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Categories: Threat Intelligence We discovered a new interesting lure that targeted the Eastern Ukraine region and started tracking the threat actor behind it. (Read more...) The post Uncovering RedStinger - Undetected APT cyber operations in Eastern Europe since 2020 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Discord Tags: privacy Tags: username Tags: discriminator Tags: DM Tags: bot Tags: chat Tags: change Tags: changing Tags: server Tags: hijack phish Tags: private We take a look at the reaction to Discord's proposed changes to how usernames work, and why many users aren't happy with the upcoming alterations. (Read more...) The post New Discord username policy raises user privacy fears appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Awareness Categories: Personal Categories: Scams Tags: Tech Support Scams Tags: Malwarebytes Tags: impersonating Tags: screen lockers Tags: fake warnings Tags: remote access Tech support scams are an ongoing nuisance. Knowing how they operate helps you to recognize them. (Read more...) The post How to spot and avoid a tech support scam appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: Aurora stealer Tags: loader Tags: Amadey Not all system updates mean well, and some will even trick you into installing malware. (Read more...) The post Fake system update drops Aurora stealer via Invalid Printer loader appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: MSI Tags: Intel Tags: Boot Guard Tags: firmware updates Tags: Money Message The leaked data after the ransomware attack on MSI includes private keys which could be used to bypass Intel Boot Guard (Read more...) The post Ransomware attack on MSI led to compromised Intel Boot Guard private keys appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Brightlight Tags: GoAnywhere MFT Tags: data breach Tags: Cl0p Following the Cl0p ransomware gang's attacks that leveraged Fortra's GoAnywhereMFT software tool, behavioral health provider Brightline informed customers about a data breach related to the attacks. (Read more...) The post Brightline breach hits at least 964,000 people, US records show appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

LockBit maintained its position as the top ransomware attacker and was also observed expanding into the Mac space. (Read more...) The post Ransomware review: May 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

This week on Lock and Code, we speak with Allan Liska about a new trend in ransomware delivery and development, and why it presents new challenges to organizations and law enforcement investigators. (Read more...) The post The rise of "Franken-ransomware," with Allan Liska: Lock and Code S04E11 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News The most interesting security related news of the week from May 1 till 7 (Read more...) The post A week in security (May 1 - 7) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Chrome Tags: Windows Tags: Edge Tags: browser Tags: update Tags: Microsoft Tags: default Tags: install We take a look at trouble brewing in browser land after a controversial Windows update leaves Chrome fans without a useful feature. (Read more...) The post Microsoft vs Google spat sees users rolling back security updates to fix browser issues appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.