On June 7, 2021, the US Department of Justice announced a breakthrough: Less than one month after the oil and gas pipeline…
Month: December 2022
A week in security (December 12 – 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe!
4 over-hyped security vulnerabilities of 2022
A critical vulnerability can send countless organizations into chaos, as security teams read up on the vulnerability, try to figure out…
Virtual kidnapping scam strikes again. Spot the signs
Warnings abound of a major new piece of fraud doing the rounds which uses your relative’s voice as part of a…
Worldwide law enforcement action takes down major DDoS booter services
Criminals making use of booter services which execute Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks to take down websites will have to try…
InfraGard infiltrated by cybercriminal
InfraGard, a partnership between the FBI and members of the private sector that was established to protect critical infrastructure in the US,…
Update now! Apple patches active exploit vulnerability for iPhones
Apple has released new security content for iOS 16.1.2 and Safari 16.2. Normally we would say that Apple pushed out updates,…
Is Apple about to embrace third-party app stores?
On Tuesday, Bloomberg reported that Apple is preparing to allow access to third-party app stores on all iPhone and iPad devices owned by EU…
Uber data stolen via third-party vendor
Uber is facing a new cybersecurity incident after threat actors stole some of its data from Teqtivity, a third-party vendor that…
Update now! Two zero-days fixed in 2022’s last patch Tuesday
In numbers, the patch Tuesday of December 2022 is a relatively light one for Windows users. Microsoft patched 48 vulnerabilities with…