{"id":25696,"date":"2025-01-20T01:10:10","date_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/news-19419\/"},"modified":"2025-01-20T01:10:10","modified_gmt":"2025-01-20T09:10:10","slug":"news-19419","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.palada.net\/index.php\/2025\/01\/20\/news-19419\/","title":{"rendered":"A week in security (January 13 &#8211; January 19)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/imessage-text-gets-recipient-to-disable-phishing-protection-so-they-can-be-phished\">iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/uncategorized\/2025\/01\/the-new-rules-for-ai-and-encrypted-messaging-with-mallory-knodel-lock-and-code-s06e01\">The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01)<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/insurance-company-accused-of-using-secret-software-to-illegally-collect-and-sell-location-data-on-millions-of-americans\">Insurance company accused of using secret software to illegally collect and sell location data on millions of Americans<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/the-great-google-ads-heist-criminals-ransack-advertiser-accounts-via-fake-google-ads\">The great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/plugx-malware-deleted-from-thousands-of-systems-by-fbi\">PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/avery-had-credit-card-skimmer-stuck-on-its-site-for-months\">Avery had credit card skimmer stuck on its site for months<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"\/blog\/news\/2025\/01\/whatsapp-spear-phishing-campaign-uses-qr-codes-to-add-device\">WhatsApp spear phishing campaign uses QR codes to add device<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Last week on ThreatDown:<\/p>\n<ul class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/web-shop-spreads-socgolish-malware-and-steals-credit-cards\/\">Web shop spreads SocGolish malware and steals credit cards<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.threatdown.com\/blog\/first-patch-tuesday-of-2025-includes-8-zero-day-vulnerabilities\/\">8 zero-days in one Patch Tuesday? 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