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A week in security (October 17 - 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

● Thermal cameras could help reveal your password
● How to spot a scam
● Warning: "FaceStealer" iOS and Android apps steal your Facebook login
● Criminal group busted after stealing hundreds of keyless cars
● Fake tractor fraudsters plague online transactions
● DeadBolt ransomware gang tricked into giving victims free decryption keys
● Why Log4Text is not another Log4Shell
● Ransomware attack freezes newspaper printing system
● Man scammed IRL for a phone he sold online
● 5 essential security tips for SMBs
● Microsoft fixes driver blocklist placing users at risk from BYOVD attacks
● Microsoft breach reveals some customer data
● New PHP-based Ducktail infostealer is now after crypto wallets
● Venus ransomware targets remote desktop services
● Suspected LAPSUS$ group member arrested in Brazil
● Third-party application patching: Everything you need to know for your business
● Gas, a positive social network for teens (no, really)
● Looking for student debt relief? Watch out for scammers says the FBI
● Former cop abused unrevoked system access to extort women
● Large typosquatting campaign delivers tech support scams

Stay safe!

via Malwarebytes Labs