Green card scams: preying on the desperate
Most online scams depend on two things: a legitimate entity that has a complicated or broken process, and a desperate target population. With immigration, you get both, which results in an environment ripe for green card scams. Categories: Cybercrime Social engineering Tags: fraudgreen card scamimmigrantscams (Read more...) The post Green ... Read More
So you’ve been asked to start a threat intel program
What are the bumps in the road you can expect and avoid when setting up a threat intel progarm for your business? Categories: Business How-tos Tags: remediationThreat Intel (Read more...) The post So you’ve been asked to start a threat intel program appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
What does ‘consent to tracking’ really mean?
Do you know what companies can do after you click ok to a user agreement? Are you sure? Categories: Privacy Security world Tags: adblockfacebookgdprprivacysocial mediatrackinguser agreement (Read more...) The post What does ‘consent to tracking’ really mean? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
A conversation with America Geeks
We first published on tech scammers America Geeks back in 2015 and again in 2016. This time, they opened a help ticket with us, requesting we take down our blog post—which warranted a phone call. Read on to learn how our conversation with America Geeks went. Categories: Cybercrime Social engineering ... Read More
Where did the tech support scam blacklist go?
We've removed our blacklist of recognized tech support scammers from our tech scam support page. Here's what we're doing instead. Categories: How-tos Tags: how toscambaitingtech support scamTSS (Read more...) The post Where did the tech support scam blacklist go? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs ... Read More
Please don’t buy this: smart toys
Smart toys attempt to offer what a lot of us imagined as kids—a toy that we can not only play with, but one that plays back. Many models offer voice recognition, facial expressions, hundreds of words and phrases, reaction to touch and impact, and even the ability to learn and ... Read More
