A week in security (February 1 – February 7)

Last week's security events included Fonix ransomware giving up crime, credit card skimmer in Magento 1 hack, risks of browser sync, real identities not making social media safer, barcode scanner infecting 10 million users, Android emulator introducing malware on PCs, phishing campaign shut down, workers oversharing data, smart card hack raising concerns, scams increasing but reports decreasing, NoxPlayer updates causing problems, malware lurking in browser extensions, Office phishing via Google's FireBase, and new Covid scams targeting over 70s