A week in security (Oct 4 – Oct 10)

MalBot · October 11, 2021, 11:30am

Does Cybersecurity Awareness Month actually improve security?
Police take a piece out of a ransomware gang, but won’t say which one
Neiman Marcus data breach affects millions
Windows 11 is out. Is it any good for security?
Criminals were inside Syniverse for 5 years before anyone noticed
Facebook shoots own foot, hits Instagram and WhatsApp too
Twitch compromised: What we know so far, and what you need to do
Apache fixes zero-day vulnerability in HTTP Server
What special needs kids need to stay safe online
Google to auto-enrol users, YouTubers into 2SV
Stop. Do you really need another security tool?
US Navy ship Facebook page hijacked to stream video games
GnuPG fixes a problem with Let’s Encrypt certificate chain validation
Discord scammers lure victims with promise of free Nitro subscriptions
Making better cybersecurity training: Q&A with Malwarebytes expert Kelsey Prichard
At long last, Microsoft is disabling Excel 4.0 macros by default
Firefox reveals sponsored ad “suggestions” in search and address bar

Android malware pretends to be a security update. (Source: BleepingComputer)
Watch out for fake streams of the latest James Bond movie. (Source: CNET)
New cyberattacks will involve the use of 5G technology, according to study (Source: Teiss)
According to a different study, Millennials and Gen Z are bigger cybercrime victims than other generations (Source: Global News Wire)
Data of 1.5 billion Facebook users were allegedly being sold on a popular hacking forum, and the seller insists that they’re genuine (Source: Privacy Affairs)
Confluence servers are being targeted by new ransomware called Atom Silo (Source: SDNet)
Novel RAT involved in Operation GhostShell homes in on global aerospace and telcos (Source: CyberReason)
EU Parliament votes “No” to biometric mass surveillance (Source: Computing)
The TSA to impose mandates to help secure rail and subway systems (Source: The Washington Post)