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Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Oct 2018 16:31:56 +0000

A roundup of the security news from October 1–7 including National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, LoJack, fileless malware, and BYOS.

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October 5, 2018 admin

Fileless malware: part deux

Credit to Author: Vasilios Hioureas| Date: Fri, 05 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

In part two of this series on fileless malware, our malware analyst walks readers through two demonstrations of fileless malware attacks and shows the problems with detecting them using static signatures.

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Tags: dynamic detection fileless malware fileless ransomware malware analyst security researcher signatures static detection

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October 4, 2018 admin

LoJack for computers used to attack European government bodies

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 04 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

Security researchers have detected the first known instance of a UEFI bootkit being used against government bodies in Central and Eastern Europe. The attack relies on a persistence mechanism stolen from a legitimate software called Computrace—essentially LoJack for computers—that comes by default on many machines.

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Tags: bootkit Lojack Lojax UFEI XAgent

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October 3, 2018 admin

Bring your own security (BYOS): good idea or not?

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 15:00:00 +0000

We know about BYOD. What about BYOS? Is it a good idea to Bring Your Own Security, or use your own security solution on devices that you use for work? What if they are company owned? We walk companies and employees through the pros and cons of each.

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October 2, 2018 admin

Fortnite gamers targeted by data theft malware

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 02 Oct 2018 14:00:00 +0000

If you’ve ever been tempted to cheat at Fortnite, think again—with the release of season six of the popular video game, we found a data theft malware masquerading as a cheat tool, ready to steal your browser sessions, cookies, and even your Bitcoin.

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Tags: .EXE bitcoin bt-fortnite-cheats(dot)tk fortnite fortnite malware free V-Bucks games gaming rat stealer steam Sub2Unlock Trojan.Malpack video games wallet

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October 1, 2018 admin

Malwarebytes is a champion of National Cybersecurity Awareness Month

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:00:31 +0000

As we bid hello to National Cybersecurity Awareness Month, we at Malwarebytes not only pledge to provide the best protection for our customers. We also re-commit ourselves to fostering cybersecurity education and awareness for all.

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Tags: cybersecurity awareness national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM security 101 user awareness

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October 1, 2018 admin

A week in security (September 24 – 30)

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 16:44:20 +0000

A roundup of the security news from September 24–30 including phishing, Apple woes, a vulnerability in the wild, e-commerce attacks, phone spam, and a massive Facebook breach.

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Tags: CVE CVE-2018-8373 facebook Googlr iPhoneXS Lojax Magecart microsoft Mojave mutagen astronomy osx phishing port of san diego quasar rat safari extensions sms phishing telegram TV licensing unwanted calls

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October 1, 2018 admin

Malwarebytes is a champion of National Cyber Security Awareness Month

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 01 Oct 2018 14:00:31 +0000

As we bid hello to National Cyber Security Awareness Month, we at Malwarebytes not only pledge to provide the best protection for our customers. We also re-commit ourselves to fostering cybersecurity education and awareness for all.

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Tags: cybersecurity awareness national cybersecurity awareness month NCSAM security 101 user awareness