Category: MalwareBytes

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11
Mar
2024

Going viral shouldn’t lead to bomb threats, with Leigh Honeywell: Lock and Code S05E06

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… A disappointing meal at a restaurant. An ugly breakup between two partners….

week in security
11
Mar
2024

A week in security (March 4 – March 10)

March 8, 2024 – The flaws could allow an attacker with privileged access to a guest VM to access the…

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08
Mar
2024

Patch now! VMWare escape flaws are so serious even end-of-life software gets a fix

VMWare has issued secuity fixes for its VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation products. It has even taken the…

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08
Mar
2024

Update now! JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability abused at scale

JetBrains issued a warning on March 4, 2024 about two serious vulnerabilities in TeamCity server. The flaws can be used…

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07
Mar
2024

PetSmart warns customers of credential stuffing attack

Pet retail company PetSmart has emailed customers to alert them to a recent credential stuffing attack. Credential stuffing relies on…

pointing Intellexa to the door
07
Mar
2024

Predator spyware vendor banned in US

The US Treasury Department has sanctioned Predator spyware vendor Intellexa Consortium, and banned the company from doing business in the…

ALPHV
06
Mar
2024

ALPHV ransomware gang fakes own death, fools no one

For the second time in only four months, all is not well on the ALPHV (aka BlackCat) ransomware gang’s dark…

Update now! Apple releases patch for zero-day vulnerability
06
Mar
2024

Update your iPhones and iPads now: Apple patches security vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS

Apple has released a security update for iOS and iPadOS to patch two zero-day vulnerabilities which are reported to already…

subdomailing can get you buried in spam
05
Mar
2024

Check your DNS! Abandoned domains used to bypass spam checks

Researchers at Guardio Labs have discovered that a group of spammers is using long-forgotten subdomains from established brands like MSN,…

what happened to my credit card
05
Mar
2024

American Express warns customers about third party data breach

American Express has sent affected customers a warning that “a third party service provider engaged by numerous merchants experienced unauthorized…

deflated Pegasus balloon
05
Mar
2024

Pegasus spyware creator ordered to reveal code used to spy on WhatsApp users

A California federal judge has ordered spyware maker NSO Group to hand over the code for Pegasus and other spyware…

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05
Mar
2024

No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

We’re going to let you in on a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. There pretty much always…