On February 1, a new Mac cryptominer was discovered being distributed via a hack of the MacUpdate website. Since then, we’ve…
Month: February 2018
Bogus hack apps hack users back for cryptocash
Recently, we discovered a gold…er…APK mine of fake hacking apps. The “legitimate” versions of hack apps are intended to hack other apps in…
Tech support scammers find new way to jam Google Chrome (updated)
Update (2018-06-22): The bug was reintroduced in Chrome 67.0.3396.87, but fixed again. Update (2018-02-07): This issue with Google Chrome was reported here and…
Safer Internet Day 2018: ad blockers and anti-trackers
The path to a safer Internet can be a bit of a quandary. What programs should you buy? How long should…
New Flash Player zero-day comes inside Office document
Update (2018-02-06): Adobe has released a patch for this vulnerability. More information is available here. We tested this zero-day with a…
Boomerang spam bombs Malwarebytes forum—not a smart move
Tech support scammers are generally not the best and brightest. As such, they will occasionally post ads for their fake companies…
A week in security (January 29 – February 04)
Last week on Labs, we looked into PUPs stealing and using mainstream logos of security and tech companies to further gain…
Ransomware’s difficult second album
The last year has seen all manner of cybercrime, from scams and social engineering to malvertising and malspam. What’s interesting is…
New Mac cryptominer distributed via a MacUpdate hack
Early this morning, security researcher Arnaud Abbati of SentinelOne tweeted about new Mac malware being distributed via MacUpdate. This malware, which…
Stop telephoning me-eh-eh-eh-eh: robocalls explained
If you’ve ever answered a call from anyone outside your contact list only to hear a recorded message playing back at…