnywhere?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/sysrv-cryptomining-botnet-is-still-alive-and-kicking-out-the-competition\/\">Sysrv cryptomining botnet is still alive (and kicking out the competition)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/clipboard-hijacker-tries-to-install-a-trojan\/\">Clipboard hijacker tries to install a Trojan<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/what-is-session-hijacking\/\">What is session hijacking?<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/which-ports-to-monitor-for-ransomware-attacks\/\">Which ports to monitor for ransomware attacks<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Stay safe!<\/p>\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-text-color has-cyan-bluish-gray-color has-alpha-channel-opacity has-cyan-bluish-gray-background-color has-background is-style-wide\" \/>\n<p>Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and prevent you from getting reinfected. 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