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Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 20 Dec 2018 17:30:14 +0000
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| What’s under the Christmas tree? It’s worse than lumps of coal, it’s a not very festive assortment of tricks and scams designed to give you a festive season hangover. Categories: Tags: advertsbitcoinemailfacebookhitmanphishscamtech scamstech support scammerstech support scams |
The post Christmas tech scams roundup appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 19 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| Twitter announced in a blog post Monday that they discovered and addressed a security flaw in one of their support forms. The discovery was made on November 15—more than a month ago—and promptly fixed the next day. So why are we only hearing about it now? Categories: Tags: botnetbug bountychinaDIYDIY botnet kitsaudi arabiastenographysupporttwitterTwitter form |
The post Flaw in Twitter form may have been abused by nation states appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Gleb Malygin| Date: Mon, 17 Dec 2018 20:10:25 +0000
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| The next major Android version will be Android Q and not Android 9.1 Pie. In parallel, Google is also developing a new operating system based on its own microkernel called Fuchsia. Will this be the OS that replaces Android? Read on to find out. Categories: Tags: AndroidflutterfuchsiaGooglemobile menace mondayoperating systemtriple mZircon |
The post Mobile Menace Monday: Is Fuchsia OS the end of Android? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 13 Dec 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| How are we doing at protecting the vital infrastructure of our power grid and its components against physical and cyberattacks? Categories: Tags: backupblackenergyblackoutcrashoverridecyberattacksdragonflynrcNuclearOPECpower gridrenewable energysandwormstuxnet |
The post Compromising vital infrastructure: the power grid appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 11 Dec 2018 16:56:54 +0000
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| 3 large databases containing scraped content landed in front of security researchers. How bad is it? Categories: Tags: businessdata scrapingemailLinkedInscrapersspam |
The post Data scraping treasure trove found in the wild appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 04 Dec 2018 17:20:27 +0000
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| Humble Bundle is sending emails to subscribers due to information being revealed by a bug. How bad it is? We take a look. Categories: Tags: 2-Step Verification2fabreachbuggamesgaminghumble bundlephishphishingspear phishingtwo-factor authenticationvideo games |
The post Humble Bundle alerts customers to subscription reveal bug appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 28 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| Google has taken action against advertisements on their network offering ESTA application services at an inflated price. We see if potentially dubious sites are still lurking, using common search terms. Categories: Tags: advertadvertisingadvertsESTAGoogleGoogle Adshomeland securitypublic sourcetravelUSGOVvisas |
The post ESTA registration websites still lurk in paid ads on Google appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 27 Nov 2018 16:00:00 +0000
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| Every year, we at Malwarebytes Labs like to stare into our crystal ball and foretell the future of malware. And while all hope is for a threat-free 2019, the reality likely includes botnets, IoT, artificial intelligence, and even more data breaches. When it comes to security, we can pretty much assure you that attacks will keep happening—just as the sun rises and sets. Categories: Tags: AIbotnetsbyosEternalBlueIoTsoundloggers |
The post Malwarebytes’ 2019 security predictions appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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