Category: MalwareBytes

10
Oct
2023

A week in security (October 2 – October 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Multi-factor authentication has proven it works, so what are we waiting for? Amazon Prime email…

Upgrading your Android device? Read this first
10
Oct
2023

Upgrading your Android device? Read this first

A few tips and how-tos for when you are ready to move to the next Android phone. Backup, transfer, wipe,…

AI sneak attacks, location spying, and definitely not malware, or, what one teenager fears online: Lock and Code S04E21
10
Oct
2023

AI sneak attacks, location spying, and definitely not malware, or, what one teenager fears online: Lock and Code S04E21

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Bay Area teenager Nitya Sharma—for the second year in…

Amazon Prime email scammer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory
07
Oct
2023

Amazon Prime email scammer snatches defeat from the jaws of victory

A very convincing Amazon Prime scam landed in our mail server today and…went straight to spam. Here’s why. More often…

Multi-factor authentication has proven it works, so what are we waiting for?
07
Oct
2023

Multi-factor authentication has proven it works, so what are we waiting for?

Amazon has announced it will require all privileged AWS to use MFA in the near future. Let’s hope others follow….

Exim finally fixes 3 out of 6 vulnerabilities
06
Oct
2023

Exim finally fixes 3 out of 6 vulnerabilities

Six vulnerabilities in the Exim message transfer agent have been fixed—over a year after they were reported. Exim is a…

Meta and TikTok consider charging users for ad-free experience
06
Oct
2023

Meta and TikTok consider charging users for ad-free experience

Social media companies are offering or thinking about paid subscriptions in exchange for removing ads. According to a report from…

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06
Oct
2023

Sony attacked by two ransomware operators

Sony has confirmed a ransomware attack in June and is investigating claims of a second, more recent one. On September…

Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities on iPhone and iPad
06
Oct
2023

Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities on iPhone and iPad

Apple has issued an emergency update to patch two vulnerabilities, including an actively exploited one. Apple has released iOS 17.0.3,…

Malwarebytes earns high marks for detection, blocks initial malware executions
06
Oct
2023

Malwarebytes earns high marks for detection, blocks initial malware executions

MITRE Engenuity released its 2023 ATT&CK Evaluation results, with Malwarebytes blocking initial malware execution and earning high marks for detection….

Gen Z fears physical violence from being online more than anyone else, Malwarebytes finds
05
Oct
2023

Gen Z fears physical violence from being online more than anyone else, Malwarebytes finds

Gen Z fears violence. Adults fear identity theft. And only about one-third of everyone is using antivirus. These are the…

Update your Android devices now! Google patches two actively exploited vulnerabilities
05
Oct
2023

Update your Android devices now! Google patches two actively exploited vulnerabilities

Google has patched 53 vulnerabilities in its Android October security updates, two of which are known to be actively exploited….