The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… The era of artificial intelligence everything is here, and with it, come everyday surprises into exactly where…
Category: MalwareBytes
iMessage text gets recipient to disable phishing protection so they can be phished
A smishing (SMS phishing) campaign is targeting iMessage users, attempting to socially engineer them into bypassing Apple’s built in phishing protection. For months, iMessage users…
BayMark Health Services sends breach notifications after ransomware attack
BayMark Health Services, Inc. (BayMark) notified an unknown number of patients that attackers stole their personal and health information. BayMark profiles itself as North America’s…
Google Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack
Small businesses and boutique organizations should use caution when leaning on browser-friendly artificial intelligence (AI) tools to generate ideas, content, and marketing copy, as a…
Massive breach at location data seller: “Millions” of users affected
Like many other data brokers, Gravy is a company you may never have heard of, but it almost certainly knows a lot about you if…
GroupGreeting e-card site attacked in “zqxq” campaign
This article was researched and written by Stefan Dasic, manager, research and response for ThreatDown, powered by Malwarebytes Malwarebytes recently uncovered a widespread cyberattack—referred to…
US Cyber Trust Mark logo for smart devices is coming
The White House announced the launch of the US Cyber Trust Mark which aims to help buyers make an informed choice about the purchase of…
AI-supported spear phishing fools more than 50% of targets
One of the first things everyone predicted when artificial intelligence (AI) became more commonplace was that it would assist cybercriminals in making their phishing campaigns…
Some weeks in security (December 16 – January 5)
January 3, 2025 – Invitations to try a beta lead to a fake game website where victims will get an information stealer instead of the…
“Can you try a game I made?” Fake game sites lead to information stealers
The background and the IOCs for this blog were gathered by an Expert helper on our forums and Malwarebytes researchers. Our thanks go out to…
Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse?
It may sound weird when I say that I would like to remember 2024 as the year of the biggest breaches. That’s mainly because that…
Is nowhere safe from AI slop? (Lock and Code S05E27)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… You can see it on X. You can see on Instagram. It’s flooding community pages on Facebook…