Following an announcement by Blackberry the U.S. Food & Drug Administration (FDA) and the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have…
Month: August 2021
Analysts “strongly believe” the Russian state colludes with ransomware gangs
“We have the smoke, the smell of gunpowder and a bullet casing. But we do not have the gun to link…
A week in security (August 9 – August 15)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Other cybersecurity news: Stay safe, everyone!
Katie Moussouris hacked Clubhouse. Her emails went unanswered for weeks: Lock and Code S02E15
Nearly one year after the exclusive app Clubhouse launched on the iOS store, its popularity skyrocketed. The app, which is now…
How to troubleshoot hardware problems that look like malware problems
Sometimes it’s hard to figure out what exactly is going wrong with your computer. What do you do if you’ve run…
VPN Test: How to check if your VPN is working or not
The primary function of a Virtual Private Network (VPN) is to enhance your online privacy and security. It should do this…
Phishing campaign goes old school, dusts off Morse code
In an extensive report about a phishing campaign, the Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team describes a number of encoding techniques…
Cyberbullying 101: A Primer for kids, teens, and parents
At some point in our lives, we have likely either been bullied, stood back and watched others bullying, or participated in…
Crypto-scams you should be steering clear of in 2021
A fair few cryptocurrency scams have been doing the rounds across 2021. Most of them are similar if not identical to…
Microsoft’s PrintNightmare continues, shrugs off Patch Tuesday fixes
I doubt if there has ever been a more appropriate nickname for a vulnerable service than PrintNightmare. There must be a…