Watch out for this piece of spam lurking in mail boxes and claiming to be from the EE mobile network. The…
Month: March 2023
3 tips to raise your backup game
If there was an award for “most overlooked really important thing in computing”, backups would win. Every year. So let’s put…
Update now! Apple fixes actively exploited vulnerability and introduces new features
Apple has released security updates for several products. Most notably one of the updates fixes an actively exploited vulnerability in the…
Smart home assistants at risk from “NUIT” ultrasound attack
A new form of attack named “Near Ultrasound Inaudible Trojan” (NUIT) has been unveiled by researchers from the University of Texas….
“BingBang” flaw enabled altering of Bing search results, account takeover
Researchers from Wiz have discovered a way to allow for search engine manipulation and account takeover. The research in question focuses…
“Log-out king” Instagram scammer gets accounts taken down, then charges to reinstate them
A fraudster going by “OBN Brandon” has been defrauding Instagram influencers and entertainment figures out of hundreds of thousands of dollars…
Fake DDoS services set up to trap cybercriminals
The “online criminal marketplace” has been disrupted via several fake Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) tools, according to an announcement from The British National…
ChatGPT helps both criminals and law enforcement, says Europol report
In a report, Europol says that ChatGPT and other large language models (LLMs) can help criminals with little technical knowledge to…
A week in security (March 20 – 26)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! Malwarebytes removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting reinfected. Want to learn more…
Bogus Chat GPT extension takes over Facebook accounts
If you’re particularly intrigued by the current wave of interest in AI, take care. There’s some bad things lurking in search engine results…