Category: MalwareBytes

Google Pay accidentally handed out free money, bug now fixed
14
Apr
2023

Google Pay accidentally handed out free money, bug now fixed

All good things must end, they say, including generous offers of “rewards” caused by a short-lived glitch in Google Pay….

Sextortion "assistance" scammers con victims further
14
Apr
2023

Sextortion “assistance” scammers con victims further

We take a look at an FBI warning regarding for-profit entities making money from people targeted by sextortion attacks. The…

Skull and cross bones on a French flag
14
Apr
2023

Ransomware in France, April 2022–March 2023

In the last 12 months France was one of the most attacked countries in the world, and a favourite target…

Skull and crossbones
14
Apr
2023

Ransomware review: April 2023

Cl0p was the most used ransomware in March 2023, dethroning the usual frontrunner LockBit, after breaching over 104 organizations with…

Don't plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI
13
Apr
2023

Don’t plug your phone into a free charging station, warns FBI

The FBI warned consumers against using free public charging stations, stating that criminals have managed to hijack public chargers to…

Skull and cross bones on a union flag
13
Apr
2023

Ransomware in the UK, April 2022-March 2023

In the last 12 months, the UK has been second only to the USA in terms of ransomware attacks, and…

KFC, Pizza Hut owner employee data stolen in ransomware attack
13
Apr
2023

KFC, Pizza Hut owner employee data stolen in ransomware attack

Yum! Brands, owner of KFC, Pizza Hut, and other fast food chains, was breached in January. It recently found employee…

Update now! April’s Patch Tuesday includes a fix for one zero-day
13
Apr
2023

Update now! April’s Patch Tuesday includes a fix for one zero-day

One fixed vulnerability is being actively exploited by a ransomware gang and many others were fixed in this month’s Patch…

A week in security (April 3
12
Apr
2023

A week in security (April 3

The most interesting security related news from the week of April 3 – 9. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay…

Apple releases emergency updates for two known-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities
12
Apr
2023

Apple releases emergency updates for two known-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities

Apple has released iOS 16.4.1, iPadOS 16.4.1, and macOS 13.3.1 for the iPhone, iPad, and Mac, respectively, and our advice…

How the cops buy a "God view" of your location data, with Bennett Cyphers: Lock and Code S04E09
11
Apr
2023

How the cops buy a “God view” of your location data, with Bennett Cyphers: Lock and Code S04E09

The list of people and organizations that are hungry for your location data—collected so routinely and packaged so conveniently that…

Stop! Are you putting sensitive company data into ChatGPT?
07
Apr
2023

Stop! Are you putting sensitive company data into ChatGPT?

Several companies have warned their staff about sharing confidential data with ChatGPT. Helping to reduce costs and enhance productivity are both…