Security
Headlines
HeadlinesLatestCVEs

Source

Malwarebytes

Port scan attacks: Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets

Categories: Business Prevent port scanning attacks with Malwarebytes for Business. (Read more...) The post Port scan attacks: Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Malwarebytes
#sql#vulnerability#web#windows#ddos#git#botnet#auth#ssh#telnet
Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams?

Categories: News Tags: kidnap Tags: scam Tags: virtual Tags: AI Tags: voice Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: hoax Tags: kidnapping We take a look at claims that AI is now being used for a notorious form of kidnapping hoax. (Read more...) The post Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites

Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: weebly Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: seniors Tags: recipe Tags: tech support Tags: scam Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support scams. (Read more...) The post Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

WhatsApp introduces new security features

Categories: News Tags: WhatsApp Tags: security features Tags: Account Protect Tags: Device Verification Tags: Key Transparency Tags: Auditable Key Directory WhatsApp has announced several new security features, including one that makes it a lot easier for you to verify the contact you are communicating with. (Read more...) The post WhatsApp introduces new security features appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Ransomware review: April 2023

Categories: Ransomware Categories: Threat Intelligence Cl0p was the most used ransomware in March 2023, dethroning the usual frontrunner LockBit, after breaching over 104 organizations with a zero-day vulnerability. (Read more...) The post Ransomware review: April 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Ransomware in France, April 2022–March 2023

Categories: Ransomware Categories: Threat Intelligence In the last 12 months France was one of the most attacked countries in the world, and a favourite target of LockBit, the world's most dangerous ransomware. (Read more...) The post Ransomware in France, April 2022–March 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Sextortion "assistance" scammers con victims further

Categories: News Tags: FBI Tags: extortion Tags: sextortion Tags: crime Tags: criminal Tags: nude Tags: nudes Tags: photographs Tags: images Tags: video Tags: photo Tags: scam Tags: payment Tags: profit Tags: assistance Tags: help We take a look at an FBI warning regarding for-profit entities making money from people targeted by sextortion attacks. (Read more...) The post Sextortion "assistance" scammers con victims further appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Google Pay accidentally handed out free money, bug now fixed

Categories: News Tags: Google Pay Tags: Google Pay bug Tags: free money All good things must end, they say, including generous offers of rewards caused by a short-lived glitch in Google Pay. (Read more...) The post Google Pay accidentally handed out free money, bug now fixed appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Update now! April’s Patch Tuesday includes a fix for one zero-day

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Microsoft Tags: Apple Tags: Google Tags: Adobe Tags: Cisco Tags: SAP Tags: Mozilla Tags: CVE-2023-28252 Tags: CVE-2023-28231 Tags: CVE-2023-21554 Tags: Word Tags: Publisher Tags: Office One fixed vulnerability is being actively exploited by a ransomware gang and many others were fixed in this month's Patch Tuesday updates. (Read more...) The post Update now! April’s Patch Tuesday includes a fix for one zero-day appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Ransomware in the UK: April 2022–March 2023

Categories: Ransomware Categories: Threat Intelligence In the last 12 months, the UK has been second only to the USA in terms of ransomware attacks, and its education sector has been subjected to a feeding frenzy by Vice Society. (Read more...) The post Ransomware in the UK: April 2022–March 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.