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What special needs kids need to stay safe online
October 6, 2021 - Online safety is hard enough for most adults. We reuse weak passwords, we click on suspicious links, and we love to...
Internet safety tips for kids and teens: A comprehensive guide for the modern parent
September 21, 2021 - When it comes to picking a new device for your child, it’s often difficult to know where to start. Whether you’re...
A week in security (August 9 – August 15)
August 16, 2021 - Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Other cybersecurity news: Stay safe, everyone!
11-13 year old girls most likely to be targeted by online predators
April 26, 2021 - The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF), a not-for-profit organization in England whose mission is “to eliminate child sexual abuse imagery online”, has...
Mother charged with using deepfakes to shame daughter’s cheerleading rivals
March 18, 2021 - A Pennsylvania woman reportedly sent doctored photos and videos of her daughter’s cheerleader rivals to their coaches, in an attempt to...
Are our police forces equipped to deal with modern cybercrimes?
March 4, 2020 - “You should have asked for the presence of a digital detective,” Karen said when I told her what happened at the...
Child identity theft, part 1: On familiar fraud
March 3, 2020 - In 2013, 30-year-old Axton Betz-Hamilton received an angry phone call from her father two weeks after her mother, Pam, died. “What...
Stalkerware’s legal enforcement problem
November 18, 2019 - Content warning: This piece contains brief descriptions of domestic violence and assault against women and children. In the past five years,...
Trojans, ransomware dominate 2018–2019 education threat landscape
August 14, 2019 - Heading into the new school year, we know educational institutions have a lot to worry about. Teacher assignments. Syllabus development. Gathering...
Parental monitoring apps: How do they differ from stalkerware?
July 22, 2019 - In late June, Malwarebytes revived its long-running campaign against a vicious type of malware in use today. This malware peers into...