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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 08 Feb 2018 19:23:40 +0000
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| With the collapse of the main Deepfakes hubs on Reddit, users have moved away to other forums. Problem is, at least one of them is mining for cryptocurrency. Can your PC handle it? Categories: Tags: bitcoinbitcoinscryptocurrencycryptominingdeepfakesminingscripts |
The post New Deepfakes forum goes mining with Coinhive appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:21:49 +0000
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| Browsers are usually the first point of contact between victims and threat actors. With a few bits of code, crooks manage once again to freeze Google Chrome and scare users into calling for assistance. Categories: Tags: chromefreezeGooglejamtech support scams |
The post Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome (updated) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Nathan Collier| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 19:30:00 +0000
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| Recently, we discovered a gold mine of fake hack apps that mine for Monero cryptocurrency and serve up annoying adware. Categories: Tags: adwareAndroidcoin hivecoin minershackhack appMobiletrojan |
The post Bogus hack apps hack users back for cryptocash appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Wed, 07 Feb 2018 18:35:53 +0000
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| The new Mac cryptominer, OSX.CreativeUpdate, turns out to be older than we thought, with 23 variants found dating back to October 2017. Categories: Tags: macMac cryptominermac malwaremacOS |
The post New Mac cryptominer has 23 older variants appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 18:00:00 +0000
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| Today, on Safer Internet Day, we’re going to look at some of the easiest, fastest, completely free things you can do to have a safer Internet experience. Starting with ad blockers and anti-tracking browser extensions. Categories: Tags: adblockermalvertisingprivacysafer internet daysafety |
The post Safer Internet Day 2018: ad blockers and anti-trackers appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 06 Feb 2018 16:21:49 +0000
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| Browsers are usually the first point of contact between victims and threat actors. With a few bits of code, crooks manage once again to freeze Google Chrome and scare users into calling for assistance. Categories: Tags: chromefreezeGooglejamtech support scams |
The post Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 20:55:16 +0000
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| Threat actors are targeting South Korea with a Flash Player zero-day in limited attacks, according to Adobe. Categories: Tags: CVE-2018-4878Flash Player zero-dayKorean |
The post New Flash Player zero-day comes inside Office document appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Feb 2018 18:45:17 +0000
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| A compilation of notable security news from January 28 to February 4, featuring PUPs, a new Mac malware, two new ransomware variants, robocalls, and more. Categories: Tags: a week in securitycryptominingmac malwareransomwarerecapweekly blog roundup |
The post A week in security (January 29 – February 04) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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