You’ve likely only seen cybercrime insurance primarily mentioned in relation to attacks on businesses. Most commonly, it’s cited with regard to…
Month: April 2022
Rogue ads phishing for cryptocurrency: Are you secure?
Bad ads are at it again. Rogue Google ads caused no end of misery for cryptocurrency enthusiasts, costing them roughly $4.31…
Hospitals taken offline after cyberattack
The GHT Coeur Grand Est has become a victim of a cyberattack on the hospital centers of Vitry-le-François and Saint-Dizier. The…
Apple’s child safety features are coming to a Messages app near you
Apple will soon be rolling out its promised child safety features in the Messages app for users in Australia, Canada, New…
A week in security (April 18 – 24)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
Watch out for this SMS phish promising a tax refund
Imagine logging into your bank’s website after responding to a text message claiming you’re due a refund, only to see a…
Why MITRE matters to SMBs
Running a small- to medium-sized business (SMB) requires expertise in everything, from marketing and sales to management and hiring, but in…
Why software has so many vulnerabilities, with Tanya Janca: Lock and Code S03E09
Less than one year ago, the worst ransomware attack in history struck dozens of organizations. Threat actors had exploited a serious…
Pegasus spyware found on UK government office phone
“When we found the No. 10 case, my jaw dropped.” John Scott-Railton recalled after finding out on July 7, 2020 that…
It’s legal to scrape public data—US appeals court
Web scraping—the automated extraction of data from websites—has been around for a long time. Simultaneously cursed and praised, with nobody being…