Category: MalwareBytes

Lowe's employees phished via Google ads
05
Sep
2024

Lowe’s employees phished via Google ads

In mid-August, we identified a malvertising campaign targeting Lowes employees via Google ads. Like many large corporations, Lowe’s has their…

A young man sat down with his head in one hand and holding a phone in the other.
04
Sep
2024

“Hello pervert” sextortion scam includes new threat of Pegasus—and a picture of your home

After using passwords obtained from one of the countless breaches as a lure to trick victims into paying, the “Hello…

2024 election
04
Sep
2024

How to avoid election related scams

With the US election campaigns at full throttle, scammers have taken a renewed interest in the ways this can be…

Transport for London (TfL) logo
03
Sep
2024

London’s city transport hit by cybersecurity incident

Transport for London (TfL), the city’s transport authority, is fighting through an ongoing cyberattack. TfL runs three separate units that…

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03
Sep
2024

City of Columbus tries to silence security researcher

The City of Columbus, Ohio is suing a security researcher for sharing stolen data. All the complaint will accomplish, we…

week in security
02
Sep
2024

A week in security (August 26 – September 1)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

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30
Aug
2024

Iranian cybercriminals are targeting WhatsApp users in spear phishing campaign

An Iranian state-sponsored group often referred to as Iran’s Islamic Revolutionary Guard Corps (IRGC) is making headlines again this season…

Fake Canva home page leads to browser lock
29
Aug
2024

Fake Canva home page leads to browser lock

In a previous blog post, we showed how fraudsters were leveraging features from the very company (Microsoft) they were impersonating….

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29
Aug
2024

Telegram CEO Pavel Durov charged with allowing criminal activity

France has indicted the CEO of the popular messaging app Telegram on charges of complicity in the distribution of child…

CODAC behavioral healthcare logo
28
Aug
2024

CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, US Marshalls are latest ransomware targets

The Qilin ransomware group listed CODAC Behavioral Healthcare, a nonprofit health care treatment organization, as one of their latest victims….

toll booth
27
Aug
2024

SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure

In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for…

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27
Aug
2024

TDECU data breach affects half a million people

The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) has filed a data breach notification, reporting that the data of 500,474 people…