Results for 'torrent'
Cryptojacking in the post-Coinhive era
May 2, 2019 - September 2017 is widely recognized as the month in which the phenomenon that became cryptojacking began. The idea that website owners...
Spotlight on Troldesh ransomware, aka ‘Shade’
March 6, 2019 - Despite the decline in the number of ransomware infections over the last year, there are several ransomware families that are still active....
Max Schrems: lawyer, regulator, international man of privacy
February 25, 2019 - Almost one decade ago, disparate efforts began in the European Union to change the way the world thinks about online privacy....
How does macOS protect against malware?
February 21, 2019 - Mac users often are told that “Macs don’t get viruses.” This is not really true, of course. Macs can and do...
Vidar and GandCrab: stealer and ransomware combo observed in the wild
January 4, 2019 - We have been tracking a prolific malvertising campaign for several weeks and captured a variety of payloads, including several stealers. One...
Mac malware intercepts encrypted web traffic for ad injection
October 24, 2018 - Last week, Malwarebytes researcher Adam Thomas found an interesting new piece of Mac malware that exhibits some troubling behaviors, including intercepting...
Under the hoodie: why money, power, and ego drive hackers to cybercrime
August 15, 2018 - Just one more hour behind the hot grill flipping burgers, and Derek* could call it a day. Under his musty hat,...
Myspace vs. Facebook: the good old days?
April 16, 2018 - Many people have fond memories of ye olde Myspace dotte comme, and those rose-splashed spectacles seem to have grown ever larger...
A week in security (March 12 – March 18)
March 19, 2018 - Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the inner workings of a fileless attack, explored what happened in...
Week in security (February 26 – March 4)
March 5, 2018 - Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we explained how to protect your computer from malicious cryptomining, we gave an encryption 101 lesson using...
