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Credit to Author: Doug Aamoth| Date: Wed, 21 Aug 2019 12:54:28 +0000
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 14 Aug 2019 13:00:00 +0000
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| Trojans such as Emotet and TrickBot were the top threat for the education sector in the 2018–2019 school year. What threats will the new school year bring? Categories: Tags: cyberthreatseducation cybersecurityemotetransomwareryukRyuk ransomwaretrickbotTrojans |
The post Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 12 Aug 2019 15:38:31 +0000
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| The latest cybersecurity news for the week of August 5–11. We touch on problematic backdoors, the grim possibility of the Internet of Thoughts, and smart home improvement. We also released a retrospective report on ransomware. Categories: Tags: a week in securityAPT28awisbackdoorsbitcoinbmibrain-machine interfacechrome incognitoCTNT reportdslr flawfacebookFancy BearIBM X-Force Incident Response and Intelligence ServicesIRISMark Zuckerbergmessenger kidsphishingprotonmailransomwarerobocallrobocall scamsextortionsmart homessteamStrontiumweekly blog roundup |
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Read MoreCredit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000
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| This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force. Categories: Tags: cerberCTNTgandcrabLockyPhobosransomwareransomware reportrapidryukRyuk ransomwareSodinokibiTroldeshTroldesh ransomware |
The post Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Fri, 02 Aug 2019 18:15:24 +0000
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| In this blog, we take a look at a new exploit kit distributed via malvertising that calls itself Lord EK. Categories: Tags: EKerisexploit kitLord EKmalvertisingnjRATransomware |
The post Say hello to Lord Exploit Kit appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Jeffrey Esposito| Date: Wed, 31 Jul 2019 16:16:23 +0000
Jeff and Dave discuss ransomware hitting Johannesburg, political Facebook ads, why you should update your iPhone, and more.
Read MoreCredit to Author: Shriram Munde| Date: Tue, 30 Jul 2019 07:27:12 +0000
MegaCortex, a ransomware which was first spotted in January this year, has become active again and has changed the way it previously attacked/targeted the corporate world. In order to simplify its execution and increase its scale of operation, it uses ‘Command Prompt’ instead of ‘PowerShell’ in current targeted campaign. Key…
Read MoreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000
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| The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. Categories: Tags: a week in securityAdwCleanerAmazongBlueKeepcloud securityElasticsearchElectronic Privacy Information CenterFaceAppfacebookFederal Trade CommissionFlight 17FTCMalaysian AirlinesMarcus Hutchinsoffice 365online privacyparental monitoringparental monitoring appsPhobospre-installed softwareransomwareRing doorbellrussiarussian disinformationstalkerwareUS Federal Trade CommissionWannaCryweek in security |
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