Category: MalwareBytes

Intel CPU vulnerabilities fixed. But should you update?
07
Mar
2023

Intel CPU vulnerabilities fixed. But should you update?

Microsoft has released out of band updates for information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, but who needs them? Microsoft has…

YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children's data
04
Mar
2023

YouTube under fire for allegedly gathering children’s data

The complaint asserts that YouTube collected “the location, viewing habits and preferences” of up to five million children. The UK’s…

LockBit ransomware demands $2 million for Pierce Transit data
04
Mar
2023

LockBit ransomware demands $2 million for Pierce Transit data

The ransomware group LockBit is offering data stolen from a Washington state public transit operator on the dark web. The…

Ransomware led to multiple DISH Network outages
03
Mar
2023

Ransomware led to multiple DISH Network outages

We take a look at a ransomware outbreak impacting multiple DISH Network services. Satellite broadcast organisation DISH experienced a major…

Internet Explorer users still targeted by RIG exploit kit
03
Mar
2023

Internet Explorer users still targeted by RIG exploit kit

The RIG Exploit Kit is one of the last major exploit kits that still targets the legacy Internet Explorer browser….

LastPass
02
Mar
2023

LastPass was undone by an attack on a remote employee

The attackers responsible for the LastPass breach compromised a remote worker’s computer. Last August, LastPass suffered a well publicised breach:…

Crushing the two biggest threats to mobile endpoint security in 2023
02
Mar
2023

Crushing the two biggest threats to mobile endpoint security in 2023

Protect your organization from mobile phishing and malware attacks. Don’t let their small size fool you: mobile devices can have…

AI generated voice recording grants access to telephone banking
02
Mar
2023

AI generated voice recording grants access to telephone banking

Now that we have freely available artificial intelligence happily replicating people’s voices, could it be a security risk? Voice ID…

iPhone users targeted in phone AND data theft campaign
01
Mar
2023

iPhone users targeted in phone AND data theft campaign

When is an iPhone theft not just an iPhone theft? When the user’s Apple ID and more, goes with it….

US Marshals Service hit by ransomware and data breach
01
Mar
2023

US Marshals Service hit by ransomware and data breach

The US Marshals Service has suffered a ransomware attack in which an attacker managed to get hold of sensitive information…

A week in security (February 20
28
Feb
2023

A week in security (February 20

The most interesting security related news from the week of February 20 to 26. Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay…

TikTok probed over child privacy practices
28
Feb
2023

TikTok probed over child privacy practices

Canadian privacy protection authorities have announced they will start an investigation into TikTok’s privacy practices, especially in relation to its…