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Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Fri, 28 Jul 2017 15:30:25 +0000
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| Following some arrests in China, we hope to see a decrease in the amount of adware and adfraud hailing from the Rafotech labs aka Fireball. Categories: Tags: ad fraudadwareelexfireballPieter Arntzrafotech |
The post Fireball arrests made appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 16:00:52 +0000
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| Learn about the state of ransomware among SMBs and other critical security issues in a report conducted by Osterman Research and sponsored by Malwarebytes. Categories: Tags: infographicransomwaresmall business ransomwaresmall businesses |
The post The state of ransomware among SMBs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 27 Jul 2017 14:00:36 +0000
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| Ransomware is an extremely serious problem and it’s quickly getting worse. The primary impact of downtime for your company is not the ransom that is being demanded of you, but instead, the real cost of ransomware is the downtime it will cause. Categories: Tags: Anti-RansomwareMichael OstermanOstermanOsterman reportOsterman Researchransomware |
The post The real problem with ransomware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 17:00:33 +0000
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| How is the Dark Web different from the regular internet? We unravel a few misconceptions to bring you closer to the truth. Categories: Tags: Dark Webdeep webExplainedonionPieter Arntzsurface webtorbrowser |
The post Explained: the Dark Web appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 26 Jul 2017 15:00:43 +0000
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| This post take a look behind the scenes of how a conference presentation is put together – specifically, researcher Chris Boyd’s Mahkra ni Orroz at the recent SteelCon security conference. Categories: Tags: conferencemahkra ni orrozsteelcon |
The post SteelCon: Mahkra ni Orroz appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 16:30:06 +0000
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| The Federal Bureau of Investigation has recently issued a Public Service Announcement (PSA), encouraging consumers to think twice before purchasing internet-connected toys. Categories: Tags: fbiInternet of ThingsIoTprivacypsasecuritysmart devicesmart toys |
The post FBI: Smart toys could harm children’s privacy and physical safety appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Tue, 25 Jul 2017 15:00:18 +0000
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| There’s been a lot of talk recently about encryption and how law enforcement can’t convict criminals without encryption keys. We beg to differ. Categories: Tags: backdoorencryptiongovernmentlaw enforcementprivacy |
The post Going dark: encryption and law enforcement appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 24 Jul 2017 17:17:38 +0000
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| This post shows you how to use the special decryptor for the petya family: Petya, Msicha, and Goldeneye. Not suitable for copycats of these. Categories: Tags: decryptorgoldeneyemftMischapetyatoos |
The post Bye, bye Petya! Decryptor for old versions released. appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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