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Credit to Author: Preksha Saxena| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 12:16:26 +0000
Since the past few weeks, Quick Heal Security Labs has been observing a series of interesting malware blocked at our customer end. The further analysis of the malware ‘t.exe’ revealed that the malware seems to be Trojan dropper. Interestingly, this multipurpose malware is downloading a ransomware component, a crypto-mining malware…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Rajiv Singha| Date: Tue, 10 Jul 2018 10:00:04 +0000
If you thought there is only a black market for stolen mobile phones, drugs, pirated software, etc., then you could be wrong. There is a black market that exists on the Internet and its most lucrative commodity is your personally identifiable information (PII – sensitive information that can be used…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Julia Glazova| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:00:26 +0000
Password-based love? Sites that ban humans? In this post, we look at five fun and slightly bizarre projects to get you thinking about security.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2018 16:14:30 +0000
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| SamSam ransomware is a unique malware for its explicit human interaction on selected targets and care to erase most of its tracks. Categories: Tags: ransomwaresamsamsamsam ransomware |
The post SamSam ransomware: controlled distribution for an elusive malware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: Lily Hay Newman| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 11:00:00 +0000
There haven’t been as many hacks and attacks compared to this time last year, but that’s where the good news ends.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 17:00:00 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from July 2 – July 8, including a macro-less infection tecnique, online project management tools and crypto-mining malware campaigns. Categories: Tags: crypto miningmacro-lessproject managementroundupweek in security |
The post A week in security (July 2 – July 8) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Adam McNeil| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 15:00:00 +0000
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| If you’re not blocking ads on your PC and mobile device, you should be! In this two-part series, we dispel some of the myths surrounding ad blocking, and cover the reasons why you should be blocking ads on your network and devices. Categories: Tags: ad blockersad blockingadblocksexactismalvertisingtrackers |
The post Everybody and their mother is blocking ads, so why aren’t you? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Elisa Lippincott (Global Threat Communications)| Date: Mon, 09 Jul 2018 13:54:03 +0000
When the Zero Day Initiative (ZDI) was formed in 2005, the cyber threat landscape was a bit different from what we see today. Threats were a little less sophisticated, but there was one thing that we saw then that we still see now: the shortage of cybersecurity professionals and researchers. The team decided that with…
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