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GDPR: An impact around the world

April 1, 2020 admin 0 Comments Argentina, bill no. men-2018-147-apn-pte, Brazil, British Airways, California, California Consumer Privacy Act, CCPA, Chile, CNIL, Data Protection Directive, data protection directive of 1995, European Commission, GDPR, General Data Protection Regulation, google, Government, India, lei geral de proteção de dados pessoais, Malwarebytes news, National Data Protection Commission, personal data protection bill, privacy, privacy shield, Safe Harbor, Security world, Washington, washington data privacy act

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 01 Apr 2020 19:19:24 +0000

Two years after GDPR became effective in the European Union, countries across the world have emulated its approach to data privacy. Here’s a look at a few.

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Important tips for safe online shopping post COVID-19

March 31, 2020 admin 0 Comments awareness, counterfeit, online shopping, padlock, VPN, web skimmers

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 31 Mar 2020 18:57:38 +0000

Online shopping can be convenient, especially during a total lockdown. But shopping online in the middle of the COVID-19 crisis brings with it other dangers. Here’s what to watch out for.

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Awareness

Tags: counterfeit online shopping padlock vpn web skimmers

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Lock and Code S1Ep3: Dishing on data privacy with Adam Kujawa

March 30, 2020 admin 0 Comments adam kujawa, credit card skimmer, Data Privacy, labs podcast, lock and code, lock and code podcast, malwarebytes labs podcast, malwarebytes podcast, online advertising, podcast, Privacy & Policy

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 30 Mar 2020 16:33:33 +0000

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we talk with Labs director Adam Kujawa about the state of data privacy today, plus cover the security headlines of the week, including coronavirus scams, credit card skimmers, and more coronavirus.

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Podcast

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Coronavirus Bitcoin scam promises “millions” working from home

March 26, 2020 admin bitcoin, british celebrities scam, coronavirus, coronavirus bitcoin, coronavirus bitcoin scam, coronavirus scams, covid-19, covid-19 bitcoin, covid-19 scams, email, scams, spam

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 26 Mar 2020 17:05:13 +0000

We look at a set of Coronavirus Bitcoin scam emails promising vast sums of cryptocash that can be made working from home—but drains users accounts instead.

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Scams

Tags: bitcoin british celebrities scam coronavirus coronavirus bitcoin coronavirus bitcoin scam coronavirus scams covid-19 covid-19 bitcoin covid-19 scams email scams spam

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Consumerization: a better way to answer cybersecurity challenges

March 25, 2020 admin business cyberattacks, business cyberthreats, consumerization, cyberattacks, enterprise, enterprise security, IT, IT Security, Opinion, security solutions, skills shortage, ui, ui/ux, user experience, user interface

Credit to Author: Akshay Bhargava| Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 16:00:00 +0000

Malwarebytes CPO Akshay Bhargava explains why the consumerization of IT security—consumer-grade ease of use, plus enterprise security expertise—can meet the cybersecurity challenges of today.

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Opinion

Tags: business cyberattacks business cyberthreats consumerization cyberattacks enterprise enterprise security IT IT security security solutions skills shortage UI UI/UX user experience user interface

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Criminals hack Tupperware website with credit card skimmer

March 25, 2020 admin credit card, hacking, Magecart, skimmer, skimming, steganography, tupperware

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 25 Mar 2020 15:00:00 +0000

This latest hack from Magecart threat actors was well planned and executed.

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Hacking

Tags: credit card Magecart skimmer skimming steganography tupperware

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Windows 7 is EOL: What next?

March 24, 2020 admin anti-malware, Antivirus, awareness, browser threats, Chromebook, End Of Life, EOL, Exploits, linux, Mac, MacOS, Malwarebytes, Windows 10, Windows 7

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 24 Mar 2020 17:37:08 +0000

Windows 7 is EOL, meaning it’s reached the end of its lifecycle. It’s time to move on to a more secure OS—but that doesn’t mean you no longer need security software.

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Awareness

Tags: Anti-Malware antivirus browser threats Chromebook End Of Life EOL exploits linux mac macOS Malwarebytes windows 10 windows 7

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Fake “Corona Antivirus” distributes BlackNET remote administration tool

March 23, 2020 admin Antivirus, Botnet, coronavirus, covid-19, fake, malware, Rat, Social engineering, Threat analysis

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 23 Mar 2020 19:35:57 +0000

Beware of fraudulent antivirus products taking advantage of the COVID-19 crisis.

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