Category: MalwareBytes

posing for social media
04
Dec
2023

Social media giants to testify over failing to protect kids

US senators have urgently invited the CEOs of five of the major social media giants to testify about their failure…

week in security
04
Dec
2023

A week in security (November 27 – December 3)

December 1, 2023 – Domain fronting is a technique to hide the true origin of HTTPS requests by hiding the…

domain fronting are masked requests
01
Dec
2023

Explained: Domain fronting | Malwarebytes

Domain fronting is a technique of using different domain names on the same HTTPS connection. Put simply, domain fronting hides…

ChatGPT
30
Nov
2023

Will ChatGPT write ransomware? Yes.

This morning I decided to write some ransomware, and I asked ChatGPT to help. Not because I wanted to turn…

Avoid this "Casino Online Promotion" 419 Scam
30
Nov
2023

Associated Press, ESPN, CBS among top sites serving fake virus alerts

ScamClub is a threat actor who’s been involved in malvertising activities since 2018. Chances are you probably ran into one…

Meta logo
30
Nov
2023

Meta sued over forcing users to pay to stop tracking

Meta is required to get users’ consent in Europe in order to show them targeted ads. For this reason, Meta has…

Chrome
30
Nov
2023

Update now! Chrome fixes actively exploited zero-day vulnerability

Google has released an update to Chrome which includes seven security fixes including one for a vulnerability which is known…

remembering passwords
30
Nov
2023

Many major websites allow users to have weak passwords

A new study that examines the current state of password policies across the internet shows that many of the most…

Ransomware gangs and Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks: A deep dive
28
Nov
2023

Ransomware gangs and Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks: A deep dive

We’ve told you about ransomware-as-a-service (RaaS) gangs; we’ve told you about living off the Land (LOTL) attacks. What do you…

ownCloud logo
28
Nov
2023

ownCloud vulnerability can be used to extract admin passwords

ownCloud has warned users about three critical security flaws in its file-sharing software which, if exploited, could reveal sensitive information…

week in security
27
Nov
2023

A week in security (November 20 – November 26)

November 23, 2023 – Google has set a date for the introduction of Manifest V3 which will hurt the capabilities…

processing a fingerprint
24
Nov
2023

Windows Hello fingerprint authentication can be bypassed on popular laptops

Researchers have found several weaknesses in Windows Hello fingerprint authentication on Dell Inspiron 15, Lenovo ThinkPad T14, and Microsoft Surface…