The Meltdown and Spectre bugs have generated a lot of media attention, and users have been urged to update their machines…
Month: January 2018
Alleged creator of Fruitfly indicted for 13 years of spying
Way back at the start of last year, we took a look at something called Fruitfly, a Mac backdoor using old code…
Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist
Last week, the disclosure by multiple teams from Graz and Pennsylvania University, Rambus, Data61, Cyberus Technology, and Google Project Zero of…
Of princes and perpetrators: Beware of getting ensnared in 419 scams
We’ve mentioned before that 419 scams don’t always originate from Nigeria. It’s a very simple and popular scam that can be…
RIG exploit kit campaign gets deep into crypto craze
There isn’t a day that goes by without a headline about yet another massive spike in Bitcoin valuation, or a story…
A week in security (January 1 – January 7)
New year, new threats, as 2018 gets underway. On our blog, we had dubious searches aplenty for those hunting for Malwarebytes…
Meltdown and Spectre: what you need to know
UPDATE (as of 1/12/18): Several vendors have produced patches for Meltdown and Spectre, however performance problems dog the fixes. Details on the…
Search engine shenanigans: Malwarebytes mentions aren’t what they seem
Thing might be a touch quiet at the moment as we ease into 2018, but that doesn’t mean dubious antics and…