10 things to do to improve your online privacy
1. Set up two-factor authentication Do this for as many of your online accounts as you can, especially the major ones like your email and…
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Malicious ads for restricted messaging applications target Chinese users
An ongoing campaign of malicious ads has been targeting Chinese-speaking users with lures for popular messaging applications such as Telegram or LINE with the intent…
Malwarebytes wins every Q2 MRG Effitas award & scores 100% on new phishing test
ThreatDown Endpoint Protection (EP) achieved the highest possible score (100%) and received certifications for Level 1, Exploit, Online Banking, and Ransomware in the most recent…
Patch now! Fortra GoAnywhere MFT vulnerability exploit available
On January 22, 2024, software company Fortra warned customers about a new authentication bypass vulnerability impacting GoAnywhere MFT (Managed File Transfer) that allows an attacker…
AI likely to boost ransomware, warns government body
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it expects Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heighten the global ransomware threat. In a report, the NCSC makes…
2024 State of Ransomware in Education: 92% spike in K-12 attacks
This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In…
How to lock out your ex-partner from your smart home
Stalkers can use all kinds of apps, gadgets, devices, and phones to spy on their targets, which are often their ex-partners. Unfortunately, while they no…
Update now! Apple releases patch for zero-day vulnerability
Apple has released new security updates for several products, including a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that could impact iPhones, iPad, Macs, and Apple TVs.…
“The mother of all breaches”: 26 billion records found online
Security researchers have discovered billions of exposed records online, calling it the “mother of all breaches”. However, the dataset doesn’t seem to be from one…
Microsoft got hacked by state sponsored group it was investigating
In a spy-vs-spy type of scenario, Microsoft has acknowledged that a group called Midnight Blizzard (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear), gained access to…
Coldriver threat group targets high-ranking officials to obtain credentials
Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. The main targets of the Coldriver group…
Google changes wording for Incognito browsing in Chrome
Users of Chrome Canary have noticed some slight changes in the wording that Google uses for Incognito mode. Chrome Canary is mainly intended for use…