Category: MalwareBytes

Fake Chrome updates spread malware
18
Apr
2023

Fake Chrome updates spread malware

We take a look at a slew of hacked websites pushing fake Chrome updates which are Monero miner malware in…

Woman tracks down and turns table on Airbnb scammer
18
Apr
2023

Woman tracks down and turns table on Airbnb scammer

A “superhost” scammed a woman out of a thousand dollars. She didn’t take it lying down. The internet is full…

google chrome browser on laptop screen
18
Apr
2023

Update Chrome now! Google patches actively exploited flaw

Google has released an updated version of Chrome to address a zero-day flaw that is being exploited in the wild….

Fake IRS tax email wants your Microsoft account
18
Apr
2023

Fake IRS tax email wants your Microsoft account

Expect more IRS tax-related shenanigans from fraudsters, who are now going for corporate accounts, after some states received deadline extensions….

Skull and cross bones on a German flag
18
Apr
2023

Ransomware in Germany, April 2022–March 2023

In the last 12 months, Germany was one of the most attacked countries in the world, the most attacked in…

Detecting ransomware gangs hiding in plain sight
18
Apr
2023

Detecting ransomware gangs hiding in plain sight

Good tools gone bad. Regular readers of our monthly ransomware review (read our April edition here) know that Ransomware-as-a-Service (RaaS)…

Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites
15
Apr
2023

Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites

Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support…

Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams?
15
Apr
2023

Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams?

We take a look at claims that AI is now being used for a notorious form of kidnapping hoax. You…

Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets
15
Apr
2023

Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets

Prevent port scanning attacks with Malwarebytes for Business. Compromised IP addresses and domains—otherwise legitimate sites that are exploited by hackers…

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…