Category: MalwareBytes

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10
Feb
2025

A suicide reveals the lonely side of AI chatbots, with Courtney Brown (Lock and Code S06E03)

Today on the Lock and Code podcast… In February 2024, a 14-year-old boy from Orlando, Florida, committed suicide after confessing…

week in security
10
Feb
2025

A week in security (February 3 – February 9)

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

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07
Feb
2025

20 Million OpenAI accounts offered for sale

A cybercriminal acting under the monicker “emirking” offered 20 million OpenAI user login credentials this week, sharing what appeared to…

packages pile up at USPS
06
Feb
2025

New scams could abuse brief USPS suspension of inbound packages from China, Hong Kong

I would be the last one to provide scammers with good ideas, but as a security provider, sometimes we need…

University site cloned to evade ad detection distributes fake Cisco installer
06
Feb
2025

University site cloned to evade ad detection distributes fake Cisco installer

There is a constant “cat and mouse” game between defenders and attackers, the latter trying to outsmart and get a…

A man manages his online web business as he sits amongst his inventory of bicycles and accessories
05
Feb
2025

Small business owners, secure your web shop

An online shop is more than just another way to sell your products. It comes with a responsibility to keep…

Behind a semi-opaque screen, one person's hand passes cash secretly to another person's hand
04
Feb
2025

New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025

A paradigm shift in technology is hurtling towards us, and it could change everything we know about cybersecurity. Uhh, again,…

leaking bucket in the cloud
04
Feb
2025

Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes

Making your own bad news is not what Valley News Live had in mind, but negligence comes at a price….

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03
Feb
2025

WhatsApp says Paragon is spying on specific users

WhatsApp has accused the professional spyware company Paragon of spying on a select group of users. WhatsApp, the Meta-owned, end-to-end…

week in security
03
Feb
2025

A week in security (January 27 – February 2)

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

ClickFix vs. traditional download in new DarkGate campaign
01
Feb
2025

ClickFix vs. traditional download in new DarkGate campaign

During the past several months there have been numerous malware campaigns that use a technique something referred to as “ClickFix”….

Website seized by law enforcement
31
Jan
2025

Cybercrime gets a few punches on the nose

It’s not often that we get to share good news, so we wanted to grab this opportunity and showcase some…