Riot Games refuses to pay ransom to avoid League of Legends leak
The Riot Games breach saga continues. After confirming threat actors were able to steal some of its code, Riot Games has also revealed that it received a…
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Update vRealize now! VMware patches critical RCE vulnerabilities
VMware has issued a security advisory for vRealize Log Insight that covers four vulnerabilities, including two critical RCEs VMware has issued a security advisory for…
Hive! Hive! Hive! Ransomware site submerged by FBI
The DoJ, FBI, and Europol have released details about a months-long international disruption campaign against the Hive ransomware group On January 26, 2023, the United…
“2.6 million DuoLingo account entries” up for sale
We take a look at claims of large amounts of DuoLingo user data up for sale, supposedly scraped from publicly available sources. Not a week…
WhatsApp hijackers take over your account while you sleep
There’s an easy way to protect yourself. Here’s how. Late last week, Twitter user Zuk (@ihackbanme) tweeted an issue about WhatsApp that has the potential…
CISA releases advice on how to safeguard K–12 organizations
CISA’s released a report with recommendations on how to safeguard K–12 organizations from cybersecurity threats. To help K–12 schools and school districts in their struggle…
5 facts about Vice Society, the ransomware group wreaking havoc on the education sector
In this article, we’ll arm you with five facts about Vice Society so you can get the upper-hand against this persistent education sector threat. Move…
Grand Theft Auto 5 exploit allows cheaters to tamper with your data
We take a look at reports of players having their GTAV data corrupted by exploiters. Yesterday I spent some time helping to fix a relative’s…
Consumer privacy and social media
Social media platforms are making a lot of money with targeted advertising. To improve the targeting, they want us much of your data as you…
Video game playing FISH live streams credit card ‘theft’
We take a look at an incredible tale of a fish who wouldn’t stop until it made a credit card purchase while streaming a video…
What happened in privacy in 2022
In 2022, privacy was upended for millions of people. Here are the biggest stories from last year. Annual reviews of any year’s developments in privacy…
Key takeaways from Malwarebytes 2023 State of Mobile Cybersecurity
We asked 250 schools and hospitals about their mobile security posture, including Chromebooks. Here’s what we found out. The results of our latest survey on…