Last week on Malwarebytes Labs
- Google warns some users that FancyBear’s been prowling around
- Inside Apple: How macOS attacks are evolving
- The joy of phishing your employees
- ExpressVPN made a choice, and so did I: Lock and Code S02E19
- Update now! Apple patches another privilege escalation bug in iOS and iPad OS
- Ransom disclosure act would mandate ransomware payment disclosing
- Patch now! Microsoft fixes 71 Windows vulnerabilities in October patch Tuesday
- “Free Steam Game” scams on TikTok are Among Us
- Inside Apple: How Apple’s attitude impacts security
- Adblocker promises to block ads, injects them instead
- What is an .exe file? Is it the same as an executable?
Other cybersecurity news
- VirusTotal reports 95% of ransomware spotted targets Windows (Source: The Register)
- Popular Makerbot site breached (Source: Troy Hunt)
- Leave no trace: how a teenage hacker lost himself online (Source: The Guardian)
- “Clumsy” BlackByte malware reuses crypto keys (Source: Dark Reading)
- Botnet gang steals millions with surprisingly simple trick (Source: ZDNet)
- Minecraft is a hotbed for malware: here’s why (Source: Make Use Of)
- Prioritizing cybersecurity awareness training in the wake of phishing attacks (Source: Infosecurity Magazine)
- FBI, CISA warn water facility operators of ongoing malicious cyber activity (Source: Cyberscoop)
Stay safe, everyone!
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