Webroot Weekly Highlights - 9/28/2018

  • 28 September 2018
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This is a weekly highlight of the best articles and news going on in the Community.
 
See any stories that catch your interest? What would you like to see in the future? Let us know in the comments below!
 


 
New Mozilla Firefox Attack Causes Desktop Client to Crash
 
A new attack has been created that can crash or freeze the Mozilla Firefox desktop browser simply by visiting a web page that contains an embedded JavaScript script. 
 
 
See the full article here.
 
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Cybercriminals Target Kodi Media Player for Malware Distribution
 
The Kodi media player has emerged as a malware distribution platform for cybercriminals, recently becoming the target for a cryptomining campaign that compromised about 5,000 machines before being thwarted. Those victims are still at risk, researchers warned.
 
See the full article here.
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DoorDash Accounts Hacked in Credential Stuffing Attack
 
An increasing number of DoorDash customers reported on Twitter and Reddit that their accounts had been hacked into, passwords have been changed, and crooks placed fraudulent orders on their behalf.
 
See the full article here.
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macOS Mojave Privacy Bypass Flaw Allows Access to Protected Files
  
A security researcher shows on Mojave's release day that Apple's  latest privacy protection implementations in macOS are not sufficiently strong.
In a minute-long clip, Patrick Wardle shows that the security in the dark-themed macOS can be bypassed to reach sensitive user data, such as the information in the address book.
 
See the full article here.
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6 sure signs someone is phishing you—besides email
 
 There are several common and, unfortunately, frequently successful avenues of attack that cybercriminals can use to part you from your personal contact and financial information. These phishing attack methods include email, phone calls, corrupted software or apps, social media, advertisements, and even direct SMS (text) messages.
 
See the full article here

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I'd love to see information on the benefits of some of the add-ons like DNS Protect, for example.
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A weekly summary of the number of pieces of malware Webroot and DNS have blocked.
Perhaps a weekly count of how many new threats were detected.
 
-Mike
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Thank you for the feedback!
@ you can find more information on DNS Protection in this video. We also have an interesting webinar "Combat the Criminal Chase for Cryptocurrency with DNS Protection" coming up. Let me know if you would like any further information and I'll be happy to help!
 
@, we have recently begun publishing a Malware Manifesto that is a database of recent threats. Check it out and let Lara know what you think.

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