The US Department of Homeland Security (DHS) and the US Department of Justice (DOJ)—along with other federal partners—have launched a new…
Month: July 2021
“Seven or eight” zero-days: The failed race to fix Kaseya VSA, with Victor Gevers, Lock and Code S02E13
Kaseya VSA included at least “seven or eight” privately known zero-day vulnerabilities before it suffered a widespread ransomware attack that impacted…
Remcos RAT delivered via Visual Basic
This blog post was authored by Erika Noerenberg Introduction Over the past months, Malwarebytes researchers have been tracking a unique malspam…
Beware, crypto-scammer seeks foreigner with BLOCK CHAIN ACCOUNT
We’ve observed a 419-style scam (also known as an advance fee scam) which combines the promise of cryptocurrency riches with WhatsApp…
A week in security (July 12 – July 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Other cybersecurity news: Stay safe!
What is scareware?
Scareware is a type of rogue program which has been around for many years, arguably dating back to 1990. It can…
US offers huge reward in fight against state-sponsored cybercriminals
The US Department of State has announced that its Rewards for Justice (RFJ) program is now offering: …up to $10 million…
Does using a VPN slow down your Internet?
A Virtual Private Network (VPN) can stop others from snooping on or tampering with your Internet traffic. It does this by…
SonicWall warns users of “imminent ransomware campaign”
This post has been updated with a statement from SonicWall below SonicWall has issued an urgent security notice warning users of…
Ransomware’s Russia problem
This blog post was written in collaboration with members of the Threat Intelligence Team. Last week, US news outlet NBC News…