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Police warn of fake law enforcement arrest warrant calls

Categories: News Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: police Tags: cops Tags: call Tags: warrant Tags: arrest Tags: payment We take a look at fake law enforcement calls leading to demands for money from victims. (Read more...) The post Police warn of fake law enforcement arrest warrant calls appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Raccoon Stealer admin will be extradited to the US, charged for computer crimes

Categories: News Tags: Raccoon Stealer Tags: Mark Sokolovsky Tags: FBI Tags: Mark Sokolovsky, known online as “raccoonstealer”, was indicted by the US government for being an admin of a malware-as-a-service (MaaS) provider for the Raccoon Stealer malware. (Read more...) The post Raccoon Stealer admin will be extradited to the US, charged for computer crimes appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Raspberry Robin worm used as ransomware prelude

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Raspberry Robin Tags: FakeUpdates Tags: LockBit Tags: Clop Tags: ransomware Microsoft warns that the Raspberry Robin worm has triggered payload alerts on devices of almost 1,000 organizations in the past 30 days and is used to introduce ransomware. (Read more...) The post Raspberry Robin worm used as ransomware prelude appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

A week in security (October 24 - 30)

Categories: News Tags: week in security Tags: weekly blog roundup The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week. (Read more...) The post A week in security (October 24 - 30) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

A Chrome fix for an in-the-wild exploit is out—Check your version

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Google has issued an update for Chrome to fix an issue in the V8 JavaScript engine (Read more...) The post A Chrome fix for an in-the-wild exploit is out—Check your version appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

What is ransomware-as-a-service and how is it evolving?

Categories: Business Diving into how RaaS works, why it poses a unique threat to businesses, and how small-and-medium-sized (SMBs) businesses can prepare for the next generation of RaaS attacks. (Read more...) The post What is ransomware-as-a-service and how is it evolving? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Dormant Colors browser hijackers could be used for more nefarious tasks, report says

Categories: News Tags: Dormant Colors Tags: Guardio Tags: browser hijacking Tags: affiliate hijacking Tags: search hijacking Tags: malicious browser extension Dormant Colors, a browser extension campaign, was spotted stealing browser data and hijacking search results and affiliation to thousands of sites. (Read more...) The post Dormant Colors browser hijackers could be used for more nefarious tasks, report says appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Medibank customers' personal data compromised by cyber attack

Categories: News Tags: Medibank Tags: data breach Australian health care insurance company Medibank confirmed that the threat actor behind the cyberattack on the company had access to the data of at least 4 million customers (Read more...) The post Medibank customers' personal data compromised by cyber attack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Maintenance Mode aims to keep phone data private during repairs

Categories: News Tags: Samsung Tags: mobile Tags: cellphone Tags: device Tags: maintenance mode Tags: privacy Tags: security Tags: data Tags: snooping Tags: repairs Tags: fix We take a look at a new mode developed by Samsung which aims to keep data safe during a repair. (Read more...) The post Maintenance Mode aims to keep phone data private during repairs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Fake Proof-of-Concepts used to lure security professionals

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: PoC Tags: PoCs Tags: Leiden Tags: GitHub Tags: VirusTotal Tags: AbuseIPDB Researchers from Leiden University analyzed many thousands of Proof-of-Concepts and found that 10 percent of those they found on GitHub are malicious (Read more...) The post Fake Proof-of-Concepts used to lure security professionals appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.