Category: MalwareBytes

WordPress sites backdoored with ad fraud plugin
17
Feb
2023

WordPress sites backdoored with ad fraud plugin

Popunders are the ideal vehicle to serve ad fraud. In this case, we investigate a scheme where a webpage you…

Fake Hogwarts Legacy cracks lead to adware, scams
17
Feb
2023

Fake Hogwarts Legacy cracks lead to adware, scams

With Hogwarts Legacy becoming the popular game it was expected to be, online criminals have resorted to old tricks to…

Arris router vulnerability could lead to complete takeover
17
Feb
2023

Arris router vulnerability could lead to complete takeover

A security researcher found an authenticated remote code execution vulnerability in very wide-spread Arris router models. Security researcher Yerodin Richards…

Ransomware pushes City of Oakland into state of emergency
17
Feb
2023

Ransomware pushes City of Oakland into state of emergency

The Interim City Administrator of the City of Oakland declared a state of emergency.after a ransomware attack crippled the city’s…

TrickBot gang members sanctioned after pandemic ransomware attacks
16
Feb
2023

TrickBot gang members sanctioned after pandemic ransomware attacks

The US, in partnership with the UK, named individuals tied to TrickBot and shamed them with a sanction. In a…

Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities in MacOS and iOS
16
Feb
2023

Update now! Apple patches vulnerabilities in MacOS and iOS

Apple has released patches for macOS Ventura, iPadOs, and iOS. Among the patched vulnerabilities is a WebKit vulnerability which may…

Patch now! Patch Tuesday February tackles three zero-days
16
Feb
2023

Patch now! Patch Tuesday February tackles three zero-days

Microsoft has released updates to patch three zero-days and lots of other vulnerabilities and so have several other vendors The…

Should you share passwords with your partner?
15
Feb
2023

Should you share passwords with your partner?

This Valentine’s Day, we ask the inevitable password question: is it okay to share passwords with your partner? To share…

Android 14 developer preview highlights multiple security improvements
15
Feb
2023

Android 14 developer preview highlights multiple security improvements

We take a look at what the Android 14 developer preview means for Android security moving forward. Android developers have…

One in nine online stores are leaking your data
15
Feb
2023

One in nine online stores are leaking your data

A recent study reveals that while users are comfortable shopping online, a number of online stores are accidentally leaking shoppers’…

New ESXiArgs encryption routine outmaneuvers recovery methods
15
Feb
2023

New ESXiArgs encryption routine outmaneuvers recovery methods

The ransomware group behind the massive attack on ESXi Virtual Machines has come up with a new variant that can…

Malwarebytes recognized as endpoint security leader by G2
14
Feb
2023

Malwarebytes recognized as endpoint security leader by G2

G2 has released their Winter 2023 reports, ranking Malwarebytes as the leader across a number of endpoint protection categories based…