About 16 years ago in the UK, I walked into a local police station to report a computer crime, because walking into local police stations is how they did things back then. There may well also have been penny farthing bicycles, real pea souper fogs, Mary Poppins, and Jack the Ripper, though I could well be wrong on those last two. I was greeted at the incident report desk by a bemused officer on … [Read more...]
June 15, 2018
June 13, 2018
VPNFilter malware still making waves
Last month, a piece of malware called VPNFilter caused chaos for owners of MikroTik, Lynksys, TP-Link, and Netgear equipment. Roughly 500,000 devices worldwide fell victim, with the unwanted parasite able to listen to traffic, steal credentials, damage devices, and more. Until patches started to roll out, the options weren’t great; as one of our researchers, Jovi Umawing told SCMagazine … [Read more...]
June 1, 2018
Blocks for Flash and others coming to Office 365
If you’re a user of Microsoft Office products such as Word and Excel, you’re probably aware that they’ve been used as inroads for malware for a long, long time. But what about malware attacks without Macros? Sure. Macro malware for Macs? That, too. Malicious documents and spying tools? Danger, Will Robinson. We have some good news and some bad news. The good news is that monthly … [Read more...]
May 31, 2018
May 24, 2018
May 21, 2018
A week in security (May 14 – May 20)
Last week, we looked at the deluge of incoming policies caused by GDPR, tackled Adobe Reader zero days, and ran through some iPhone security tips. We also caught some helpline scammers in the act, explored advergaming, got our Senate Bill game face on, and deep dived into Drupal vulnerabilities. Other news Mining apps in Snaps store controversy (Source: The Register) Man identified in spy tools … [Read more...]
May 21, 2018
Vote for Malwarebytes Labs: European Security Blogger Awards 2018
It’s nearly time for Infosec Europe 2018, and that means it’s also time to consider voting for your favourite security blogs, podcasts, video channels, and more for the upcoming European Security Blogger Awards. Thanks to your generous votes, we’ve been fortunate enough to pick up the award for Best Corporate Security Blog in both 2015 and 2016. This year, our blog is nominated … [Read more...]
May 17, 2018
May 9, 2018
May 4, 2018
Twitter security snafu: change your passwords
If you’re logging into Twitter after having been AWOL for a day or two, you’ll likely be seeing one of these pop-ups talking about account security: Click to enlarge Don’t panic, it’s nothing that can’t be fixed. The message reads as follows: Keeping your account secure When you set a password for your Twitter account, we use technology that masks it so no one at the … [Read more...]
