Categories: Podcast This week on Lock and Code, we revisit an earlier conversation with a Bay Area teenager about the hardest parts about growing up online. (Read more…) The post Re-air: What teenagers face growing up online: Lock and Code…
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Chrome’s “Enhanced Ad Privacy”: What you need to know
Categories: Personal Tags: google Tags: chrome Tags: website Tags: API Tags: Topics Tags: tracking Tags: ads Tags: adverts Tags: cookies We take a look at a Chrome popup related to Topics API, which you may be seeing in the near…
A history of ransomware: How did it get this far?
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: history Tags: ransomware Tags: bulletproof hosting Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: encryption Tags: fast internet Tags: government protection Tags: RaaS Tags: LockBit Tags: pentester tools Tags: code We tell you about the origin of ransomware and what…
FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off the internet
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware An attack that uses a database as an entry point to a network reminds us that you should never expose your databases to the internet. (Read more…) The post FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off…
How Microsoft’s highly secure environment was breached
Categories: News An investigation by Microsoft has finally revealed how China-based hackers circumvented its highly isolated and restricted production environment in May 2023. (Read more…) The post How Microsoft’s highly secure environment was breached appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. This…
FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off the Internet
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware A attack that uses a database as an entry point to a network reminds us that you should never expose your databases to the Internet. (Read more…) The post FreeWorld ransomware attacks MSSQL—get your databases off…
Smart chastity device exposes sensitive user data
Categories: Personal Tags: chastity cage Tags: IoT Tags: Internet of Things Tags: romance Tags: toy Tags: device Tags: expose Tags: user data We take a look at reports of an IoT chastity cage device which is exposing user data. (Read…
X wants your biometric data
Categories: Personal Tags: twitter Tags: x Tags: social media Tags: social network Tags: register Tags: biometric Tags: ID Tags: passport Tags: verify Tags: verification Tags: premium Tags: elon musk We take a look at plans to voluntarily upload identification to…
Mac users targeted in new malvertising campaign delivering Atomic Stealer
Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: amos Tags: apple Tags: malvertising Tags: atomic stealer Tags: wallets Tags: crypto Tags: mac While malvertising delivering infostealers has largely been a Windows problem, Mac users are getting targeted as well. (Read more…) The post Mac…
Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store
Chrome browser extensions can steal passwords from the text input fields in websites, despite Chrome’s latest security and privacy standard, Manifest V3. (Read more…) The post Password-stealing Chrome extension smuggled on to Web Store appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. This…
A week in security (August 28 – September 3)
Categories: News Tags: week Tags: security Tags: August Tags: 2023 A list of topics we covered in the week of August 28 to September 3, 2023. (Read more…) The post A week in security (August 28 – September 3) appeared…
Supply chain related security risks, and how to protect against them
We take a look at the importance of supply chain cybersecurity and share some tips to enhance it. (Read more…) The post Supply chain related security risks, and how to protect against them appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs. This article…
A firsthand perspective on the recent LinkedIn account takeover campaign
Categories: News Tags: LinkedIn Tags: sessions Tags: contacts It started with a password reset email in the middle of the night. (Read more…) The post A firsthand perspective on the recent LinkedIn account takeover campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.…
Qakbot botnet infrastructure suffers major takedown
Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Qakbot Tags: FBI Tags: law enforcement Tags: takedown Tags: removal tool Tags: HIBP Tags: Spamhaus The Qakbot botnet has suffered a major setback after its infrastructure was heavily disrupted by US and European law enforcement…
Prompt injection could be the SQL injection of the future, warns NCSC
Categories: News Tags: AI Tags: ML Tags: LLM Tags: chatgpt Tags: data poisoning Tags: SQL Tags: prompt injection The NCSC has warned about integrating LLMs into your own services or platforms. Prompt injection and data poisoning are just some of…