Category: MalwareBytes

week in security
04
Mar
2024

A week in security (February 26 – March 3)

March 1, 2024 – Scammers are attacking Mac users interested in cryptocurrencies using a fake fix for a meeting link…

PikaBot malware on the rise: What organizations need to know 
02
Mar
2024

PikaBot malware on the rise: What organizations need to know 

A new type of malware is being used by ransomware gangs in their attacks, and its name is PikaBot. A…

cryptocurrencies investor
01
Mar
2024

Malicious meeting invite fix targets Mac users

Cybercriminals are targeting Mac users interested in cryptocurrency opportunities with fake calendar invites. During the attacks the criminals will send…

booking a castle does not come cheap
29
Feb
2024

Airbnb scam sends you to a fake Tripadvisor site, takes your money

One of my co-workers who works on Malwarebytes’ web research team just witnessed a real life example of how useful…

Facebook login screen
29
Feb
2024

Facebook bug could have allowed attacker to take over accounts

A vulnerability in Facebook could have allowed an attacker to take over a Facebook account without the victim needing to…

Stopping a targeted attack on a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with ThreatDown MDR
29
Feb
2024

Stopping a targeted attack on a Managed Service Provider (MSP) with ThreatDown MDR

In late January 2024, the ThreatDown Managed Detection and Response (MDR) team found and stopped a three-month long malware campaign…

healthcare image, a bed in an empty hospital hallway
28
Feb
2024

ALPHV is singling out healthcare sector, say FBI and CISA

In an updated #StopRansomware security advisory, the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA), the Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI), and…

One year later, Rhadamanthys is still dropped via malvertising
28
Feb
2024

One year later, Rhadamanthys is still dropped via malvertising

It was just a little over a year ago that the Rhadamanthys stealer was first publicly seen distributed via malicious…

Change Healthcare logo
28
Feb
2024

Change Healthcare outages reportedly caused by ransomware

On Wednesday February 21, 2024, Change Healthcare—a subsidiary of UnitedHealth Group—experienced serious system outages due to a cyberattack. In a…

A Trojan Horse on wheels breaks into the screen of a smartphone
27
Feb
2024

Android banking trojans: How they steal passwords and drain bank accounts

For the most popular operating system in the world—which is Android and it isn’t even a contest—there’s a sneaky cyberthreat…

A couple wearing a chicken and a fox mask.
27
Feb
2024

Identity theft is number one threat for consumers, says report

The German Federal Office for Information Security (BSI) has published a report on The State of IT Security in Germany…

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26
Feb
2024

How to make a fake ID online, with Joseph Cox: Lock and Code S05E05

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, fake IDs had roughly three purposes: Buying booze before legally…