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...]
May 1, 2020
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...]
September 4, 2019
5 simple steps to securing your remote employees
As remote working has become standard practice, employees are working from anywhere and using any device they can to get the job done. That means repeated connections to unsecured public Wi-Fi networks—at a coffee shop or juice bar, for example—and higher risks for data leaks from lost, misplaced, or stolen devices. Think about it. Let’s say your remote employee uses his personal smart … [Read more...]
September 3, 2019
TrickBot adds new trick to its arsenal: tampering with trusted texts
Researchers from Dell Secureworks saw a new feature in TrickBot that allows it to tamper with the web sessions of users who have certain mobile carriers. According to a blog post that they published early last week, TrickBot can do this by “intercepting network traffic before it is rendered by a victim’s browser.” If you may recall, TrickBot, a well-known banking Trojan we detect as … [Read more...]
August 13, 2019
January 21, 2019
January 7, 2019
Australia’s Early Warning Network compromised
An early warning network designed to notify subscribers about dangerous weather in Australia has been compromised. The hacker sent many bogus messages via phone, SMS, and email, telling users that the service had been hacked. Early Warning Network, a service used by local governments to send notifications about weather hazards, found itself firing these rogue missives into the void late on … [Read more...]
December 4, 2018
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September 17, 2018
A week in security (September 10 – 16)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we assessed the security of a portable router, identified ways to waste a scammer’s time, named the many faces of omnichannel fraud, questioned the security of 2FAs, profiled a massive tech support scam operation, and exposed a new HMRC phishing campaign. Other cybersecurity news: Trend Micro addressed the burning questions related to their Mac App store apps … [Read more...]
