For years, Apple has marketed its iPhone as the more secure, more private option when compared to other smart phones, which do not, by default, include an end-to-end encrypted messaging app, warn users repeatedly about app location requests, or provide a privacy-forward Single Sign-On feature. But, while Apple has taken several, commendable steps into protecting users, the company’s reach only … [Read more...]
March 29, 2021
March 29, 2021
Why you need to trust your VPN: Lock and Code S02E05
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we speak to Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart about the importance of trusting your VPN. You’ve likely heard the benefits of using a VPN: You can watch TV shows restricted to certain countries, you can encrypt your web traffic on public WiFi networks, and, … [Read more...]
March 15, 2021
The Malwarebytes 2021 State of Malware report: Lock and Code S02E04
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we tune in to a special presentation from Adam Kujawa about the 2021 State of Malware report, which analyzed the top cybercrime goals of 2020 amidst the global pandemic. If you just pay attention to the numbers from last year, you might get the wrong idea. After all, malware detections … [Read more...]
March 11, 2021
5 common VPN myths busted
Virtual Private Networks (VPNs) are popular but often misunderstood. There are many misconceptions about them—misconceptions that may be stopping people from adding a useful layer to their security and privacy defenses. So, let’s do some myth busting. 1. VPNs are for illegal activity Some people think that VPNs are only useful for doing things like torrenting, accessing geo-locked … [Read more...]
March 8, 2021
A week in security (March 1 – 7)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Eva Galperin who talked to us about defending online anonymity and speech. We wrote about how Ryuk ransomware has developed a worm-like capability, how Exchange servers are attacked by Hafnium zero-days, 21 million free VPN users’ data was exposed, how China’s RedEcho was accused of targeting India’s power grids, whether Google’s Privacy … [Read more...]
March 3, 2021
21 million free VPN users’ data exposed
Detailed credentials for more than 21 million mobile VPN app users were swiped and advertised for sale online last week, offered by a cyber thief who allegedly stole user data collected by the VPN apps themselves. The data includes email addresses, randomly generated password strings, payment information, and device IDs belonging to users of three VPN apps—SuperVPN, GeckoVPN, and ChatVPN. The … [Read more...]
February 27, 2021
To pay, or not to pay? That is the VPN question
VPNs have been a subject of deliberation for a long time. Is it even important to use one? I think the pandemic has made it clear that, yes, using a VPN is useful, even necessary, most especially for those working remotely. But should you pay for it? Or would you rather settle for free? We’re going to take a look at free VPNs and paid VPNs in general. Mind you, we didn’t … [Read more...]
February 25, 2021
Scammers, profiteers, and shady sites? It must be tax season
US tax season is upon us, a time of the year when a special kind of vermin comes crawling out of the woodwork: tax scammers! Not that their goals are any different from any other scammers. They want your hard-earned dollars in their pockets. Most of the tax-related attacks follow a few tried and true methods: A phishing email or scam call from someone purporting to be from the IRS, or an … [Read more...]
February 5, 2021
How to configure Azure virtual WAN VPN Site-2-Site with unmanaged VPN device
A step by step guide on how to connect Site 2 Site VPN Device to a virtual WAN which is not a managed CPE Partner using Ubiquiti Dream Machine Pro. Read the post here: How to configure Azure virtual WAN VPN Site-2-Site with unmanaged VPN device … [Read more...]
January 28, 2021
