Ransomware review: October 2023
In September, two high-profile casino breaches taught us about the nuances of the RaaS affiliate landscape, the asymmetric dangers of phishing, and of two starkly…
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23andMe users’ data stolen, offered for sale
Information belonging to as many as seven million 23andMe customers has been put up for sale on criminal forums following a credential stuffing attack. Information…
Upgrading your Android device? Read this first
A few tips and how-tos for when you are ready to move to the next Android phone. Backup, transfer, wipe, and move on. Last month,…
AI sneak attacks, location spying, and definitely not malware, or, what one teenager fears online: Lock and Code S04E21
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Bay Area teenager Nitya Sharma—for the second year in a row—about what she’s most…
Amazon Prime email scammer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
A very convincing Amazon Prime scam landed in our mail server today and…went straight to spam. Here’s why. More often than not, its our solemn…
Multi-factor authentication has proven it works, so what are we waiting for?
Amazon has announced it will require all privileged AWS to use MFA in the near future. Let’s hope others follow. Recently, Amazon announced that it…
Exim finally fixes 3 out of 6 vulnerabilities
Six vulnerabilities in the Exim message transfer agent have been fixed—over a year after they were reported. Exim is a message transfer agent (MTA) originally…
Meta and TikTok consider charging users for ad-free experience
Social media companies are offering or thinking about paid subscriptions in exchange for removing ads. According to a report from the Wall Street Journal, Meta…
Sony attacked by two ransomware operators
Sony has confirmed a ransomware attack in June and is investigating claims of a second, more recent one. On September 25, newcomer ransomware group RansomedVC…
Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities on iPhone and iPad
Apple has issued an emergency update to patch two vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited one. Apple has released iOS 17.0.3, an emergency update fixing two…
Malwarebytes earns high marks for detection, blocks initial malware executions
MITRE Engenuity released its 2023 ATT&CK Evaluation results, with Malwarebytes blocking initial malware execution and earning high marks for detection. MITRE Engenuity released its 2023…
Gen Z fears physical violence from being online more than anyone else, Malwarebytes finds
Gen Z fears violence. Adults fear identity theft. And only about one-third of everyone is using antivirus. These are the cybersecurity and online privacy findings…