Category: MalwareBytes

influencers targeted by scammers
19
Mar
2024

Social media influencers targeted by identity thieves

Social media influencers are attractive targets for identity thieves. With large followings and a literal influence on their followers, it’s…

week in security
18
Mar
2024

A week in security (March 11 – March 17)

March 13, 2024 – Malwarebytes Premium for Windows detected and blocked 100% of the malware samples used in AVLab’s January…

Abstract light swirls
15
Mar
2024

Ransomware’s appetite for US healthcare sees known attacks double in a year

Following the February 21 attack on Change Healthcare, scores of people in the US have been living with the brutal,…

Webinar recap: 6 critical cyberthreats in 2024 and how to counter them
14
Mar
2024

Webinar recap: 6 critical cyberthreats in 2024 and how to counter them

Our webinar on the 2024 State of Malware report is now available on-demand. Featuring cybersecurity experts Mark Stockley and Jérôme…

TikTok faces potential ban in the US
14
Mar
2024

TikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would effectively ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance…

Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test
14
Mar
2024

Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test

Malwarebytes Premium earned a perfect score in the latest AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test,” catching and stopping 100%…

ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment 
13
Mar
2024

ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment 

ThreatDown has once again earned a perfect score in AVLabs’ January 2024 real-world malware detection tests, marking the eleventh consecutive…

How to update outdated software on Mac endpoints: Introducing ThreatDown VPM for Mac  
13
Mar
2024

How to update outdated software on Mac endpoints: Introducing ThreatDown VPM for Mac  

ThreatDown is happy to announce that our Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management (VPM) tool is now available for Mac endpoints. …

several patches
13
Mar
2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2024 includes critical Hyper-V flaws

The March 2024 Patch Tuesday update includes patches for 61 Microsoft vulnerabilities. Only two of the vulnerabilities are rated critical…

FakeBat delivered via several active malvertising campaigns
13
Mar
2024

FakeBat delivered via several active malvertising campaigns

February was a particularly busy month for search-based malvertising with the number of incidents we documented almost doubling. We saw…

Ransomware review: October 2023
12
Mar
2024

Ransomware review: January 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on…

child asking data brokers to hush
12
Mar
2024

Data brokers admit they’re selling information on precise location, kids, and reproductive healthcare

Information newly made available under California law has shed light on data broker practices, including exactly what categories of information…