Category: MalwareBytes

GeoSpy location
21
Jan
2025

AI tool GeoSpy analyzes images and identifies locations in seconds

It’s just become even more important to be conscious about the pictures we post online. GeoSpy is an Artificial Intelligence…

surveillance pricing
20
Jan
2025

Your location or browsing habits could lead to price increases when buying online

Companies are showing customers different prices for the same goods and services based what data they have on them, including…

week in security
20
Jan
2025

A week in security (January 13 – January 19)

January 17, 2025 – A cybercriminal campaign linked to Russia is deploying QR codes to access the WhatsApp accounts of…

WhatsApp logo
17
Jan
2025

WhatsApp spear phishing campaign uses QR codes to add device

A cybercriminal campaign linked to Russia is deploying QR codes to access the WhatsApp accounts of high-profile targets like journalists,…

hidden credit card skimmer
16
Jan
2025

Avery had credit card skimmer stuck on its site for months

The consequences of a wave of credit card skimmers—which is normal around the holidays—are starting to show. Label maker Avery…

Pulling PlugX
16
Jan
2025

PlugX malware deleted from thousands of systems by FBI

The FBI says it has removed PlugX malware from thousands of infected computers worldwide. The move came after suspicion that…

The great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads
15
Jan
2025

The great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads

Table of contents Overview Online criminals are targeting individuals and businesses that advertise via Google Ads by phishing them for…

An older man holding dollar sign glasses up to his eyes.
14
Jan
2025

Insurance company accused of using secret software to illegally collect and sell location data on millions of Americans

Insurance company Allstate and its subsidiary Arity unlawfully collected, used, and sold data about the location and movement of Texans’…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
13
Jan
2025

The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… The era of artificial intelligence everything is here, and with it, come…

smishing iMessage
13
Jan
2025

iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished

A smishing (SMS phishing) campaign is targeting iMessage users, attempting to socially engineer them into bypassing Apple’s built in phishing…

week in security
13
Jan
2025

A week in security (January 6 – January 12)

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

BayMark Health Services logo
10
Jan
2025

BayMark Health Services sends breach notifications after ransomware attack

BayMark Health Services, Inc. (BayMark) notified an unknown number of patients that attackers stole their personal and health information. BayMark…