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A week in security (August 27 – September 2)

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A round-up of the security news from August 27 – September 2, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: emaileu telecomsfake newsHackermalwareMobileprivacy (Read more...) The post A week in security (August 27 – September 2) appeared first on ... Read More
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A week in security (August 20 – 26)

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A roundup of the security news from August 20 – 26, including a look at insider threats, several breaches, and what tech giants Google and Facebook are doing about their privacy issues. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: a week in securitybadgelifecobalt dickenscybersecuritycybersecurity awarenessdigital entropy of deathelectionsfacebookGooglegreen card scamprivacyproject ... Read More
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A week in security (August 13 – 19)

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A round up of the security news from August 13 – 19, including an in-depth discussion of what drives the average cybercriminal to crime. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: a week in securityInstagramIntelweb cache poisoningweek in security (Read more...) The post A week in security (August 13 – ... Read More
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Black Hat USA 2018: ransomware is still the star

Black Hat USA 2018: ransomware is still the star

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A recap of the Malwarebytes' team experience at the Black Hat conference in Las Vegas, including top trends, topics, and interesting discussions. Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: black hatblackhatconferenceVegas (Read more...) The post Black Hat USA 2018: ransomware is still the star appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
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Back to school cybersecurity: hints, tips, and links for a safer school year

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Term time is upon us once more, and soon the summer holidays will be a thing of the past. We offer up some handy hints and tips for better back to school cybersecurity, and link to numerous resources of our own to help parents and kids have a safer online ... Read More
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A week in security (August 6 – 12)

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A round-up of the security news from August 6 – 12, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: botnetCTNT reportcybercrimeexploit kitsMeltdownransomwarerdprecaptrue cost of cybercrimetwitter botsweek in securityweekly blog roundupwhatsapp. javascript (Read more...) The post A week in security ... Read More
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White hat, black hat, and the emergence of the gray hat: the true costs of cybercrime

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Osterman Research recently completed a major survey on behalf of Malwarebytes to determine the actual cost of cybercrime to businesses. Here's what we discovered. Categories: Business Security world Tags: black hatbusinesscosts of cybercrimecybercrimedata breachesgray hatMicahel OstermanOsterman reportwhite hat (Read more...) The post White hat, black hat, and the emergence of ... Read More
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A week in security (July 30 – August 5)

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A roundup of the security news from July 30 – August 5, including cryptomining, big data, social engineering, and more. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: big databreachcryptominingfacebookmalwarerecapredditSocial Engineeringspamsteam cryptominerweekly blog roundup (Read more...) The post A week in security (July 30 – August 5) appeared first on Malwarebytes ... Read More
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A week in security (July 23 – July 29)

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A round up of the security news from July 23 – July 29, including the introduction of Malwarebytes Browser Extensions, and new malware HiddenBee, Proton, and MobiDash. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: Android Phidden beeMalwarebytes Browser ExtensionsmobidashprotonTrojansweek in security (Read more...) The post A week in security (July ... Read More
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‘Hidden Bee’ miner delivered via improved drive-by download toolkit

‘Hidden Bee’ miner delivered via improved drive-by download toolkit

| | bootkit, cryptominer, drive-by attack, Exploit, Exploits, hidden bee, hidden bee miner, MBR, Threat analysis
Threat actors switch to the Hidden Bee miner as a payload for this unusual and complex drive-by download campaign. Categories: Exploits Threat analysis Tags: bootkitcryptominerdrive-by attackexploithidden beehidden bee minerMBR (Read more...) The post ‘Hidden Bee’ miner delivered via improved drive-by download toolkit appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
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