A 28-year old IT Security Analyst pleaded guilty and will consequently be convicted of blackmail and unauthorized access to a computer…
Month: May 2023
AI generated Pentagon explosion photograph goes viral on Twitter
Twitter’s recent changes to checkmark verification continue to cause chaos, this time in the realm of potentially dangerous misinformation. A checkmarked…
Google to pay $40m for “deceptive and unfair” location tracking practices
Google is going to pay $39.9 million to Washington State to put to rest a lawsuit about its location tracking practices which…
Malvertising via brand impersonation is back again
Web search is about to embark on a new journey thanks to artificial intelligence technology that online giants such as Microsoft and Google…
Update now! Apple issues patches for three actively used zero-days
Apple has rolled out security updates for Safari 16.5, watchOS 9.5, tvOS 16.5, iOS 16.5, iPadOS 16.5, iOS 15.7.6, iPadOS 15.7.6,…
Webinar recap: EDR vs MDR for business success
Did you miss our recent webinar on EDR vs. MDR? Don’t worry, we’ve got you covered! In this blog post, we’ll…
Update now: 9 vulnerabilities impact Cisco Small Business Series
Vulnerabilities have been found and fixed in the web-based user interface of various Cisco products in the Small Business Series. These nine…
ChatGPT: Cybersecurity friend or foe?
If you haven’t heard about ChatGPT yet, perhaps you’ve just been thawed from cryogenic slumber or returned from six months off…
A week in security (May 15-21)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! Malwarebytes EDR and MDR removes all remnants of ransomware and prevents you from getting…
Identity crisis: How an anti-porn crusade could jam the Internet, featuring Alec Muffett: Lock and Code S04E11
On January 1, 2023, the Internet in Louisiana looked a little different than the Internet in Texas, Mississippi, and Arkansas—its next-door…