A week in security (December 11 – December 17)

December 15, 2023 – PikaBot, a stealthy malware normally distributed via malspam is now being spread via malicious ads.

December 15, 2023 – Google will soon roll out its Tracking Protection feature to some randomly chosen users in order to prepare for a full deployment.

December 14, 2023 – Apple has plans to make it harder for iPhone thieves to steal your personal information even if they have your device’s passcode.

December 14, 2023 – A recently patched Apache Struts 2 vulnerability has been spotted in worldwide exploitation attempts. Users and admins should update ASAP.

December 14, 2023 – The ALPHV ransomware group appears to be going through some things.