Christopher Boyd

Malwarebytes Labs

Over the past few days, fans of singer Cardi B noticed her website was slowly filling up with spam. We take a look at what happened. Categories: Cybercrime Privacy Tags: blog commentscardi bcardibdevelopersgdprmoderationonline privacyprivacyspamspammersvideoswebsite. spamyoutube (Read more...) The post Official Cardi B website plagued by spammers appeared first on Malwarebytes ... Read More

What happens to online accounts when we die? Not a cheerful subject by any stretch of the imagination, but one we covered at BSides Manchester. Categories: Tags: after we diebsidesBSides Manchesterdeathdigital entropy of deathdigital real estatelink rotsocial media (Read more...) The post The digital entropy of death: BSides Manchester appeared ... Read More

We take a look at a few of the most notable spam emails in circulation over the last week, including a money muling scam, Apple phishes, and a sexploitation message featuring old, but real, passwords. Categories: Cybercrime Social engineering Tags: Appleemailmalspamphishingsexploitationspam (Read more...) The post What’s in the spam mailbox ... Read More

We take a fresh look at Trojans: the history of the term, the most popular threats over the years, the different types of Trojans, and their relationship with social engineering. Categories: Cybercrime Malware Tags: botnetddosdownloadermalwareMobileratTrojansvirus (Read more...) The post Trojans: What’s the real deal? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More

We take a look at the perils of the tools and services embedded into the websites you use on a daily basis, thanks to the development help of third parties. Categories: FYI Tags: ad networksadsbreachphonespipelinesupply chainthird party (Read more...) The post The danger of third parties: ads, pipelines, and plugins ... Read More

A disturbing new use of technology against loved ones has come to light: Internet of Things (IoT) domestic abuse cases are being reported, and security experts are wondering how best to tackle this new problem. What is it? And more importantly, what can we do to fight it? Categories: Cybercrime ... Read More

There's been a number of major data breaches and leaks revealed in the last few days, and we take a look at three of the biggest: Adidas, Ticketmaster, and marketing firm Exactis. Categories: Cybercrime Privacy Tags: adidasadvertisingbreachcarddataexactisleakpaymentrecordsticketmaster (Read more...) The post Major data breaches at Adidas, Ticketmaster pummel web users ... Read More

A website belonging to an eatery currently making waves in the news has been compromised with SEO spam. We take a look at what's happened, and explain what the hackers are up to. Categories: Cybercrime Hacking Tags: blackhatcompromisehackedSEOSEO spamspamwordpress (Read more...) The post Red Hen website suffers SEO spam compromise ... Read More

The World Cup is in full swing, and attackers are busy both on and off the pitch. Which of the competing nations are under fire from malware authors? Who is sailing through qualifying rounds mostly untouched? What are the most popular threats in the midst of the biggest footballing nations? ... Read More

Reports claim that UK law enforcement are still struggling to get to grips with cybercrime. We take a look at what's going on, and why services aren't able to cope with all things digital. Categories: Cybercrime Hacking Tags: cybercrimefundinglaw enforcementpoliceukuk law enforcement (Read more...) The post UK law enforcement: an ... Read More