Category: MalwareBytes

Skull and crossbones
13
Sep
2023

Ransomware review: September 2023

Ransomware news in August was highlighted by the sudden fall of CL0P from the list of the monthly most active…

A week in security (September 4 - September 10)
12
Sep
2023

A week in security (September 4 – September 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Supply chain related security risks, and how to protect against them Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled…

The main causes for ransomware reinfection
12
Sep
2023

The main causes for ransomware reinfection

The main causes for getting reinfected with ransomware can be prevented by performing a forensic analysis. A few months ago,…

Wyze home cameras temporarily show other people's security feeds
12
Sep
2023

Wyze home cameras temporarily show other people’s security feeds

We take a look at reports of a popular home camera product temporarily displaying the wrong feeds to other users….

Re-air: What teenagers face growing up online: Lock and Code S04E19
12
Sep
2023

Re-air: What teenagers face growing up online: Lock and Code S04E19

This week on Lock and Code, we revisit an earlier conversation with a Bay Area teenager about the hardest parts…

What you need to know
11
Sep
2023

What you need to know

We take a look at a Chrome popup related to Topics API, which you may be seeing in the near…

A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?
08
Sep
2023

A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?

Today’s ransomware is the scourge of many organizations. But where did it start? If we define ransomware as malware that…

How Microsoft's highly secure environment was breached
08
Sep
2023

How Microsoft’s highly secure environment was breached

An investigation by Microsoft has finally revealed how China-based hackers circumvented its “highly isolated and restricted production environment” in May…

FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off the Internet
07
Sep
2023

FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off the Internet

A attack that uses a database as an entry point to a network reminds us that you should never expose…

Smart chastity device exposes sensitive user data
07
Sep
2023

Smart chastity device exposes sensitive user data

We take a look at reports of an IoT chastity cage device which is exposing user data. A security breach…

X wants your biometric data
07
Sep
2023

X wants your biometric data

We take a look at plans to voluntarily upload identification to X, the site formerly known as Twitter. Users of…

Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer
07
Sep
2023

Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer

While malvertising delivering infostealers has largely been a Windows problem, Mac users are getting targeted as well. Summary Malicious ads…