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Timely patching is good, but sometimes it's not enough

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Lorenz Tags: ransomware Tags: CVE-2022-29499 Tags: Mitel Tags: backdoor Tags: web shell A recent case-study showed once again that timely patching is important, but it's not a silver bullet for stopping ransomware. (Read more...) The post Timely patching is good, but sometimes it's not enough appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Multiple schools hit by Vice Society ransomware attack

Categories: News Tags: ransomware Tags: high society Tags: compromise Tags: school Tags: schools Tags: learning Tags: documents Tags: data Tags: leak We take a look at reports of 14 schools being compromised by ransomware group Vice Society. (Read more...) The post Multiple schools hit by Vice Society ransomware attack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

US Department of the Interior's passwords "easily cracked"

Categories: News Tags: US department of the interior Tags: password Tags: hashes Tags: cracking Tags: requirements Tags: MFA A recent audit cracked 21 percent of the department's passwords. (Read more...) The post US Department of the Interior's passwords "easily cracked" appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

3 ways Malwarebytes helps you browse securely and privately online

Categories: Personal The Internet is kind of like the Wild West when it comes to threats to our privacy and security. But Malwarebytes can help you become the sheriff of your own digital frontier. (Read more...) The post 3 ways Malwarebytes helps you browse securely and privately online appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group greenlit by Supreme Court

Categories: News Tags: Pegasus Tags: spyware Tags: Pegasus spyware Tags: NSO Group Tags: NSO Tags: Apple Tags: WhatsApp Tags: Meta Tags: Foreign Sovereign Immunity Act The US Supreme Court essentially gave Meta’s WhatsApp the go ahead to pursue their case against Pegasus’s NSO Group. (Read more...) The post WhatsApp lawsuit against NSO Group greenlit by Supreme Court appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Update now! Patch Tuesday January 2023 includes one actively exploited vulnerability

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: patch Tuesday Tags: CVE-2023-21674 Tags: APLC Tags: CVE-2023-21743 Tags: Sharepoint Tags: CVE-2023-21563 Tags: BitLocker The second Tuesday of the year brings us many updates, including one for an actively exploited vulnerability that could lead to elevation of privileges (Read more...) The post Update now! Patch Tuesday January 2023 includes one actively exploited vulnerability appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Cyberattack halts Royal Mail's overseas post

Categories: News Tags: royal mail Tags: cyber attack Tags: post Tags: disruption We take a look at reports that Royal Mail is experiencing severe issues due to an unnamed cyberattack. (Read more...) The post Cyberattack halts Royal Mail's overseas post appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

2023 prediction: Security workforce shortage will lead to nationally significant cyberattack

Categories: Business If 2022 was any indication, businesses are about to face an unprecedented volume, frequency, and sophistication of cyberthreats in 2023. Malwarebytes CEO Marcin Kleczynski takes a look at how, as an industry, we can preemptively address these risks. (Read more...) The post 2023 prediction: Security workforce shortage will lead to nationally significant cyberattack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Open redirect on government website sends users to adult content

Categories: News Tags: open redirect Tags: UKGOV Tags: website Tags: fix Tags: onlyfans Tags: porn Tags: pornography Tags: dating Tags: cheating Tags: phishing We take a look at reports an open redirect on a UKGOV site which took a little while to address. (Read more...) The post Open redirect on government website sends users to adult content appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

5 must-haves for K-12 cybersecurity

Categories: Business Over the years, cyberattacks on K-12 schools and districts have steadily increased and in 2022 that trend only continued. In this post, we’ll look at the 5 must-haves for K-12 cybersecurity. (Read more...) The post 5 must-haves for K-12 cybersecurity appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.