Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we released survey results about VPN usage and found that 36 percent of our respondents use…
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“I have full control of your device”: Sextortion scam rears its ugly head in time for 2021
Malwarebytes recently received a report about a fresh spate of Bitcoin sextortion scam campaigns doing the rounds. Bitcoin sextortion scams tend…
What to do when you receive an extortion email
In the last few weeks, there has been an upswing in people receiving threatening, extortion email messages, demanding payment to avoid…
A week in security (August 19 – 25)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we reported on the presence of Magecart on a type of poker software; outlined how the…
The lucrative business of Bitcoin sextortion scams (updated)
Update (2019-09-04): A new wave of sextortion emails purporting to have originated from a group of hackers called ChaosCC—a play on…