Ransomware review: December 2023
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…
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The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password
As if password authentication’s coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed…
Malvertisers zoom in on cryptocurrencies and initial access
During the past month, we have observed an increase in the number of malicious ads on Google searches for “Zoom”, the popular piece of video…
Microsoft patches 34 vulnerabilities, including one zero-day
December’s Patch Tuesday is a relatively quiet one on the Microsoft front. Redmond has patched 34 vulnerabilities with only four rated as critical. One vulnerability,…
Healthcare giant Norton breach leads to theft of millions of patient records
Healthcare company Norton says a May breach led to the theft of data of around 2.5 million of its patients, as well as employees and…
How to choose a free vulnerability scanner: Insights from an industry veteran
The cybersecurity market is awash with expensive, high-end solutions for detecting vulnerabilities in third-party applications. However, for smaller security teams, free vulnerability scanners offer a…
Update now! Apple issues patches for older iPhones and other devices
Apple has issued emergency updates that include patches for older iOS devices concerning the two actively used zero-day vulnerabilities that were patched last week in…
The sound of you typing on your keyboard could reveal your password
As if password authentication’s coffin needed any more nails, researchers in the UK have discovered yet another way to hammer one in. The technique, developed…
“Amazon got hacked” messages are a false alarm
Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some alarm. Most of the posts look like one of these (depending…
Insights into your unpatched vulnerabilities
Every day, nearly 70 brand-new vulnerabilities are discovered in software products around the world. That’s almost 25,550 new problems each year, of which roughly 4,250…
Meta’s Purple Llama wants to test safety risks in AI models
Meta has announced Purple Llama, a project that aims to “bring together tools and evaluations to help the community build responsibly with open generative AI…
US government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says senator
Many people don’t realize that the instant alert push notifications you get on your phone are routed through Google or Apple’s servers, depending on which…