DISCLAIMER: This post is not partisan, but rather focuses on risk assessment based on history and what threats we are facing…
Month: November 2019
Sextortion scammers getting creative
We’ve covered sextortion before, focusing in on how the core of the threat is an exercise in trust. The threat actor…
‘Data as property’ promises fix for privacy problems, but could deepen inequality
In mid-November, Democratic presidential hopeful Andrew Yang unveiled a four-prong policy approach to solving some of today’s thornier tech issues, such…
A week in security (November 18 – 24)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem, announced our cooperation with other security vendors and advocacy…
IoT bills and guidelines: a global response
You may not have noticed, but Internet of Things (IoT) rules and regulations are coming whether manufacturers want them or not….
Web skimmer phishes credit card data via rogue payment service platform
Heading into the holiday shopping season, we have been tracking increased activity from a threat group registering domains for skimming and…
Explained: juice jacking
When your battery is dying and you’re nowhere near a power outlet, would you connect your phone to any old USB…
Disney+ security and service issues: Here’s what we know so far
The long wait is over. Disney+, the new video-streaming service to rival Netflix and Amazon Prime, debuted last week to much…
Deepfakes and LinkedIn: malign interference campaigns
Deepfakes haven’t quite lost the power to surprise, but given their wholesale media saturation in the last year or so, there’s…
Malwarebytes teams up with security vendors and advocacy groups to launch Coalition Against Stalkerware
Today, Malwarebytes is announcing its participation in a joint effort to stop invasive digital surveillance: the Coalition Against Stalkerware. For years,…