Category: MalwareBytes

TikTok faces potential ban in the US
14
Mar
2024

TikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance

The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would effectively ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance…

Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test
14
Mar
2024

Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test

Malwarebytes Premium earned a perfect score in the latest AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test,” catching and stopping 100%…

ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment 
13
Mar
2024

ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment 

ThreatDown has once again earned a perfect score in AVLabs’ January 2024 real-world malware detection tests, marking the eleventh consecutive…

How to update outdated software on Mac endpoints: Introducing ThreatDown VPM for Mac  
13
Mar
2024

How to update outdated software on Mac endpoints: Introducing ThreatDown VPM for Mac  

ThreatDown is happy to announce that our Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management (VPM) tool is now available for Mac endpoints. …

several patches
13
Mar
2024

Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2024 includes critical Hyper-V flaws

The March 2024 Patch Tuesday update includes patches for 61 Microsoft vulnerabilities. Only two of the vulnerabilities are rated critical…

FakeBat delivered via several active malvertising campaigns
13
Mar
2024

FakeBat delivered via several active malvertising campaigns

February was a particularly busy month for search-based malvertising with the number of incidents we documented almost doubling. We saw…

Ransomware review: October 2023
12
Mar
2024

Ransomware review: January 2024

This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on…

child asking data brokers to hush
12
Mar
2024

Data brokers admit they’re selling information on precise location, kids, and reproductive healthcare

Information newly made available under California law has shed light on data broker practices, including exactly what categories of information…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
11
Mar
2024

Going viral shouldn’t lead to bomb threats, with Leigh Honeywell: Lock and Code S05E06

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… A disappointing meal at a restaurant. An ugly breakup between two partners….

week in security
11
Mar
2024

A week in security (March 4 – March 10)

March 8, 2024 – The flaws could allow an attacker with privileged access to a guest VM to access the…

VMWare logo
08
Mar
2024

Patch now! VMWare escape flaws are so serious even end-of-life software gets a fix

VMWare has issued secuity fixes for its VMware ESXi, Workstation, Fusion, and Cloud Foundation products. It has even taken the…

TeamCity logo
08
Mar
2024

Update now! JetBrains TeamCity vulnerability abused at scale

JetBrains issued a warning on March 4, 2024 about two serious vulnerabilities in TeamCity server. The flaws can be used…