Category: MalwareBytes

Consent to gather data is a misguided solution, study reveals
14
Feb
2023

Consent to gather data is a misguided solution, study reveals

There’s a flaw in the notice-of-consent approach, and this is evident in the stark gap in knowledge noted by a…

$800,000 recovered from Business Email Compromise attack
11
Feb
2023

$800,000 recovered from Business Email Compromise attack

We take a look at a business email compromise attack which nearly resulted in a very costly loss for one…

Beware fake Facebook emails saying "your page has been disabled"
11
Feb
2023

Beware fake Facebook emails saying “your page has been disabled”

Facebook users need to be on their guard for bogus emails claiming they’ve breached Facebook Community Standards. Facebook users need…

Reddit breached, here's what you need to know
11
Feb
2023

Reddit breached, here’s what you need to know

In an admirably transparent notification, Reddit announced that one of its employees was phished. On Thursday, February 9, 2023, Reddit…

KillNet hits healthcare sector with DDoS attacks
11
Feb
2023

KillNet hits healthcare sector with DDoS attacks

According to CISA, the pro-Russian KillNet group is actively targeting the US and European healthcare sectors with DDoS attacks. At…

Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea
10
Feb
2023

Ryuk ransomware laundering leads to guilty plea

We take a look at a guilty plea made in relation to Ryuk ransomware proceeds, and how you can best…

Introducing Malwarebytes Application Block: How to block unauthorized software from executing on Windows endpoints
10
Feb
2023

How to block unauthorized software from executing on Windows endpoints

Application Block helps organizations easily thwart unwanted applications from launching on Windows endpoints. Malwarebytes is excited to announce Application Block, a…

ION starts bringing customers back online after LockBit ransomware attack
09
Feb
2023

ION starts bringing customers back online after LockBit ransomware attack

Pernicious ransomware group, LockBit, is making headlines again. Less than a month after attacking HACLA, it hit the derivatives trading…

Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General
09
Feb
2023

Stalkerware-type app developers fined by NY Attorney General

We take a look at news that the NYAG has penalised developers of stalkerware-type apps, and the ramifications for those…

Encrypted messaging service eavesdropped on by police, users arrested
09
Feb
2023

Encrypted messaging service eavesdropped on by police, users arrested

Law enforcement eavesdropped on encrypted messaging service Exclu for five months before pulling the plug on it. After eavesdropping on…

Update now! GoAnywhere MFT zero-day patched
09
Feb
2023

Update now! GoAnywhere MFT zero-day patched

A bug in GoAnywhere, a B2B management file transfer software, could lead to a serious supply chain attack if left…

Skull and crossbones
09
Feb
2023

Ransomware review: February 2023

Our Threat Intelligence team looks at known ransomware attacks by gang, country, and industry sector in January 2023, and looks…