Category: MalwareBytes

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….

Meta is using your public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI
04
Oct
2023

Meta is using your public Facebook and Instagram posts to train its AI

Social media companies are showing their hand about scraping user data to feed into their AI and large language models….

A week in security (September 25 - October 1)
03
Oct
2023

A week in security (September 25 – October 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub Update Chrome now! Google patches another actively exploited vulnerability…

FBI warns of multiple ransomware attacks on same victim
03
Oct
2023

FBI warns of multiple ransomware attacks on same victim

The FBI has warned about new tactics deployed by ransomware gangs, dual attacks and use of wipers. The Federal Bureau…

Food delivery robots give captured video footage to police
03
Oct
2023

Food delivery robots give captured video footage to police

A food delivery service that deploys semi-autonomous robots has worked with the police, handing over camera feeds captured while the…

Update Chrome now! Google patches another actively exploited vulnerability
30
Sep
2023

Update Chrome now! Google patches another actively exploited vulnerability

Google has updated its Chrome Stable Channel to fix, among other things, an actively exploited vulnerability Google has updated the…

Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub
30
Sep
2023

Dependabot impersonators cause trouble on GitHub

We take a look at a clever attack imitating GitHub’s Dependabot in order to publish rogue project updates. GitHub is…