If you’re in the UK, you’ve likely received a fake delivery SMS at this point. The original big driver for this…
Tag: phishing
TrickBot indictment reveals the scale and complexity of organized cybercrime
Back in 2016, we saw the emergence of a botnet mainstay called TrickBot. Initially observed by our Labs team spreading via…
A week in security (May 31 – June 6)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at an interesting trend in facial recognition technology—hint: it’s a slow fade, the latest…
Coronavirus phishing: “Welcome back to the office…”
As offices start to slowly open back up, the theoretically post-pandemic world is changing its threat landscape once again, and that…
A week in security (May 17 – May 23)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we looked at a banking trojan full of nasty tricks, explained some tips and pointers for…
Royal Mail phish deploys evasion tricks to avoid analysis
Royal Mail phish scams are still in circulation, slowly upgrading their capabilities with evasion tools deployed in far more sophisticated malware…
What is Smishing? The 101 guide
Smishing is a valuable tool in the scammer’s armoury. You’ve likely run into it, even if you didn’t know that is…
Bitcoin scammers phish for wallet recovery codes on Twitter
We’re no strangers to the Twitter customer support DM slide scam. This is where someone watches an organisation perform customer support…
A week in security (March 29 – April 4)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, our podcast featured Malwarebytes senior security researcher JP Taggart, who talked to us about why you need to…
The human impact of a Royal Mail phishing scam
Last week, we looked at a Royal Mail themed scam which has very quickly become the weapon of choice for phishers….