AI likely to boost ransomware, warns government body
The British National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) says it expects Artificial Intelligence (AI) to heighten the global ransomware threat. In a report, the NCSC makes…
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2024 State of Ransomware in Education: 92% spike in K-12 attacks
This article is based on research by Marcelo Rivero, Malwarebytes’ ransomware specialist, who monitors information published by ransomware gangs on their Dark Web sites. In…
How to lock out your ex-partner from your smart home
Stalkers can use all kinds of apps, gadgets, devices, and phones to spy on their targets, which are often their ex-partners. Unfortunately, while they no…
Update now! Apple releases patch for zero-day vulnerability
Apple has released new security updates for several products, including a patch for a zero-day vulnerability that could impact iPhones, iPad, Macs, and Apple TVs.…
“The mother of all breaches”: 26 billion records found online
Security researchers have discovered billions of exposed records online, calling it the “mother of all breaches”. However, the dataset doesn’t seem to be from one…
Microsoft got hacked by state sponsored group it was investigating
In a spy-vs-spy type of scenario, Microsoft has acknowledged that a group called Midnight Blizzard (also known as APT29 or Cozy Bear), gained access to…
Coldriver threat group targets high-ranking officials to obtain credentials
Researchers at Google’s Threat Analysis Group (TAG) have published their findings about a group they have dubbed Coldriver. The main targets of the Coldriver group…
Google changes wording for Incognito browsing in Chrome
Users of Chrome Canary have noticed some slight changes in the wording that Google uses for Incognito mode. Chrome Canary is mainly intended for use…
CISA urges urgent patching of two actively exploited Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has added two Citrix NetScaler vulnerabilities to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog, and it has set the “due…
Free access to ThreatDown Application Block: Elevate your Windows security at no cost
Malwarebytes continues to add value to its ThreatDown Bundles with the inclusion of Application Block as free for all ThreatDown Nebula accounts (excluding Mobile only…
Cybersecurity spend to soar in 2024: How companies can maximize their investment
“Spend smarter, not harder” is the mantra for 2024, as Gartner forecasts a 14.3% jump in global security and risk management spending—an uptick which brings…
Update Chrome! Google patches actively exploited zero-day vulnerability
Google has released an update for Chrome which includes four security fixes, including one for a vulnerability that has reportedly already been exploited. The easiest way to…