No one ever wants a group of hackers to say about their company: “We had the keys to the kingdom.” But…
Month: August 2021
A week in security (August 23 – August 29)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Other cybersecurity news: Stay safe, everyone!
Microsoft warns about phishing campaign using open redirects
The Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team posted an article stating that they have been tracking a widespread credential phishing campaign…
How to stay secure from ransomware attacks during holidays and special events
For many, holidays and special events meant time to spend awesome time with friends, families, or loved ones. But for determined…
US government and private sector agree to invest time, money in cybersecurity
In the wake of several high-profile ransomware attacks against critical infrastructure and major organizations in the last few months, President Biden…
Latest iPhone exploit, FORCEDENTRY, used to launch Pegasus attack against Bahraini activists
Researchers from Citizen Lab, an academic research and development lab based in the University of Toronto in Canada, has recently discovered…
Cold wallet, hot wallet, or empty wallet? What is the safest way to store cryptocurrency?
In August of 2021, a thief stole about $600 million in cryptocurrencies from The Poly Network. They ended up giving it…
The best browsers for privacy and security
Unfortunately there is a low correlation factor between what most people find the best browsers and what are the best browsers…
Mice “taking over the world!”, one Windows machine at a time
Famously, Pinky and the Brain were a pair of animated mice that wanted to take over the world. Of course they…
Criminals exploited weak checks and old tech to pull off vast COVID benefit fraud
In life, when you encounter something momentuous—a sudden job loss, a routine check-up that revealed an illness you can’t afford the…