Results for 'bots'

Cybercrime | News | Scams

Twitter’s Bane: Bad Bots

June 10, 2014 - Are you a human, bot or cyborg? This question was posed by researcher Jerry Chu, along with Haining Wang, Steven Gianvecchio,...

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Scams

Google ad for Facebook redirects to scam

April 23, 2024 - Beware of this malicious ad campaign currently making the rounds. Read our blog for more details and how to protect yourself.

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Exploits and vulnerabilities | News

Microsoft’s April 2024 Patch Tuesday includes two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities

April 11, 2024 - Microsoft has fixed 149 vulnerabilities, two of which are reportedly being exploited in the wild.

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News | Privacy

In conversation: Bruce Schneier on AI-powered mass spying

January 29, 2024 - Senior Privacy Advocate David Ruiz speaks with Bruce Schneier about artificial intelligence, surveillance, and an era of "mass spying."

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News | Personal | Privacy

Ring curtails law enforcement’s access to footage

January 26, 2024 - US law enforcement will no longer be able to request footage produced by Ring devices, unless it's an emergency.

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Podcast

Meet the entirely legal, iPhone-crashing device, the Flipper Zero: Lock and Code S04E25

December 18, 2023 - This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with EFF public interest technology Cooper Quintin about the hacking tool, the Flipper Zero.

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News | Personal | Scams

$19 Stanley cup deal is a Black Friday scam

November 23, 2023 - What better way to kick off the holiday scamming season than by offering a Black Friday sale on one of the most popular products around: a Stanley cup.

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News | Personal

Using ChatGPT to cheat on assignments? New tool detects AI-generated text with amazing accuracy

November 8, 2023 - Scientists have developed a ChatGPT detector with unprecedented accuracy. Even though it has a limited scope, this could be a big step forward.

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Threat Intelligence

Clever malvertising attack uses Punycode to look like KeePass’s official website

October 18, 2023 - Threat actors are known for impersonating popular brands in order to trick users. In a recent malvertising campaign, we observed a malicious...

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News

A week in security (October 2 – October 8)

October 9, 2023 - Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:  Stay safe! We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond...

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