We’ve been tracking a fraudulent scheme involving renewal notifications for several months now. It came to our attention because the Malwarebytes…
Month: March 2021
When contractors attack: two years in jail for vengeful IT admin
An IT contractor working for an IT consultancy company took it upon himself to perform an act of revenge against the…
The human impact of a Royal Mail phishing scam
Last week, we looked at a Royal Mail themed scam which has very quickly become the weapon of choice for phishers….
Safe Connections Act could help domestic abuse survivors take control of their digital lives
A bill introduced in the US Senate could help domestic abuse and sex trafficking survivors—including those tracked by stalkerware-type applications—regain digital…
Report goes “behind enemy lines” to reveal SilverFish cyber-espionage group
The PRODAFT Threat Intelligence Team has published a report (pdf) that gives an unusually clear look at the size and structure…
How to enable Facebook’s hardware key authentication for iOS and Android
Since 2017 desktop users have had the opportunity to use physical security keys to log in to their Facebook accounts. Now…
A week in security (March 15 – 21)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Adam Kujawa, who talked us through our 2021 State of Malware report. We…
Resident Evil 8 just the latest game plagued by fake demos and early access scams
There’s been a number of scams targeting fans of major upcoming video game releases over the last week or two. Why…
Report reveals the staggering scale of Business Email Compromise losses
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs. In addition, we tune…
NFTs explained: daylight robbery on the blockchain
Did you hear about the JPG file that sold for $69 million? I’ll give you some more detail, the JPG file…