A week in security (August 17 – 23)

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Last week at Malwarebytes Labswe looked in the impact of COVID-19 on healthcare cybersecurity, dug to a pandemic stats in terms of the way workforces coped with going remote, and served a crash course on malware detection. Our latest Lock and Code podcast researched the safety of parental monitoring apps.

Additional cybersecurity news

Under lock and key: Researchers demonstrated the way the sound of a spinning lock could help open doors (Source: The Register) Enemies in the Roblox gates: How do a business attempt to maintain their match free from pornography ? (source: Fast Company)French authorities warned of a COVID phish performing the rounds (Source: The Connexion)Jackpot! Cash machine recipients tipped odds in their favour (Source: Wired)Tesla says no to hacks: Car giant does combat DIY performance increase (Source: Electrek)Mobile hack includes lasting damage: Actress talked of horror at having photographs stolen (Source: Infosecurity Magazine)VPNs under siege: voice phishers today targeting corporate VPNs (Source: Krebs on Security)Phishers proceed in: “Sophisticated” scam targeted people looking to move home (Source: The Negotiator)Gift card scam targeted members of Church: Officials asked to buy gift cards and send codes to individuals who claimed that they rsquo;ll be refunded (Source: BBC)Fake cops, real phone call: Law enforcement warned of individuals claiming to be police officers extorting sufferers for cash over the phone (Source: The Mercury News)

Stay safe, everyone!

The article A week at safety (August 17 — 23) appeared initially on Malwarebytes Labs.

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