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The evolution of a Mac trojan: UpdateAgent’s progression

February 2, 2022 admin Adware, cybersecurity, MacOS, microsoft 365 defender, Microsoft security intelligence, updateagent

Credit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 02 Feb 2022 17:00:00 +0000

Our discovery and analysis of a sophisticated Mac trojan in October exposed a year-long evolution of a malware family—and depicts the rising complexity of threats across platforms.

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Mac adware is more sophisticated and dangerous than traditional Mac malware

February 27, 2020 admin Adware, bundlore, crossrider, Mac, Mac adware, mac threats, MacOS, Macs, potentially unwanted programs, pups, surfbuyer

Credit to Author: Thomas Reed| Date: Thu, 27 Feb 2020 18:34:48 +0000

Adware and PUPs can actually be far more invasive and dangerous on the Mac than “real” malware. We demonstrate with analysis of Crossrider, a sophisticated Mac adware that uses evasion and persistence techniques more complex than nation-state malware.

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The main mobile threat trends of 2019

February 25, 2020 admin accessibility, Adware, Android, news, stalkerware, Threats

Credit to Author: Alex Perekalin| Date: Tue, 25 Feb 2020 09:59:31 +0000

Victor Chebyshev talks about the most common mobile threats and attack vectors of 2019.

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Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter mishaps invite typosquatters and scammers

February 19, 2020 admin Adware, browser extensions, cybersecurity czar, giuliani, Hacktivism, malvertising, malvertising schemes, political targets, rudy giuliani, scams, tweets, Twitter, typo, typosquatting

Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 19 Feb 2020 17:21:08 +0000

Rudy Giuliani’s Twitter account contains many typos that lead to the wrong website—and scammers and typosquatters are taking advantage.

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Malwarebytes Labs releases 2020 State of Malware Report

February 11, 2020 admin 2020 state of malware report, Adware, Android, Android malware, Data Privacy, emotet, hacktools, iOS, Mac, MacOS, ransomware, reports, ryuk, Sodinokibi, State of Malware, state of malware report, trickbot, trojans, web threats, windows

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 11 Feb 2020 08:01:00 +0000

The 2020 State of Malware Report reveals how cybercriminals upped the ante on businesses, Mac threats outpaced PCs, and ransomware continued its targeted, deadly assault with new families in 2019. Learn all this and more in the full report, linked in our blog.

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A week in security (February 3 – 9)

February 10, 2020 admin a week in security, adposhel, Adware, data privacy law, data privacy legislation, Facebook, financial tech, Fintech, Google Maps, iowa caucus faulty app, lemon duck, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 10 Feb 2020 16:46:42 +0000

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at Washington state’s latest efforts to provide better data privacy rights for their residents, dove into the many security questions regarding fintech, and took a look at performance art’s impact on Google Maps.

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