A week in security (Oct 11 – Oct 17)

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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