A week in security (July 18 – July 24)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 25 Jul 2022 08:44:00 +0000

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

• Extortionists target restaurants, demand money to take down bad reviews
• The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data
• Roblox breached: Internal documents posted online by unknown attackers
• Warning for WordPress admins: Uninstall the Modern WPBakery plugin immediately!
• PayPal phishing campaign goes after more than just your login credentials
• Fraudulent cryptocurrency investment apps are duping investors
• Ring shares data with police without consent (but it’s in good faith), says Amazon
• Facebook gets round tracking privacy measure by encrypting links
• Another ransomware payment recovered by the Justice Department
• Google ads lead to major malvertising campaign
• Vulnerabilities in GPS tracker could have “life-threatening” implications
• The winding road to compliance
• The Wren Eleanor story: Why you should keep your kids’ images off social media

Stay safe!

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