A week in security (June 25 – July 1)

Last week on Labs, we looked at comment moderation duties, Viagra spam on a news-making restaurant’s website, and how to manage your child’s online presence for Internet safety month. We also looked at a set of big breaches and leaks, as well as malware threats with a World Cup vibe.

Other news

• • Homeland Security subpoenas “Flash Gordon” (Source: ZDNet)
  • Looking into the world of digtal ad fraud (Source: The Register)
  • Cryptominers dial it down to avoid detection (Source: SANS)
  • EU “cyber force” on the way (Source: Ministry of National Defence Lithuania)
  • GDPR and dark patterns [PDF] (Source: Forbruker Radet)
  • A reminder to not give out your personal information (Source: BBC)
  • Monitoring in the workplace (Source: Help Net Security)
  • New Brave update includes TOR (Source: Brave)
  • Phishing is top SMB attack threat (Source: Infosec Magazine)
  • Spearphishing campaign attacks South Korea (Source: Dark Reading)

Stay safe, everyone!