Category: MalwareBytes

patched Apple
12
Dec
2024

Update now! Apple releases new security patches for vulnerabilities in iPhones, Macs, and more

Apple has released security patches for most of its operating systems, including iOS, Mac, iPadOS, Safari, and visionOS. To check if you’re…

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12
Dec
2024

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December 10, 2024 – TikTok has requested an emergency injunction to stop or postpone the planned ban on the platform…

TikTok logo
10
Dec
2024

TikTok ban in US: Company seeks emergency injunction to prevent it

TikTok has requested an emergency injunction to stop or postpone the planned ban on the platform in the US. Back…

Matrix encrypted messaging service seized
09
Dec
2024

Encrypted messaging service intercepted, 2.3 million messages read by law enforcement

European law enforcement agencies have taken down yet another encrypted messaging service mainly used by criminals. The Matrix encrypted messaging…

week in security
09
Dec
2024

A week in security (December 2 – December 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

Manson Market domain seized
06
Dec
2024

Europol takes down criminal data hub Manson Market in busy month for law enforcement

A coordinated action between several European law enforcement agencies shut down an online marketplace called Manson Market that sold stolen…

Great wall of China
05
Dec
2024

Americans urged to use encrypted messaging after large, ongoing cyberattack

A years-long infiltration into the systems of eight telecom giants, including AT&T and Verizon, allowed a state sponsored actor to…

Cold wallet, hot wallet, or empty wallet? What is the safest way to store cryptocurrency?
04
Dec
2024

Crypto’s rising value likely to bring new wave of scams

With the value of cryptocurrencies going to the roof, you can expect several attempts to get defrauded if you even…

AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, and medical records
04
Dec
2024

AI chatbot provider exposes 346,000 customer files, including ID documents, resumes, and medical records

Researchers have discovered a huge Google Cloud Storage bucket, found freely accessible on the internet and containing a treasure trove…

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads
03
Dec
2024

Repeat offenders drive bulk of tech support scams via Google Ads

Of all the different kinds of malicious search ads we track, those related to customer service are by far the…

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02
Dec
2024

These cars want to know about your sex life (re-air) (Lock and Code S05E25)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Two weeks ago, the Lock and Code podcast shared three stories about…

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02
Dec
2024

No company too small for Phobos ransomware gang, indictment reveals

The US Department of Justice has charged a Russian national named Evgenii Ptitsyn with selling, operating, and distributing a ransomware…