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Categories: News Tags: CSAM Tags: de-Google Tags: AI Tags: NCMEC Tags: EFF Tags: false positive Tech giants are scanning our private files to find predators guilty of sexually abusing children, but they are creating victims of their own. (Read more...) The post Google flags man as sex abuser after he sends photos of child to doctor appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Social engineering Scammers subject their victims to a whirlwind of emotions so they can achieve their end goal: money. (Read more...) The post Criminals socially engineer their way to bank details with fake arrest warrants appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: stolen images Tags: explicit Tags: theft Tags: compromise Tags: blackmail Tags: threats Tags: reddit Tags: video We look at a report highlighting how explicit images are being shared without permission, and how this often leads to additional harassment. (Read more...) The post Reddit users crowdsourcing explicit images and identities appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News CISA updated its catalog of actively exploited vulnerabilities. Make sure you update your software before the due date! (Read more...) The post CISA wants you to patch these actively exploited vulnerabilities before September 8 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Cryptomining Tags: Cryptojacking Tags: fileless Tags: malware Tags: LOLBins Tags: RiskWare.BitCoinMiner Tags: Trojan.BitCoinMiner Tags: c2 Tags: mining pools Probably due to rising energy costs and the volatility in crypto-currencies, we can see a rise in malicious crypto mining, aka cryptojacking. (Read more...) The post Cryptojackers growing in numbers and sophistication appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: A week in security Categories: News The most important and interesting computer security stories from the last week. (Read more...) The post A week in security (August 15 - August 21) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Microsoft Tags: USB stick Tags: tech support scam Tags: scammers Tags: Office 365 Tags: fake Tags: phone call We take a look at a Microsoft warning related to tech support scammers sending out bogus USB sticks in the mail. (Read more...) The post Tech support scammers target Microsoft users with fake Office 365 USB sticks appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Explained Categories: News Tags: Steganography Tags: encryption Tags: least significant bits Tags: rgb Tags: masking Tags: palette-based Tags: lossy Tags: compression Tags: cropping Steganography is the prime example of hiding something in plain sight. We look at the basics, some methods, and the hurdles of hiding messages in images. (Read more...) The post Explained: Steganography appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Krause Tags: inappbrowser.com Tags: Meta Tags: Facebook Tags: Instagram Tags: TikTok A developer and privacy expert created a platform that allows iOS users to see injected JavaScript in their in-app browsers (Read more...) The post Spying on the spies. See what JavaScript commands get injected by in-app browsers appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence High detections of hacking tools for the Business Services industry shows that attackers likely sought to infect businesses and install backdoors for future access to their customers. (Read more...) The post Business Services industry targeted across the country for backdoor access appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.