Airbnb scam sends you to a fake Tripadvisor site, takes your money
One of our researchers was targeted by a scammer advertising on Airbnb and hosting a fake Tripadvisor website.
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Malvertising: This cyberthreat isn’t on the dark web, it’s on Google
Malvertising made a resurgence in 2023, with cybercriminals creating malicious ads and websites imitating Amazon, TradingView, and Rufus.
Read moreMalwarebytes Browser Guard introduces three new features
Categories: Personal Tags: Malwarebytes Tags: Browser Guard Tags: Premium Tags: new features Malwarebytes Browser Guard introduces three new features: Content control, import & export, and historical detection statistics |
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Read moreHealthcare site leaks personal health information via Google and Meta tracking pixels
Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: personal health information Tags: Advocate Aurora Health Tags: tracking pixels Tags: privacy Tags: browser guard Advocate Aurora Health has disclosed that its websites may have shared visitor’s identity and personal health information with Google and Meta. |
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Read moreWOOF locker: Unmasking the browser locker behind a stealthy tech support scam operation
Credit to Author: Jérôme Segura| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2020 16:00:00 +0000
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| We reveal the inner workings of WOOF locker, the most sophisticated browser locker campaign we’ve seen to date. Learn how this tech support scam evades researchers and ensnares users by hiding in plain sight. Categories: Tags: 404Browlock404errorbrowlockbrowlocksBrowser guardbrowser lockerchromeEdgefirefoxmalvertisingmalvertising campaignsmicrosoftscamsSocial Engineeringsteganographytech supporttech support scamsTSSWOOF |
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Read moreFor Cybersecurity and Domestic Violence Awareness months, we pledge to fight stalkerware
Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 15:00:14 +0000
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| Starting today, two hallmark holidays are upon us. No, it’s not Halloween and Thanksgiving. It’s both Cybersecurity Awareness Month and Domestic Violence Awareness Month. It’s no coincidence these two awareness campaigns overlap. What were once seen as separate realities—the physical and the digital—are increasingly blurred as our offices, schools, and hospitals move from paper to… Categories: Tags: Browser guardcyberstalkingdomestic violencedomestic violence awareness monthdomestic violence victimsmonitoring appsnational cyber security awareness monthnational cybersecurity awareness monthNCSAMprivacyspywarestalkersstalkerwaretracking apps |
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Read moreA week in security (September 16 -22)
Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 15:55:30 +0000
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| A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more. Categories: Tags: amazonBrowser guarddata destructioneducation cybersecurityemotetGoogleGoogle ChromeInstagramphishingprivacy lawS3bucketsvisavisa scamyoutube |
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Read moreBrowser Guard combats privacy abuse, tracking, clickbait, and scammers
Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Thu, 19 Sep 2019 18:27:51 +0000
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| The free Malwarebytes Browser Guard extension combats privacy abuse, user tracking, clickbait, unwanted advertisements, and tech support scammers while offering granular control and faster browsing. Categories: Tags: ad blockingbrowserBrowser guardbrowser safetybrowser securitybrowserscontrolextensionfaster load timesMalwarebytesMalwarebytes Browser Guardpluginpluginsprivacytrackertrackers |
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