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Categories: News Tags: hospital Tags: healthcare Tags: ransomware Tags: hijack Tags: network Tags: compromise Tags: data Tags: ambulance Tags: service Tags: redirect A widespread ransomware attack affecting 16 hospitals last week has led to ongoing cleanup efforts. (Read more...) The post Several hospitals still counting the cost of widespread ransomware attack appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: exploit kits Tags: eks Tags: rigek Tags: purplefoxek Internet Explorer may be a thing of the past, but there are still users and threat actors trying to deliver drive-by downloads. (Read more...) The post Old exploit kits still kicking around in 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: YouTube Tags: shorts Tags: video Tags: spam Tags: scam Tags: comments Tags: replies Tags: block Tags: remove YouTube is making drastic changes to combat a a growing tide of spam comments on the Shorts video category. (Read more...) The post YouTube makes sweeping changes to tackle spam on Shorts videos appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Privacy Tags: Google Tags: Chrome Tags: Incognito Tags: private mode Tags: fingerprinting Tags: cookies Tags: tracking Private browsing is not what users expect it to be (Read more...) The post Google’s “browse privately” is nothing more than a word play, lawyers say appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence July saw one of the highest number of ransomware attacks in 2023 at 441. At the forefront of these attacks is, once again, Cl0p. (Read more...) The post Ransomware review: August 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Microsoft has announced patches for 87 vulnerabilities this month, including two that are being actively exploited. (Read more...) The post August Patch Tuesday stops actively exploited attack chain and more appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Personal Tags: facial recognition Tags: surveillance Tags: Detroit Tags: police Tags: law enforcement Tags: mistaken identity Tags: wrong Tags: flagged Tags: carjacking Tags: robbery Tags: phone We take a look at another case of facial recognition technology getting it wrong in the land of law enforcement. (Read more...) The post Facial recognition tech lands innocent woman with bogus carjacking charge appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Cloudflare Tunnel Tags: cloudflared Tags: rdp Tags: https Tags: smb Tags: ssh Researchers have found that cybercriminals are shifting to Cloudflare Tunnel to hide and anonymize their nefarious activities. (Read more...) The post Cloudflare Tunnel increasingly abused by cybercriminals appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Personal Tags: electoral commission Tags: election Tags: voting Tags: vote Tags: record Tags: roll Tags: register Tags: breached Tags: compromise Tags: uk Tags: opt-out We take a look at reports that the UK's electoral commission has been breached, and what it means for registered voters in the UK. (Read more...) The post Voter data stolen in UK Electoral Commission systems breach appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Personal Tags: letmespy Tags: stalkerware Tags: spy Tags: snoop Tags: install Tags: data Tags: breach Tags: hacked We take a look at reports of an app called LetMeSpy facing an imminent shutdown after a server breach and data deletion incident. (Read more...) The post Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.