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November 16, 2020

A week in security (November 9 – November 15)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we reported on multiple patch releases: from Mozilla’s Firefox and Thunderbird to Google’s Chrome. We also had a chat with our resident experts, Adam Kujawa and John Donovan, about the future of IoT cybersecurity in our latest Lock and Code podcast episode. Lastly, we took a look at a new ransomware called RegretLocker, and guided college students on how … [Read more...]

Filed Under: a week in security, amazon, amazon scam, android malware, BBB, Better Business Bureau, Black Friday, Black Friday 2020, Check Point, Check Point Software Technologies, Chrome patch, college cybersecurity, COVID scam, discord, Firefox patch, gaming console scam, Google Play, Google Play Store, Internet of Things, IoT, IoT cybersecurity, Iranian APT, lock & code, lock and code podcast, malicious attachment, Pay2Key, phishing, Playstation 5, regretlocker, scam, text scam, Thunderbird patch, TroubelGrabber
August 17, 2020

Lock and Code S1Ep13: Monitoring the safety of parental monitoring apps with Emory Roane

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Emory Roane, policy counsel at Privacy Rights Clearinghouse, about parental monitoring apps. These tools offer parents the capabilities to spot where their children go, read what their kids read, and prevent them from, for instance, visiting websites … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Chrome Extension, covid-19 scams, defcon, HBO phishing, HBO scam, Instacart, Instacart breach, Intel, Intel leak, lock & code, lock and code, lock and code podcast, malwarebytes labs podcast, malwarebytes podcast, Netflix phishing, Netflix scam, phishing, phishing scam, podcast, SBA scam, scam, spying apps, stalkerware, tiktok, Twitch phishing, Twitch scam, vulnerabilities, YouTube phishing, YouTube scam, ziggo, zoom, Zoom vulnerabilities
August 3, 2020

Lock and Code S1Ep12: Pinpointing identity and access management’s future with Chuck Brooks

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Chuck Brooks, cybersecurity evangelist and adjunct professor for Georgetown University’s Applied Intelligence Program and graduate Cybersecurity Programs, about identity and access management technology. This set of technologies and policies … [Read more...]

Filed Under: 5G, Cloud, facemask, facial recognition, GuLoader, lock & code, lock and code, PayPal, podcast, tax reduction, tiktok
June 22, 2020

Lock and Code S1Ep9: Strengthening and forgetting passwords with Matt Davey and Kyle Swank

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Matt Davey, chief operations optimist at 1Password, and Kyle Swank, a member of 1Password’s security team, about—what else—passwords. We may know it’s important to have a strong, non-guessable, lengthy password, and yet we still probably all know … [Read more...]

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