cybercrime

MalwareBytes Security 

Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown

May 22, 2019 admin 0 Comments cybercrime, EU, Facebook, governments, hate speech, instagram, Mastodon, Myanmar, privacy, social media, Trolls, Twitter, ukgov

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 22 May 2019 16:10:14 +0000

It seems problems never quite go away for social media platforms, and more governments of the world are taking keen interest. Will the tech giants be able to sort things out before legislators steps into the fray? Categories: Cybercrime Privacy Tags: EUfacebookgovernmentshate speechInstagramMastodonMyanmarsocial mediatrollstwitterukgov (Read more…)

The post Governments increasingly eye social media meltdown appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Skimmer acts as payment service provider via rogue iframe

May 21, 2019 admin 0 Comments credit card, cybercrime, E-commerce, hacked website, hacking, iframe, Magecart, Magento, malware, phishing, skimmer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Tue, 21 May 2019 15:38:42 +0000

Even e-commerce sites that do not take payment information themselves can be abused by crooks. In this post, we show how a web skimmer is able to inject an artificial iframe into the checkout page to prompt users for their credit card information. Victims will only realize something’s not right when they are redirected to the real (and external) payment form. Categories: Cybercrime Malware Tags: credit carde-commercehacked websitehackingiframeMagecartmagentophishingskimmer (Read more…)

The post Skimmer acts as payment service provider via rogue iframe appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Microsoft pushes patch to prevent ‘WannaCry’ level vulnerability

May 15, 2019 admin cybercrime, exploit, Exploits, patching, RDP, Remote Desktop Protocol, Vulnerability, WannaCry, Windows 7, Windows 8, windows server 2003, windows server 2008, Windows XP, worm

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 15 May 2019 16:57:16 +0000

This month marks two years since the infamous WannaCry attack. Now a Remote Desktop Protocol (RDP) vulnerability has been discovered that could be used in a similar large-scale attack—though Microsoft has released a patch. Have you updated yet? Categories: Cybercrime Exploits Tags: exploitpatchingrdpremote desktop protocolvulnerabilityWannaCrywindows 7windows 8windows server 2003windows server 2008windows xpworm (Read more…)

The post Microsoft pushes patch to prevent ‘WannaCry’ level vulnerability appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

WhatsApp fix goes live after targeted attack on human rights lawyer

May 14, 2019 admin attack, cybercrime, Mobile, spyware, targeted, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 14 May 2019 16:46:21 +0000

A fix was rolled out for a WhatsApp vulnerability, which was used to inject spyware into mobile devices and target a human rights lawyer. Categories: Cybercrime Mobile Tags: attackMobilespywaretargetedwhatsapp (Read more…)

The post WhatsApp fix goes live after targeted attack on human rights lawyer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Cryptojacking in the post-Coinhive era

May 2, 2019 admin coinhive, coinimp, Cryptojacking, cryptoloot, cybercrime, drive-by cryptomining, webminepool

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Thu, 02 May 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Cryptojacking captured everyone’s attention in 2017 and 2018. With Coinhive no longer in business, has this threat been completely snuffed out? Categories: Cybercrime Tags: coinhivecoinimpCryptojackingcryptolootdrive-by cryptominingwebminepool (Read more…)

The post Cryptojacking in the post-Coinhive era appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Mysterious database exposed personal information of 80 million US households

May 1, 2019 admin cybercrime, database, exposed, privacy, records

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 01 May 2019 15:51:12 +0000

A large database accessible online containing a huge amount of records has been found by researchers. The question is: who does it belong to, and what is it for? Categories: Cybercrime Privacy Tags: databaseexposedprivacyrecords (Read more…)

The post Mysterious database exposed personal information of 80 million US households appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Sophisticated threats plague ailing healthcare industry

April 30, 2019 admin 2019 data security incident response report, cybercrime, decatur county general hospital breach, EternalBlue, filess malware, healthcare, healthcare cybersecurity, healthcare malware, Healthcare security, hipaa, malware, Ransom.WannaCrypt, ransomware, riskware, riskware.mictray, riskware.tool.hck, rootkit.fileless.mtgen, spyware, spyware.agent, spyware.emotet, spyware.trickbot, trickbot, trojan.bitcoinminer, trojan.emotet, trojan.fakems, Trojan.TrickBot, trojans, WannaCry, worm.parite, worm.qakbot, worms

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Tue, 30 Apr 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Black hat hackers are after patient healthcare data, and such breaches will only intensify. Which forms of malware are behind the attacks? We take a look at the advanced threats targeting a sector struggling to keep up. Categories: Cybercrime Malware Tags: 2019 data security incident response reportdecatur county general hospital breachEternalBluefiless malwarehealthcarehealthcare cybersecurityhealthcare malwarehealthcare securityHIPAARansom.WannaCryptransomwareriskwareriskware.mictrayriskware.tool.hckrootkit.fileless.mtgenspywarespyware.agentspyware.emotetspyware.trickbottrickbottrojan.bitcoinminertrojan.emotettrojan.fakemsTrojan.TrickBotTrojansWannaCryworm.pariteworm.qakbotworms (Read more…)

The post Sophisticated threats plague ailing healthcare industry appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Electrum DDoS botnet reaches 152,000 infected hosts

April 29, 2019 admin Botnet, cybercrime, Electrum, ElectrumDoSMiner, Trojan.BeamWinHTTP

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 17:00:00 +0000

We’ve identified a new piece of malware that is connected to the Electrum botnet. Categories: Cybercrime Tags: botnetElectrumElectrumDoSMinerTrojan.BeamWinHTTP (Read more…)

The post Electrum DDoS botnet reaches 152,000 infected hosts appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Wall Street Market reported to have exit scammed

April 29, 2019 admin bitcoin, cybercrime, darknet, exit scam, SCAM, Social engineering

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Mon, 29 Apr 2019 15:54:55 +0000

Users reported that Wall Street Market, a broadly-known cryptocurrency dark net market, has executed an exit scam, swindling millions from account holders in the process. Categories: Cybercrime Social engineering Tags: bitcoindarknetexit scamscam (Read more…)

The post Wall Street Market reported to have exit scammed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

GitHub hosted Magecart skimmer used against hundreds of e-commerce sites

April 26, 2019 admin cybercrime, GitHub, Magecart, Magento, skimmer

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 26 Apr 2019 16:06:12 +0000

Magecart threat actors upload their skimming code onto GitHub in the latest attack against Magento websites. Categories: Cybercrime Tags: GitHubMagecartmagentoskimmer (Read more…)

The post GitHub hosted Magecart skimmer used against hundreds of e-commerce sites appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more

MalwareBytes Security 

Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report finds businesses hit with 235 percent more threats in Q1

April 25, 2019 admin Adware, business threats, cryptomining, cybercrime, emotet, malware, ransomware, Threats, trojans, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 25 Apr 2019 07:01:32 +0000

The Labs team discovered that businesses are being targeted with 235 percent more threats than the previous year. Download the report and find out which threats are revving up, and which are dying out. Categories: Cybercrime Malware Tags: adwarebusiness threatscryptominingemotetmalwareransomwarethreatsTrojansTroldeshTroldesh ransomware (Read more…)

The post Labs Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report finds businesses hit with 235 percent more threats in Q1 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Read more