Week in security (April 30 – May 6)
A roundup of security news from April 30 – May 6, including Necurs malspam, Spartacus ransomware, Twitter passwords, and cybersecurity studies. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: MalwarebytesnecursransomwaresecuritySpartacustwitterweekly blog roundup (Read more...) The post Week in security (April 30 – May 6) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign
The Necurs gang tries out a new trick to load malware and bypass security defenses. Categories: Criminals Threat analysis Tags: botnetmalspamnecurssambaSMBspam (Read more...) The post Internet Shortcut used in Necurs malspam campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
A week in security (April 23 – April 29)
A roundup of security news from April 23 – April 29, including worms, GDPR, DDoS markets, and more. Categories: Malwarebytes news Tags: adminddosgdprminersminingroundupweek in security (Read more...) The post A week in security (April 23 – April 29) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
The Internet of Everything and digital privacy: what you need to know
Statistics indicate within the next couple of years, there will be three IoT devices for every adult and child on the planet—IoT will truly be the Internet of Everything. So, should people be concerned about privacy and data security if these gadgets are always on and ready to transmit information? ... Read More
A week in security (April 16 – April 22)
A roundup of security news from April 16 – April 22, including tax fraud, Adobe Flash, trustjacking, and surveillanceware. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: a week in securityadobe flashcryptocurrencycryptomininggandcrab ransomwarerecapretail industryrussianstresspaintsurveillancewaretax fraudtrustjackingweekly blog roundup (Read more...) The post A week in security (April 16 – April 22) appeared ... Read More
Week in security (April 09 – April 15)
A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: encryptionfacebookFakeUpdatesMalwarebytessafe messagingsecurityspammersweekly blog roundup (Read more...) The post Week in security (April 09 – April 15) ... Read More
A week in security (April 02 – April 08)
A roundup of the security news from April 02 – April 08, including postal scams, ransomware, fake phone apps, and more. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: healthLinkedInmalwareransomwareroundupsecurityweek in security (Read more...) The post A week in security (April 02 – April 08) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
Labs CTNT report shows shift in threat landscape to cryptomining
What did we learn about cybercrime in the quarterly Labs CTNT report? Malicious cryptomining has taken over in 2018, and it’s leaving all other malware families behind. Categories: CTNT report Malwarebytes news Tags: cryptocurrencycryptominingCTNT reportcybercrime tactics and techniquesgandcrabmalspamransomwarespyware (Read more...) The post Labs CTNT report shows shift in threat landscape ... Read More
LockCrypt ransomware: weakness in code can lead to recovery
A lesser-known variant called LockCrypt ransomware has been creeping around under the radar since June 2017. We take a look inside its code and expose its flaws. Categories: Malware Threat analysis Tags: LockCryptLockCrypt ransomwareransomware (Read more...) The post LockCrypt ransomware: weakness in code can lead to recovery appeared first on ... Read More
A week in security (March 26 – April 01)
A roundup of notable security news from March 26 to April 1, including data breaches, encryption, exploit kits, and more. Categories: Security world Week in security Tags: Androiddata breachencryptionexploit kitsp2p paymentQuantLoaderTLS (Read more...) The post A week in security (March 26 – April 01) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
