Last week on Malwarebytes Labs we warned our readers about not so festive social media scams, how Emotet returned just in…
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TikTok is being discouraged and the app may be banned
In recent news retail giant Amazon sent a memo to employees telling them to delete the popular social media app TikTok…
Chinese APT group targets India and Hong Kong using new variant of MgBot malware
This blog post was authored by Hossein Jazi and Jérôme Segura On July 2, we found an archive file with an…
Mass surveillance alone will not save us from coronavirus
As the pattern-shattering truth of our new lives drains heavy—as coronavirus rends routines, raids our wellbeing, and whiplashes us between anxiety…
Battling online coronavirus scams with facts
UPDATE 03/05/2020: Yesterday, our malware intelligence researchers found a clever ploy to hide an info-stealer behind a website that purported to…
United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware
UPDATE: July 31, 2020 Months after publishing this first investigation into government-funded mobile phones, we were contacted by a concerned user…
International students in UK targeted by visa scammers
A new visa scam has come to light targeting international students from China studying in the UK. At least, it’s being…
A week in security (September 2 – 8)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a smart social engineering toolkit, delved into TrickBot tampering with trusted texts, and…
Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?
All across the world, governments and corporations are looking to invest in or develop facial recognition technology. From law enforcement to…
A week in security (July 1 – 7)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we explained what to do when you find stalkerware, how cooperating apps and automatic permissions are…