Category: MalwareBytes

How to avoid potentially unwanted programs
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Mar
2023

How to avoid potentially unwanted programs

If you’ve ever downloaded software onto your computer, chances are you’ve unknowingly cluttered your machine with potentially unwanted programs. If…

A look at a Magecart skimmer using the Hunter obfuscator
22
Mar
2023

A look at a Magecart skimmer using the Hunter obfuscator

The threat actor behind this operation is using an open-source JavaScript obfuscator to hide its code. Threat actors are notorious…

The NBA tells fans about data breach
22
Mar
2023

The NBA tells fans about data breach

The NBA is warning fans of a data breach at a third-party newsletter service which could result in targeted phishing…

Malware creator who compromised 10,000 computers arrested
22
Mar
2023

Malware creator who compromised 10,000 computers arrested

We take a look at news of an arrest in Ukraine regarding the creator of a remote access trojan. The…

A week in security (March 13
21
Mar
2023

A week in security (March 13

The most interesting security related news from the week of March 13 to 19. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay…

Doxxers posed as police officers to obtain information from social media companies
21
Mar
2023

Doxxers posed as police officers to obtain information from social media companies

Two individuals have been charged with being members of ViLE, a group of doxxers that even impersonated police officers to…

Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles
21
Mar
2023

Google reveals 18 chip vulnerabilities threatening mobile, wearables, vehicles

We take a look at multiple vulnerabilities highlighted by Google’s Project Zero team, and what you can do to ward…

LockBit ransomware attacks Essendant
18
Mar
2023

LockBit ransomware attacks Essendant

The LockBit ransomware group has attacked Essendant, a US-based distributor of office products, and is threatening to leak its data….

Rubrik is latest victim of the Clop ransomware zero-day campaign
18
Mar
2023

Rubrik is latest victim of the Clop ransomware zero-day campaign

Rubrik, a cloud data management company, has revealed that Clop made use of an infamous GoAnywhere flaw. Rubrik, a cybersecurity…

Ransomware attack hits ANOTHER school
17
Mar
2023

Ransomware attack hits ANOTHER school

Wymondham College is operating as normal, with a few expected distruptions that may be minimal but lasting. In what is…

Hackers threaten to leak STALKER 2 assets if devs don’t heed demands
17
Mar
2023

Hackers threaten to leak STALKER 2 assets if devs don’t heed demands

The developers of first-person shooter game, STALKER 2, have revealed assets related to the game were stolen and used for…

Facebook illegally processed user data, says court
17
Mar
2023

Facebook illegally processed user data, says court

Two European privacy watchdogs have won cases against Meta. The rulings may have serious consequences for European website owners. The…