I have to admit, I’m not 100 percent sure who Elton Castee is. “Who’s that?” you ask? Digging around revealed that…
Month: May 2018
A conversation with America Geeks
Thanks to NeeP for contributing significant research. You can check out NeeP’s YouTube channel here. Malwarebytes has written quite a bit…
Researchers discover vulnerabilities in smart assistants’ voice commands
Virtual personal assistants (VPA), also known as smart assistants like Amazon’s Alexa and Google’s Assistant, are in the spotlight for vulnerabilities to…
Two major Canadian banks blackmailed after alleged data breach
While the US was celebrating Memorial Day on Monday, Canada was dealing with an unusual data breach affecting two popular financial…
SEO poisoning: Is it worth it?
Search Engine Optimization (SEO) poisoning basically comes down to getting your web page high in the rankings for relevant search results…
A week in security (May 21 – May 27)
Last week we told you about a Mac cryptominer using XMRig, an overview of Dreamcast related scams, part 1 of decoding…
Malware analysis: decoding Emotet, part 1
Emotet Banking Trojan malware has been around for quite some time now. As such, infosec researchers have made several attempts to…
Happy anniversary to Dreamcast…and its scams
This month marks 20 years since the legendary SEGA Dreamcast console was first announced. Looked on fondly by gamers, it revolutionised…
Why bad coding habits die hard—and 7 ways to kill them
Developers are usually the focus of blame when software vulnerabilities cause organizational breaches. (Sometimes, quality assurance engineers are included in the…
New Mac cryptominer uses XMRig
A new Mac cryptominer was discovered this week, after affected users saw their fans whirring out of control and a process…