This week on Lock and Code, we speak to Malwarebytes Chief Information Security Officer John Donovan about the flaws in using…
Month: April 2021
11-13 year old girls most likely to be targeted by online predators
The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a not-for-profit organization in England whose mission is “to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online”, has…
A week in security (April 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we interviewed Youssef Sammouda, a 21-year-old bug bounty hunter who is focused on finding vulnerabilities on…
Zoom deepfaker fools politicians…twice
We recently said deepfakes “remain the weapon of choice for malign interference campaigns, troll farms, revenge porn, and occasionally humorous celebrity…
SUPERNOVA malware discovered on SolarWinds Orion server
The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has reported finding the SUPERNOVA web shell collecting credentials on a SolarWinds Orion server….
How to choose the best VPN for you
If you’ve been shopping for a VPN service in 2021, you’ve probably noticed how many providers are available. Using a personal…
Artificial Intelligence ban slammed for failing to address “vast abuse potential”
A written proposal to ban several uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and to place new oversight on other “high-risk” AI applications—published…
Take action! Multiple Pulse Secure VPN vulnerabilities exploited in the wild
Pulse Secure has alerted customers to the existence of an exploitable chain of attack against its Pulse Connect Secure (PCS) appliances….
FBI face recognition trawl finds Capitol rioter via his girlfriend’s Instagram
Facial recognition tech is in the news again after the FBI discovered the identify of one of the Capitol rioters by…
Interview with a bug bounty hunter: Youssef Sammouda
Behind the scenes there are many people working in cyber-security that make the internet a safer place. Youssef Sammouda is one…