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Filing your taxes? Be wary of help found through search engines

We take a look at search results related to installing tax software at a crucial time in the tax reporting window. The post Filing your taxes? Be wary of help found through search engines appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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Stalkerware-type detections hit record high in 2021, but fell in second half

In 2021, detections for spyware-type apps reached their highest peak ever, but amidst the record-setting numbers, the volume of detections actually decreased in the second half of the year. The post Stalkerware-type detections hit record high in 2021, but fell in second half appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Zloader, another botnet, bites the dust

The Zloader botnet is a malware as a service provider for a few notorious ransomware gangs. But now it has taken a serious blow to its infrastructure. The post Zloader, another botnet, bites the dust appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

“Your AppI‌e‌ ‌l‌D‌ ‌‌h‌‌a‌‌s‌‌ ‌‌b‌‌e‌‌e‌‌n‌‌ ‌‌l‌‌ocke‌‌d‌‌” spam email takes you on a website mystery tour

We take a look at what appears to be a phish, but ends up directing you to endless random websites instead. The post “Your AppI‌e‌ ‌l‌D‌ ‌‌h‌‌a‌‌s‌‌ ‌‌b‌‌e‌‌e‌‌n‌‌ ‌‌l‌‌ocke‌‌d‌‌” spam email takes you on a website mystery tour appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

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SMS group spam promises free gifts in return for bill payment

We take a look at SMS group spam promising free gifts in return for having paid your bill for the month of March. The post SMS group spam promises free gifts in return for bill payment appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

April’s Patch Tuesday update includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities

April's Patch Tuesday brings patches for two zero-day vulnerabilities and two potentially wormable Network File System vulnerabilities. The post April’s Patch Tuesday update includes fixes for two zero-day vulnerabilities appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

NGINX zero-day vulnerability: Check if you’re affected

NGINX, a popular server software vendor, followed up on an exploit against its software in conjunction with LDAP reference implementation. The post NGINX zero-day vulnerability: Check if you’re affected appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Steer clear of this “TestNTrace” SMS spam

An SMS scam is doing the rounds, claiming you've been in contact with someone who has COVID-19. The post Steer clear of this “TestNTrace” SMS spam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Malwarebytes Evaluation of the MITRE ENGENUITY ATT&CK Round 4 Emulations 

We believe any EDR product should strive to be easy to use out-of-the-box and without requiring advanced configuration. The post Malwarebytes Evaluation of the MITRE ENGENUITY ATT&CK Round 4 Emulations  appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Playstation 5 hacked—twice!

A hacking group notorious for “breaking” into Playstation consoles and a Google security engineer both shared the end result of their PS5 cracking on Twitter. Will PS5 be jailbroken? Categories: Hacking Tags: Andy Nhuyen fail0verflow Playstation 5 PS5 PS5 hack root keys TheFlow Wololo *( Read more... ( https://blog.malwarebytes.com/hacking-2/2021/11/playstation-5-hacked-twice/ ) )* The post Playstation 5 hacked—twice! appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.