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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000
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| We’ve identified a new piece of malware that is connected to the Electrum botnet. Categories: Tags: botnetElectrumElectrumDoSMinerTrojan.BeamWinHTTP |
The post Electrum DDoS botnet reaches 152,000 infected hosts appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:54:55 +0000
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| Users reported that Wall Street Market, a broadly-known cryptocurrency dark net market, has executed an exit scam, swindling millions from account holders in the process. Categories: Tags: bitcoindarknetexit scamscam |
The post Wall Street Market reported to have exit scammed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:31:03 +0000
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| A roundup of security news from April 22–28, covering phishing, CCTV evasion, VPNs, and keeping data safe. Categories: Tags: Applecryptomineremotetmalwarephishingweek in security |
The post A week in security (April 22 – 28) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:06:12 +0000
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| Magecart threat actors upload their skimming code onto GitHub in the latest attack against Magento websites. Categories: Tags: GitHubMagecartmagentoskimmer |
The post GitHub hosted Magecart skimmer used against hundreds of e-commerce sites appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:01:32 +0000
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| The Labs team discovered that businesses are being targeted with 235 percent more threats than the previous year. Download the report and find out which threats are revving up, and which are dying out. Categories: Tags: adwarebusiness threatscryptominingemotetmalwareransomwarethreatsTrojansTroldeshTroldesh ransomware |
The post Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report finds businesses hit with 235 percent more threats in Q1 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 24 Apr 2019 15:57:07 +0000
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| The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center have released their 2018 report about online crime. Which attacks are most popular? Where are the victims located? And how much money has been lost in the process? Categories: Tags: becfbifraudphishingreport |
The post A look inside the FBI’s 2018 IC3 online crime report appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Apr 2019 17:03:20 +0000
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| Amidst never-ending headlines about data breaches, data misuse, and opaque data-sharing agreements from major companies, users have few legal options to actually protect their privacy in court. Instead, they rely on technology. Categories: Tags: ACLUAppleconsumer privacycorporate surveillanceData privacydeceitful business practicesdigital privacyDNA testingEFFHelix DNAmozillaprivacyprivacy policyPrivacy Rights Clearinghousesignalunfair business practiceswhatsapp |
The post Consumers have few legal options for protecting privacy appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 22 Apr 2019 18:15:34 +0000
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| For years, researchers have been poking holes in our audio output devices in the name of security and privacy. They’ve found many ways our headphones can be hacked or otherwise compromised. Learn what they discovered, and how you can secure your own. Categories: Tags: ahaamerican heart associationaudio output deviceaudio output device securityben gurion universitybluebornebluetooth eavesdroppingheadphone risksheadphones and hoodiesman-in-the-middle attackmitmmultiplexed wired attack surfaceSennheiserSPEAKE(a)RSPEAKE(a)R malware |
The post Of hoodies and headphones: a spotlight on risks surrounding audio output devices appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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