This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet….
Tag: NSA
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…
A decade in cybersecurity fails: the top breaches, threats, and ‘whoopsies’ of the 2010s
This post was co-authored by Wendy Zamora and Chris Boyd. All opinions expressed belong to your mom. Back in the days…
Backdoors are a security vulnerability
Last month, US Attorney General William Barr resurrected a government appeal to technology companies: Provide law enforcement with an infallible, “secure”…
A week in security (March 4 – 11)
Last week, Malwarebytes Labs released its in-depth, international data privacy survey of nearly 4,000 individuals, revealing that every generation, including Millennials,…
Max Schrems: lawyer, regulator, international man of privacy
Almost one decade ago, disparate efforts began in the European Union to change the way the world thinks about online privacy….
Report: Second quarter dominated by ransomware outbreaks
The second quarter of 2017 brought ransomware to unprecedented levels with worldwide outbreaks that went almost out of control. In scenarios…
All this EternalPetya stuff makes me WannaCry
Another week goes by and yet again we have another ransomware outbreak initially dropped by a malicious software update and eventually…
EternalPetya – yet another stolen piece in the package?
Since June 27th we have been investigating the outbreak of the new Petya-like malware armed with an infector similar to WannaCry. Since day one,…
ShadowBrokers releases more stolen information
ShadowBrokers shocked the security world again today by releasing another cache of exploits, files, and operational documents purportedly stolen from Equation…