We have another round of Donald Trump spam to take a look at today, as scammers naturally assume his “incredibly wealthy…
Month: April 2016
Toy Maker Maisto Unwittingly Serves Up CryptXXX Ransomware
Update (04/29): Maisto[.]com is now in maintenance mode to fix the issue. We appreciate the prompt reaction and doing the right…
Deceptive URL mentions “Nexus”, promises iPhone 6s
With rumors floating around of Google‘s up-and-coming mobile product, a new Nexus 7 Android tablet, that is expected to be an…
Fake LastPass extension exposes users to ads and installs
When it comes to passwords, one piece of advice we give our readers is to use password managers / vaults to help them maintain,…
Malvertising on The Pirate Bay drops ransomware
Popular torrent site The Pirate Bay was serving ransomware via a malvertising attack this week-end. The questionable advertiser was using a ‘pop-under’…
A week in security (Apr 17 – Apr 23)
Last week, we talked about a compromise on the 55 million registered voters in the Philippines, the return of tech support…
GsearchFinder hijackers add extra Firefox profile
Author’s Note: We at Malwarebytes continue to do our part in educating our product users and constant blog readers about day-to-day…
Tech support scammers bring back FakeAV
Some of you may remember the golden age of rogue antivirus software (AKA FakeAV) circa 2008. These programs that were often pushed…
COMELEC breach data released online, fully searchable
On March 27, the COMELEC (Philippines’ Commission on Elections) website was defaced and data on up to 55 million registered voters…
Fake social button plugin redirects to Angler EK
Compromised websites remain one of the surefire ways to redirect innocent visitors to exploit kits. During the past few days we’ve started…