Category: MalwareBytes

Thieving Santa children
20
Dec
2024

Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids

Sorry for the headline, but we have to get creative to get anyone to read an article on a Friday…

'Fix It' social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands
20
Dec
2024

‘Fix It’ social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands

More and more, threat actors are leveraging the browser to deliver malware in ways that can evade detection from antivirus…

TP-Link logo
19
Dec
2024

TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices

The US government launched a national security investigation into the popular, Chinese-owned router maker TP-Link, with a potential eye on…

pallet liquidation delivered on your laptop
18
Dec
2024

Pallet liquidation scams and how to recognize them

Pallet liquidation scams target people looking to purchase pallets of supposedly discounted merchandise, often from major retailers like Amazon. Groups…

AI-generated malvertising "white pages" are fooling detection engines
18
Dec
2024

AI-generated malvertising “white pages” are fooling detection engines

This is no secret, online criminals are leveraging artificial intelligence (AI) and large language models (LLMs) in their malicious schemes….

Close up of black credit card.
17
Dec
2024

5 million payment card details stolen in painful reminder to monitor Christmas spending

Another day, another exposed S3 bucket. This time, 5 million US credit cards and personal details were leaked online. The…

task scams example
16
Dec
2024

Task scams surge by 400%, but what are they?

An unfamiliar type of scam has surged against everyday people, with a year-over-year increase of some 400%, putting job seekers…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
16
Dec
2024

A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus (Lock and Code S05E26)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Privacy is many things for many people. For the teenager suffering from…

week in security
16
Dec
2024

A week in security (December 9 – December 15)

December 13, 2024 – Care1, a Canadian healthcare solutions provider left a cloud storage instance freely accessible and unencrypted for…

Malicious ad distributes SocGholish malware to Kaiser Permanente employees
16
Dec
2024

Malicious ad distributes SocGholish malware to Kaiser Permanente employees

On December 15, we detected a malicious campaign targeting Kaiser Permanente employees via Google Search Ads. The fraudulent ad masquerades…

leaking bucket in the cloud
13
Dec
2024

4.8 million healthcare records left freely accessible

Your main business is healthcare, so your excuse when you get hacked is that you didn’t have the budget to…

data brokers have lots of location data
12
Dec
2024

Data brokers should stop trading health and location data, new bill proposes

Senators introduced a bill on Tuesday that would prohibit data brokers from selling or transferring location and health data. Data…