Category: MalwareBytes

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10
Jan
2024

SEC X account hacked to hawk crypto-scams

We have seen several high-profile accounts that were taken over on X (formerly Twitter) only to be used for cryptocurrency…

ThreatDown earns highest ratings across EDR and MDR categories in G2 Winter 2024 results 
10
Jan
2024

ThreatDown earns highest ratings across EDR and MDR categories in G2 Winter 2024 results 

The peer-to-peer review source G2 has released its Winter 2024 reports, ranking ThreatDown products on top across several Endpoint Detection…

patient
09
Jan
2024

Exposing the ransomware lie to “leave hospitals alone”

Ransomware groups are liars, yes, but even when these dangerous cybercriminals would ransack organizations and destroy entire companies, a few…

phone connecting to nearby AirTag
08
Jan
2024

AirTags stalking lawsuit alleges Apple’s negligence in protecting victims

Each year, an estimated 13.5 million people in the US are victim to stalking. This is a worrying fact stated…

week in security
08
Jan
2024

A week in security (January 1 – January 7)

January 7, 2024 – UK Police are investigating a sexual assault on the avatar of a girl aged under 16…

letter on a phishing hook
07
Jan
2024

Explained: SMTP smuggling | Malwarebytes

SMTP smuggling is a technique that allows an attacker to send an email from pretty much any address they like….

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07
Jan
2024

Police investigate sexual assault on an avatar

British police are investigating a case involving a virtual sexual assault of a girl’s avatar. Even though there was no…

wasted tim
07
Jan
2024

How AI hallucinations are making bug hunting harder

Bug bounty programs that pay people for finding bugs are a very useful tool for improving the security of software….

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04
Jan
2024

Facebook introduces another way to track you – Link History

In what seems like yet another attempt to adapt its platform to prepare for new regulations, Facebook has started rolling…

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04
Jan
2024

23andMe blames “negligent” breach victims, says it’s their own fault

In a surprising move, in a letter to legal representatives of victims of the recent 23andMe data breach, the company…

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03
Jan
2024

Investment fraud a serious money maker for criminals

Europols’s spotlight report ‘Online fraud schemes: a web of deceit’, looks into online fraud schemes—a major crime threat in the…

social engineering
03
Jan
2024

Microsoft disables ms-appinstaller after malicious use

In what might be conceived as one of Microsoft’s new year resolutions, it has disclosed that it’s turned off the…