Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Home routers are being hijacked using a vulnerability disclosed just 2 before
- Ransomware turncoat leaks Conti data, lifts the lid on the ransomware business
- Check your passwords! Synology NAS devices are under attack from StealthWorker
- PrintNightmare and RDP RCE among major issues tackled by Patch Tuesday
- Thief pulls off colossal, $600m crypto-robbery…and gives the money back
- If a QR code leads you to a Bitcoin ATM at a gas station, it’s a scam
- Twitter says it out loud: removing anonymity will not stop online abuse
- Microsoft’s PrintNightmare continues, shrugs off Patch Tuesday fixes
- Cyberbullying 101: a primer for kids, teens, and parents
- VPN test: how to check if your VPN is working or not
- Crypto-scams you should be steering clear of in 2021
- Phishing campaign goes old school, dusts off morse code
Other cybersecurity news:
- Activist raided by police over ‘confidential’ meeting notes (Source: The Register)
- Hacker claims to have data on more than 100 million T-Mobile customers, asks for $277,000 (Source: Gizmodo)
- Warzone hackers and cheaters make season 5 the worst update ever (Source: GamingIntel)
- In a first for Maine, ransomware hackers hit 2 public wastewater plants (Source: Bangor Daily News)
- DocuSign abused to launch devious phishing scams (Source: TechRadar)
- 50% of cybersecurity attacks are from repeat offenders (Source: Help Net Security)
- Phishing sites targeting scammers and thieves (Source: Krebs on Security)
- Most digital attacks today involve social engineering (Source: Security Intelligence)
- Discord malware is a growing and persistent threat (Source: PC Gamer)
- Google can take 2 months to remove malware apps from app store (Source: New Scientist)
Stay safe, everyone!
