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Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 10 Mar 2020 15:46:13 +0000
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| URLs can be deceiving, but the one used to mimic CloudFlare’s Rocket Loader in the latest Magecart attack takes it to a whole new level. Categories: Tags: HTTPSJavaScriptMagecartskimmerskimming |
The post Rocket Loader skimmer impersonates CloudFlare library in clever scheme appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 15:39:53 +0000
Last week, KrebsOnSecurity reported to health insurance provider Blue Shield of California that its Web site was flagged by multiple security products as serving malicious content. Blue Shield quickly removed the unauthorized code. An investigation determined it was injected by a browser extension installed on the computer of a Blue Shield employee who’d edited the Web site in the past month. The incident is a reminder that browser extensions — however useful or fun they may seem when you install them — typically have a great deal of power and can effectively read and/or write all data in your browsing sessions. And as we’ll see, it’s not uncommon for extension makers to sell or lease their user base to shady advertising firms, or in some cases abandon them to outright cybercriminals.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 20:07:46 +0000
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| A roundup of the previous week’s security headlines, including the introduction of a new series on child identity theft, an examination of law enforcement’s cybersecurity woes, a progress check on our stalkerware initiative, and more coronavirus scammers on the prowl. Categories: Tags: a week in securityawiscathay pacificcoronavirusexploitgdprmalwaremicrosoftMobilephishinground upsecurityTESCOweek in securityzynga |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Mon, 09 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000
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| For International Women’s Day, Malwarebytes is measuring the impact of our own campaign to raise awareness and protect users. These are the numbers on stalkerware, monitoring, and spyware apps. Categories: Tags: Bureau of Justice Statisticscenter for disease control and preventionCoalition Against Stalkerwareinternational women’s daymonitormonitoring applicationsmonitoring appsspywarestalkerwarewhatsapp |
The post International Women’s Day: awareness of stalkerware, monitoring, and spyware apps on the rise appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 06 Mar 2020 17:24:33 +0000
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| VPNs are all the rage, but they’re not without their problems. Where do you stand on the great “Should we deploy a VPN” debate? Categories: Tags: anonymityanonymousdesktopIP addressMobileprivacyprivate browsingproxyremote workremote workerssecurevirtual private networksvpnVPNs |
The post Bring your own privacy: VPNs for consumers and orgs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 05 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000
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| We look at how technology and a splash of moral panic have made for strange companions down the years. Categories: Tags: computer gamescyberdiscordelvishackingkalilinuxmoral panicpostervideo gamesvirtual machine |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 04 Mar 2020 18:21:02 +0000
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| Police forces are working hard to keep up with the latest developments in cybercrime, training digital experts for the purpose. But is it enough? And is it happening across the globe? Categories: Tags: critical infracstructurecybercrimedigital evidencedigital expertdigital tracingdutch policefbiforensicsnetwork analysispolicethreat huntingUS police |
The post Are our police forces equipped to deal with modern cybercrimes? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 03 Mar 2020 20:17:19 +0000
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| In this two-part series on child identity theft, we shed light on the growing problem of familiar fraud, where those entrusted with a minor’s information are the very ones who abuse it. Categories: Tags: child identity fraudchild identity theftcyberbullyingfamiliar fraudfraudID theftidentity theftpersonally identifiable informationPII |
The post Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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