Category: MalwareBytes

An NFT gallery
11
Jan
2023

Pokemon NFT card game malware chooses you

We take a look at reports of a set of fake Pokemon sites offering up a bogus NFT card game…

Polite WiFi loophole could allow attackers to drain device batteries
11
Jan
2023

Polite WiFi loophole could allow attackers to drain device batteries

Researchers have found that the WiFi protocol is a bit too polite when acknowledging received packets from outside the own…

US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube
11
Jan
2023

US school district sues Facebook, Instagram, Snapchat, TikTok, YouTube

A whole school district in Seattle is suing social media giants for causing harm to kids and youths. Public schools…

A week in security (January 1 to January 8)
10
Jan
2023

A week in security (January 1 to January 8)

The most interesting security related news from the week of January 1 to 8. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay…

Slack private code on GitHub stolen
10
Jan
2023

Slack private code on GitHub stolen

Stolen employee tokens gave an attacker access to Slack’s private code repositories. Online collaboration platform Slack reported on New Year’s…

Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven
10
Jan
2023

Crypto-inspired Magecart skimmer surfaces via digital crime haven

One criminal scheme often leads to another. This blog digs into a credit card skimmer and its ties with other…

Louisiana wants your ID if you're looking at adult-only websites
10
Jan
2023

Louisiana wants your ID if you’re looking at adult-only websites

The state of Louisiana has introduced age verification for pornographic websites—will it work? The state of Louisiana introduced a law…

Security vulnerabilities in major car brands revealed
10
Jan
2023

Security vulnerabilities in major car brands revealed

Major new motor vehicle research has detailed multiple vulnerabilities across a wide range of car manufacturers. Your car potentially hasn’t…

WordPress
07
Jan
2023

Malware targets 30 unpatched WordPress plugins

It’s time to check your website is up to date. If you make use of plugins on your WordPress site…

LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim
07
Jan
2023

LA housing authority is latest LockBit ransomware victim

In an incident still under investigation, the Housing Authority of the City of Los Angeles (HACLA) was attacked by LockBit…

tweet button on keyboard
07
Jan
2023

New Twitter data dump is a cleaned up version of old Twitter dump

Bottom line: The threats of sensitive and relevant online data collected and made available to the public is real and…

New device? Here's how to safely dispose of your old one
06
Jan
2023

New device? Here’s how to safely dispose of your old one

Before we hand down, sell on, or recycle our old device we will want to make sure all personal data…