A week in security (Sept 13 – Sept 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs

• Why backups aren’t a “silver bullet” against ransomware, with Matt Crape: Lock and Code S02E17
• The many tentacles of Magecart Group 8
• Apple releases emergency update: Patch, but don’t panic
• Update now! Google Chrome fixes two in-the-wild zero-days
• Parts of the Dark Web “awash” with school children’s personal data
• Patch now! PrintNightmare over, MSHTML fixed, a new horror appears … OMIGOD
• What are SSL certificates?
• Ransomware scammers target artists with fake Krita revenue deals
• HP OMEN users, update your driver now!
• What are computer cookies?
• What is the Dark Web? The Dark Web explained
• FBI and CISA warn of APT groups exploiting ADSelfService Plus
• Facebook’s own research reveals the harm that Instagram can inflict

Other cybersecurity news

• Hackers stole the source code of an application Puma, the German sportswear company, is using internally. (Source: The Record)
• Fake UPS courier phishers unmasked by researchers. (Source: vpnMentor)
• What are zero-click attacks, and how do they work? (Source: Security Week)
• There’s a black market for fake COVID vaccine certificates, and it’s booming (Source: Check Point Blog)
• Threat actors pretended to be the US Department of Transportation, so they can harvest Microsoft credentials (Source: INKY)
• New Zealand companies are being bombarded with DDoS, but their government is mum about it. (Source: The Register)
• A top FBI official said that there is “no indication” that Russia has cracked down ransomware gangs. (Source: The Record)
• Exclusive: Gaggle follows kids home for remote learning. (Source: The 74 Million)
• A ransomware gang has encrypted the entire network of South Africa’s Department of Justice (Source: BleepingComputer)
• One ransomware gang has threatened to delete decryption keys if its victims contact law enforcement or hire a negotiator. (Source: BleepingComputer)

Stay safe!

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