Last week on the Malwarebytes Labs blog, we took a look at Modlishka, the latest hurdle in two-factor authentication (2FA), the potential for abuse of push notifications, a malware-phishing combo by the name of CryTekk ransomware, and why we detect PUPs, but enforce the power of users’ choice. We also pushed out the 2019 State of Malware report, which you can readily download here. Other … [Read more...]
Malwarebytes Labs January 28, 2019
A week in security (January 21 – 27)
Filed Under: 2019 State of Malware report, 2fa, ALPR, android malware, anpr, Ars Technica, Bleeping Computer, crytekk, crytekk ransomware, Dark Reading, fortnight, GDPR, GoDaddy, Help Net Security, KrebsOnSecurity, mitsubishi, modlishka, phishing, recap, Security Week, Security world, TechCrunch, The Wall Street Journal, vishing, voicemail phishing, vulnerability, Week in security, weekly blog roundup, youtube
Jérôme Segura September 13, 2018
Partnerstroka: Large tech support scam operation features latest browser locker
Tech support scams continue to be one of the top consumer threats in 2018, despite actions from security vendors and law enforcement. Scammers are constantly looking for new ways to reel in more victims, going beyond cold calls impersonating Microsoft to rogue tech support ads using the good name of legitimate brands, and of course, malicious pop-ups. We have been monitoring a particular tech … [Read more...]
Filed Under: Blogger redirects, browlock, browlocks, browser locker, browser lockers, cybercrime, Decoy sites, GoDaddy, HTTP authentication, Indicators of compromise, IOC, IOCs, malicious pop-ups, malvertising, Malwarebytes Browser Extension, Malwarebytes Browser Extensions, Partnerstroka, rogue tech support ads, Social engineering, stroka, tech support, tech support scams, TSS
