A week in security (June 28 – June 4)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

  • Is it Game Over for VR Advergaming?
  • Lil’ skimmer, the Magecart impersonator
  • What is the WireGuard VPN protocol?
  • Binance receives the ban hammer from UK’s FCA
  • Fired by algorithm: The future’s here and it’s a robot wearing a white collar
  • Second colossal Linkedin “breach” in 3 months, almost all users affected
  • Police seize DoubleVPN data, servers, and domain
  • PrintNightmare 0-day can be used to take over Windows domain controllers
  • SMS authentication code includes ad: A very bad idea
  • Microsoft exec reveals “routine” secrecy orders from government investigators
  • Beware password spraying Fancy Bears
  • Shutdown Kaseya VSA servers to stop cascading REvil attack against MSPs, clients

Other cybersecurity news

  • Researchers explore the insecure world of the subdomain (Source: Can i take your subdomain)
  • Cyber insurance model is broken, consider banning ransomware payments (Source: The Register)
  • How facial recognition solutions can safeguard the hybrid workplace (Source: Help Net Security)
  • Capital One hacker faces fresh charges for 2019 hacking spree (Source: Teiss)
  • HMRC-branded phishing scams surge despite protections (Source: Computer Weekly)
  • Cryptomining malware hits gamers doing the dodgy (Source: Pickr)
  • Confessions of a famous fraudster: how and why social engineering scams work (Source: Security Intelligence)
  • IoT risks are real, and this is how you mitigate them (Source: IT Pro)
  • Reuters: Israeli charged in global hacker for hire scheme wants plea deal (Source: Reuters)

Stay safe, everyone!

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