A common sentiment, shared by many people down the years, is that storing passwords in browsers is a bad idea. Malware, for example, would specifically target password storage in browsers and plunder everything in sight. Password managers weren’t exactly flying off the shelves back in 2007, your only real options were home grown. People ended up saving logins in all sorts of odd places: Text … [Read more...]
January 22, 2021
September 10, 2020
Report: Pandemic caused significant shift in buyer appetite in the dark web
Last year, credentials for PayPal, Facebook, and Airbnb were among the top goods on high demand in the dark web, aka the Internet’s underground market. But due to the COVID-19 outbreak, with most of the worldwide population sheltering, working, and studying indoors, many facets of life have made a full 180-degree turn—including the criminal world. Almost everything we do is not how we … [Read more...]
July 17, 2020
How exposed are you to cybercrime?
No country, business, or person is immune to cybercrime, and as the Internet’s influence on our daily lives grows exponentially, so will the level of malicious activity throughout the world. An ever-changing cyber landscape will always carry with it new threats, but are they the same for everyone? Who is attacked most often? Who is most at risk? And who is most exposed to … [Read more...]
May 1, 2020
What to do when you receive an extortion e-mail
In the last few weeks, there has been an upswing in people receiving threatening, extortion e-mail messages, demanding payment to avoid release of sensitive information. Most of the time, these e-mails are what we call “sextortion” e-mails, as they claim that malware on your computer has captured embarrassing photos of you through the webcam, but there can be other variants on the same … [Read more...]
November 20, 2019
Disney+ security and service issues: Here’s what we know so far
The long wait is over. Disney+, the new video-streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime, debuted last week to much fanfare, racking up 10 million subscribers within a single day of launch. Unfortunately, it wasn’t the kind of splash the majority of users predicted, as they were met with connection and performance issues out the gate—soon to be followed by reports of hacked accounts … [Read more...]
October 25, 2019
October 17, 2019
Why all organizations must better protect sensitive data
About two weeks ago, National Cybersecurity Awareness Month (NCSAM) kicked off with a new message stressing personal responsibility for users keeping themselves safe online: “Own IT. Secure IT. Protect IT.” NCSAM asked users to consider best practices for both securing their own devices and protecting sensitive data. But personal responsibility in cybersecurity extends beyond … [Read more...]
February 21, 2019
The lazy person’s guide to cybersecurity: minimum effort for maximum protection
Are you tired of that acquaintance who keeps bugging you with computer questions? Do you avoid visiting certain people because you know you will spend most of the evening cleaning up their machine? My uncle Bob is one of those people. He’s a nice guy, but with computers, he’s not just an accident waiting to happen—he’s an accident waiting to become a catastrophe. To keep Uncle Bob’s … [Read more...]
January 21, 2019
October 8, 2018
A week in security (October 1 – 7)
Last week, Malwarebytes welcomed National Cybersecurity Awareness Month by renewing our pledge to do what we do best: offer the best protection for our customers and promote security awareness for all. On Labs, we raised the question of whether it is a good idea to bring your own security or not, talked a little bit more about fileless malware, homed in on a malware campaign targeting Fortnite … [Read more...]
