Editor’s note: The original name for the malware, EvilQuest, has been changed due to a legitimate game of the same name…
Month: June 2020
Bluetooth beacons: one free privacy debate with your next order
Apps and their permissions have been in the news recently, particularly in relation to tracking/privacy issues and Bluetooth. Why Bluetooth, though?…
A week in security (June 22 – 28)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we provided a zero-day guide for 2020 featuring recent attacks and advanced preventive techniques, and we…
The face of tomorrow’s cybercrime: Deepfake ransomware explained
While many countries are beginning to ease up on their respective pandemic lock downs—which, in turn, also means that everyone will…
Web skimmer hides within EXIF metadata, exfiltrates credit cards via image files
They say a picture is worth a thousand words. Threat actors must have remembered that as they devised yet another way…
Coughing in the face of scammers: security tips for the 2020 tax season
In spite of everything happening in the world right now—the 2020 tax season is about to come to an end, and…
A zero-day guide for 2020: Recent attacks and advanced preventive techniques
Zero-day vulnerabilities enable threat actors to take advantage of security blindspots. Typically, a zero-day attack involves the identification of zero-day vulnerabilities,…
Lock and Code S1Ep9: Strengthening and forgetting passwords with Matt Davey and Kyle Swank
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet….
Facial recognition: tech giants take a step back
Last week, a few major tech companies informed the public that they will not provide facial recognition software to law enforcement….
End of line: supporting IoT in the home
Trouble is potentially brewing in Internet of Things (IoT) land, even if the consequences may still be a little way off….