Google patches actively exploited zero-day in Chrome. Update now!
Google has released an update for its Chrome browser which includes a patch for a vulnerability that Google says is already being exploited, known as a zero-day…
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Fraudulent Slack ad shows malvertiser’s patience and skills
In the past year alone, we have reported almost five hundred unique malvertising incidents related to Google search ads. While it can be difficult to…
My child had her data stolen—here’s how to protect your kids from identity theft
Recently, I received a letter in the mail from a company about a data breach. The letter said that the company had been a victim…
Man certifies his own (fake) death after hacking into registry system using stolen identity
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 81 months in jail after hacking governments systems to fake his own death to dodge paying child support.…
National Public Data leaked passwords online
Earlier this month, a huge trove of data from scraping service National Public Data was posted online. The dump made international headlines because it included…
Toyota confirms customer and employee data stolen, says breach at third party to blame
Last week, a cybercriminal using the handle ZeroSevenGroup dumped 240GB of data on the infamous stolen data site BreachForums, that they said came from a…
Why you need to know about ransomware
Last month, a strange thing happened in cybersecurity: a type of cyberthreat typically reserved for large businesses and critical services appeared on the computers of…
“We will hold them accountable”: General Motors sued for selling customer driving data to third parties
Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has sued General Motors (GM) for the unlawful collection and sale of over 1.5 million Texans’ private driving data to…
Hacked GPS tracker reveals location data of customers
Stalkerware researcher maia arson crimew strikes again. Big time. We know maia as a researcher that loves to go after stalkerware peddlers, which Malwarebytes—as one…
Millennials’ sense of privacy uniquely tested in romantic relationships
Millennials are in a bind. According to a new analysis of research released earlier this year by Malwarebytes, Millennials are significantly more likely than every…
Dozens of Google products targeted by scammers via malicious search ads
In a previous blog, we saw criminals distribute malware via malicious ads for Google Authenticator. This time, brazen malvertisers went as far as impersonating Google’s…
Microsoft patches bug that could have allowed an attacker to revert your computer back to an older, vulnerable version
Microsoft has released a patch for a bug for a “downgrade attack” that was recently revealed by researchers at security conferences Black Hat and Def…