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Five easy ways to recognize and dispose of malicious emails

June 19, 2018 - I suppose we all get our share of spam. Some more than others. But how do we differentiate between simple commercial...

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HTTPS: why the green padlock is not enough

May 9, 2018 - When goods get sold in large quantities, the price goes down. This might not be the first law of economics, but...

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Out of character: Homograph attacks explained

October 6, 2017 - In April, Xudong Zheng, a security enthusiast based in New York, found a flaw in some modern browsers in the way they...

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Malwarebytes.org is now Malwarebytes.com

June 28, 2016 - Over the last few weeks, you may have seen many of the assets on Malwarebytes.org transition to Malwarebytes.com. I’m here to...

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A week in security (Jun 19 – Jun 25)

June 27, 2016 - Last week, we touched on Acer’s breach on their e-commerce site and explained what typosquatting is plus why it continues to...

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Business Email Scams: A Growing Threat

August 28, 2015 - Targeting the head of a company has never been so profitable, according to a warning issued by the FBI in January which...

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Steer Clear of .SCR Malware “Screenshots”

April 8, 2015 - If you’ve read security blogs for any length of time, you’ll likely be very familiar with the ubiquitous .SCR file. Malware...

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Fake CS:GO Lounge Phishes Steam Creds, Drops Malware

March 11, 2015 - We recently flagged a misspelled URL of a domain claiming to be the real CS:GO Lounge, a highly popular site where Steam...

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Netflix Phish Rehash Polices Its Visitors

February 27, 2015 - We’ve seen the latest phishing campaign targeting current and potential Netflix users. It’s served on the squatted domain, nefixx[DOT]co[DOT]uk. It is clear...

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Square Enix Phishers Home In on Dragon Quest X Video Gamers

February 16, 2015 - More often than not, online criminals take advantage of what’s currently popular, may that be news surrounding a certain celebrity, sites...

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