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Categories: News Tags: Venus Ransomware Tags: RDP Tags: remote desktop services Tags: encrypt Tags: fraud Tags: ransom We take a look at reports of Venus ransomware targeting remote desktop services/RDP. (Read more...) The post Venus ransomware targets remote desktop services appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: BYOVD Tags: bring your own vulnerable driver Tags: blocklist Tags: microsoft Tags: windows updates We take a look at reports that Microsoft's driver blocklist hadn't been updated for three years, leaving people at risk from BYOVD attacks. (Read more...) The post Microsoft fixes driver blocklist placing users at risk from BYOVD attacks appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Business Five things that every business can do (and should be paying attention to). (Read more...) The post 5 essential security tips for SMBs appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: scam Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: sale Tags: selling Tags: bank transfer Tags: app Tags: phone Tags: mobile Tags: social media We take a look at reports of scammers using fake bank transfer apps to make it look as though they've bought your for-sale item. (Read more...) The post Man scammed IRL for a phone he sold online appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Stimme Mediengruppe, a German media group, halted production of printed newspapers after a ransomware attack on Friday. (Read more...) The post Ransomware attack freezes newspaper printing system appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Log4Text Tags: Apache Tags: Commons Text Tags: CVE-2022-42889 Tags: Log4j Tags: Log4Shell Tags: interpolators Log4Text is a recently found vulnerability in Apache Commons. Log4Text provoked a knee jerk reaction because it reminds us of Log4Shell. So should we worry? (Read more...) The post Why Log4Text is not another Log4Shell appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Dutch Tags: law enforcement Tags: DeadBolt Tags: ransomware Tags: decryption keys Tags: responders.nu With the idea provided by an incident response company, Dutch police used a clever trick to get 150 DeadBolt ransomware decryption keys for free. (Read more...) The post DeadBolt ransomware gang tricked into giving victims free decryption keys appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Personal In every scam no matter how sophisticated or how amateur, there are two red flags. (Read more...) The post How to spot a scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Awareness Categories: News Tags: FaceStealer Tags: Facebook stealer Tags: Facebook Tags: Nathan Collier Tags: Meta Tags: fake Android apps Tags: fake iOS apps FaceStealer is back. As a seasoned threat to legitimate app stores, expect it to be gone and then back again. (Read more...) The post Warning: "FaceStealer" iOS and Android apps steal your Facebook login appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Europol Tags: Eurojust Tags: French cars Tags: key-less entry Europol says it's helped bust an organized crime gang that specialized in stealing French keyless cars. (Read more...) The post Criminal group busted after stealing hundreds of keyless cars appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.