Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our [podcast]() featured Troy Hunt, Chloé Messdaghi, and Tanya Janca who discussed security fatigue with us. We announced the release of the Malwarebytes [SMB Cybersecurity Trust & Confidence Report 2021](), a first-of-its-kind survey of the hardworking IT professionals on the front lines of the fight against cyberthreats. We wrote about how [Bitcoin payments]() were used to unmask a man who hired a Dark Web contract killer; how some [ransomware gangs]() are connected, sharing resources and tactics; about a [visa scam]() affecting Nigerian citizens looking to move to the United States; about [NAME:WRECK]() a set of vulnerabilities found in the way a number of popular TCP/IP stacks handle DNS requests; how [ransomware]() disrupted a food supply chain in the Netherlands; how Chrome needed patching against two [in-the-wild exploits](); how a controversial [FBI intervention]() to shut down malware on hundreds of Exchange servers caused heated discussions; how researchers noted a huge upsurge in [DDoS attacks]() during the pandemic; how Chrome users can opt out of the Google[ FLoC]() trial; how [deepfakes]() were going to change everything and then didn’t; About the NSA, CISA, and FBI warning of [Russian intelligence]() exploiting 5 vulnerabilities; and how shady scam bots trick [Omegle]() users into nonconsensual video sex recordings. ### Other cybersecurity news: * An update to the Covid-19 [NHS]() track and trace mobile app was blocked over privacy and security concerns. (Source: TechRadar) * Cryptocurrency rewards platform [Celsius Network]() disclosed a security breach exposing customer information that led to a phishing attack. (Source: BleepingComputer) * Threat analysts have been tracking activity where contact forms published on websites are abused to deliver malicious links to [IcedID]() malware. (Source: Microsoft Security Blog) * The EU published the [SOCTA 2021]() report providing a detailed analysis of the threat of serious and organised crime facing the EU. (Source: Europol) * New information was revealed about how the FBI managed to get into the [San Bernardino]() shooter’s iPhone. (Source: The Verge) * The use of facial recognition for surveillance, or algorithms that manipulate human behaviour, is set to be banned under proposed EU regulations on [artificial intelligence](). (Source: BBC) Stay safe, everyone! The post [A week in security (April 12 - 18)]() appeared first on [Malwarebytes Labs]().

A week in security (April 12 – 18)