MalwareBytes – Page 305 – Computer Security Articles

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 08 Feb 2019 19:09:33 +0000

In the series about vital infrastructure we look at communication. How vital is it? How is malware a threat and even how does malware show us the way to secure communication?

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Tags: botnets Breaking the internet communication DDos attack Domain Generating Algorithms encryption hordes infrastructure internet backbone Misinformation and fake news mobile telephone networks Myanmar redundancy vital

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February 7, 2019 admin

Merging Facebook Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram: a technical, reputational hurdle

Credit to Author: davidruiz| Date: Thu, 07 Feb 2019 16:53:35 +0000

Facebook’s plan to integrate secure messaging across Messenger, WhatsApp, and Instagram will demand technical know-how and a fierce commitment to user privacy.

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Tags: Apple encryption end-to-end encryption facebook Facebook Messenger Instagram messaging services messenger signal whatsapp

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February 6, 2019 admin

New critical vulnerability discovered in open-source office suites

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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February 6, 2019 admin

Google Chrome announces plans to improve URL display, website identity

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 18:16:47 +0000

The search giant isn’t “killing” (a.k.a. getting rid of) the URL, unlike some sensationalist and eye-rolling headlines have put it. They are slowly giving it a facelift.

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Tags: chrome improvement timeline Google google changes url presentation Google Chrome google kills the url phishing url display

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February 6, 2019 admin

New critical vulnerability in open-source office suites

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 06 Feb 2019 17:16:50 +0000

A security researcher recently published a proof of concept exploit for open-source office software LibreOffice and OpenOffice. Will this new vulnerability be used in the wild?

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Tags: CVE-2018-16858 exploit libreoffice openoffice python rce

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February 5, 2019 admin

How to browse the Internet safely at work

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 05 Feb 2019 16:00:44 +0000

This Safer Internet Day, we’re presenting a guideline to employees on how to navigate the online trenches safely, whether they’re on their desktop computers, company-owned laptops, or mobile devices. Who wants to be the one responsible for a breach? No one.

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Tags: browser-based attacks detectify ethical hackers hackers internet safer internet day web browsers web security

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February 4, 2019 admin

Movie stream ebooks gun for John Wick 3 on Kindle store

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:30:37 +0000

Over the weekend, we observed a clever spam campaign using bogus ebooks dressed as John Wick 3 movie files to push links to streaming sites. Can John and your ability avoid web based scams survive?

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Tags: 3 amazon ebook film John wick kindle movie parabellum stream

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February 4, 2019 admin

A week in security (January 28 – February 3)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 04 Feb 2019 17:00:49 +0000

A roundup of security news January 28 – February 3, including disputes between Facebook and Apple, dubious malware hosting, privacy threats to mobile users, and more.

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Tags: facebook hosting malware phishing social media week in security weekly round up

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