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October 23, 2019

Growing rate of robocalls threatens user privacy

When a person sees a call from an unknown number and picks up to hear a recorded voice on the other end, they’ve received a robocall. Some are helpful, such as reminders of upcoming doctor’s appointments or school announcements. However, the vast majority are from unsolicited parties trying to convince people to purchase products or services, or to disclose personal information. … [Read more...]

Filed Under: Data privacy, do not call registry, FCC, FTC, high-risk calls, nuisance calls, privacy, robocall, robocall scam, robocalling, robocalls, scam calls, scammers, TCPA, user privacy
August 12, 2019

A week in security (August 5 – 11)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we explained how brain-machine interface (BMI) technology could usher in a world of Internet of Thoughts, why having backdoors is problematic, and how we can improve the security of our smart homes. To cap off Hacker Summer Camp week, the Labs team released a special ransomware edition of its quarterly cybercrime tactics and techniques report, which you can … [Read more...]

Filed Under: a week in security, APT28, awis, backdoors, bitcoin, bmi, brain-machine interface, chrome incognito, CTNT report, dslr flaw, facebook, Fancy Bear, IBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence Services, IRIS, Mark Zuckerberg, messenger kids, phishing, protonmail, ransomware, robocall, robocall scam, sextortion, smart homes, steam, Strontium, weekly blog roundup
January 10, 2019

Social Security Number scammers are at it again

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) once again sounded the alarm in mid-December about the latest Social Security Number (SSN) scam that continues to affect thousands of Americans. While most of us were only able to read about this type of scam in the past, the FTC now has an audio recording of an SSN scam robocall, which they released two weeks after the warning. Play the audio below and … [Read more...]

Filed Under: cybercrime, Federal Trade Commission, FTC, robocall scam, Security Disability, Social engineering, Social Security Administration, social security number scam, social security scam, SSA, ssa scam, SSD, ssd vulnerability, SSN, ssn scam