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November 11, 2019

A week in security (November 4 – November 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we announced the launch of Malwarebytes 4.0, tackled data privacy legislation, and explored some of the ways robocalls come gunning for your data and your money. We also laid out the steps involved in popular vendor email compromise attacks. Other cybersecurity news Bug bounty bonanza: Rockstar Games open up their bounty program to include the newly-released Red … [Read more...]

Filed Under: a week in security, awis, cyber, facebook, fake news, Hacking, Mobile, round up, social media, twitter, Week in security
July 23, 2019

Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 investigation shows Russian disinformation campaigns have global reach

A little background: on July 17, 2014, Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 was shot from the sky on its way from Amsterdam to Kuala Lumpur above the Ukraine. The plane was hit by a surface-to-air missile, and as a result, all 298 people on board were killed. At that time, there was a revolt of pro-Russian militants against the Ukrainian government. Both the Ukrainian military and the separatists … [Read more...]

Filed Under: bellingcat, buk, disinformation, fake news, IRA, JIT, malaysia airlines, mh17, russia, russian disinformation, russian propaganda, Social engineering, social media, twitter, ukraine
June 19, 2019

Labs report: Malicious AI is coming—is the security world ready?

Imagine a world in which artificial intelligence has gone rogue—the robots have revolted against their masters and have now enslaved all of humanity. There’s no more natural beauty in the world and everything is awful. Get that out of your system? Good. The reality of malicious AI, at least in the near future, is far less dystopian. However, it is a reality, and it’ll be here … [Read more...]

Filed Under: AI, Anomaly Detection, artificial intelligence, deep learning, deepfakes, fake news, machine learning, social media, vulnerabilities
April 15, 2019

A week in security (April 8 – 14)

Last week on Labs, we said hello to Baldr, a new stealer on the market, we wondered who is managing the security of medical management apps, discussed the different perceptions of personal information, and we looked at fake Instagram assistance apps found on Google Play that are stealing passwords. Other cybersecurity news German pharmaceuticals giant Bayer says it has been hit by malware, … [Read more...]

Filed Under: alexa, amazon, Baldr, china, facebook, fake news, Instagram, personal information, security, Security world, sextortion scams, vpn, week, Week in security
September 3, 2018

A week in security (August 27 – September 2)

Last week, we looked at dubious antics in mobile land, a peculiar case of spam on the official Cardi B website, and we deep dived into fileless malware. We also explored the inner workings of Hidden Bee, and gave an explainer of Regex. Other cybersecurity news: Huge data breach affects Chinese hotel chain (Source: Xinhuanet) Cryptojacking doesn’t bring in the big bucks [PDF] (Source: … [Read more...]

Filed Under: email, eu telecoms, fake news, Hacker, Malware, Mobile, privacy, Security world, Week in security
November 21, 2017

How the EU intends to battle fake news

Last week the European Union issued a press release to announce their next steps against fake news. These steps will be the launch of a public consultation and the setup of a high-level expert group representing academics, online platforms, news media, and civil society organizations. The first results of the information gathered by the consultation are expected in April 2018. Despite other … [Read more...]

Filed Under: EU, fake news, Government, high level experts group, online disinformation, public consultation, Social engineering