Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we discussed how Spectre attacks have come back from the dead; why Facebook banned Instragram ads…
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Spectre attacks come back from the dead
Spectre is the name for a whole class of vulnerabilities discovered in January 2018 that affected huge numbers of modern computer…
A week in security (May 13 – 19)
Last week, Malwarebytes Labs reviewed active and unique exploit kits targeting consumers and businesses alike, reported about a flaw in WhatsApp…
Spectre, Google, and the Universal Read Gadget
Spectre, a seemingly never ending menace to processors, is back in the limelight once again thanks to the Universal Read Gadget….
A week in security (July 9 – July 15)
Last week, we talked about domestic abuse fuelled by IoT, doing threat intel programs right, blocking ICO fraud, and man-in-the-middle attacks….
A week in security (March 12 – March 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the inner workings of a fileless attack, explored what happened in…
Fake Spectre and Meltdown patch pushes Smoke Loader malware
The Meltdown and Spectre bugs have generated a lot of media attention, and users have been urged to update their machines…
Meltdown and Spectre fallout: patching problems persist
Last week, the disclosure by multiple teams from Graz and Pennsylvania University, Rambus, Data61, Cyberus Technology, and Google Project Zero of…
Meltdown and Spectre: what you need to know
UPDATE (as of 1/12/18): Several vendors have produced patches for Meltdown and Spectre, however performance problems dog the fixes. Details on the…