Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 16:36:25 +0000
It’s a big deal when a vendor decides to block one of its own “features” for security reasons. Here’s why we think it’s a good idea.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 15:06:14 +0000
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| From romance scams and sextortion, to fake dating sites and phishing campaigns, here’s how to avoid a sting in the tail this Valentine’s Day. Categories: Scams Tags: BBBBetter Business Bureauchild sexual abusee-cardsfake dating sitesFederal Trade CommissionFTCJohn Wallacelockdown lonelinessmalwareonline scamphishingromance scamscamsextortionsocial media scamssocial media shoppingsurvey scamsvalentine’s dayValentine's Day scamsWymoo |
The post How to avoid being scammed this Valentine’s Day appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 07 Feb 2022 11:13:55 +0000
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| The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days. Categories: A week in security Tags: AirTagsAndroidBRATAmalwareNFTsoperagxphishingsambawindows 10WormholeZimbra |
The post A week in security (January 31 – February 6) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 03 Feb 2022 15:36:45 +0000
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| We look at a scam targeting YouTubers, via an entirely fictitious sponsorship and promotional deal for OperaGX Categories: Social engineering Tags: operaoperagxphishphishingscamyoutube |
The post Beware bogus OperaGX sponsorship offers appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 01 Feb 2022 11:23:04 +0000
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| The BRATA Android RAT has some alarming new capabilities. Categories: Android Tags: Android banking Trojanandroid malwareandroid ratBRATABrazilian Remote Access Tool AndroidCleafyGPS trackingkeyloggingpersistent C2 communicationphishingsmishingvnc |
The post Android malware BRATA can wipe devices appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 31 Jan 2022 17:06:00 +0000
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| This week on Lock and Code, with host David Ruiz, we discuss why immediate trainings for employees who fail phishing tests might not work. Categories: Podcast Tags: contextual trainingembedded traininglock and codelock and code podcastphishingphishing defensesphishing trainingpodcast |
The post How a few PhD students revealed that phishing trainings might just not work: Lock and Code S03E03 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Amruta Wagh| Date: Tue, 12 Oct 2021 06:41:08 +0000
Phishing is a technique used to steal credentials, personal information & financial details of a user. The attacker…
The post What is Phishing? A Deep Dive into the Phishing Attack Mechanisms with Tips appeared first on Quick Heal Blog | Latest computer security news, tips, and advice.
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Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Fri, 28 Jan 2022 23:58:51 +0000
Free home PCR devices would be technological marvels, and really useful, too. But there aren’t any…
Read moreCredit to Author: Microsoft 365 Defender Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Wed, 26 Jan 2022 17:00:00 +0000
We uncovered a large-scale, multi-phase campaign that adds a novel technique to traditional phishing tactics by joining an attacker-operated device to an organization’s network to further propagate the campaign.
The post Evolved phishing: Device registration trick adds to phishers’ toolbox for victims without MFA appeared first on Microsoft Security Blog.
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Credit to Author: Mike Elgan| Date: Fri, 13 Mar 2020 11:14:00 -0700
The Covid-19 crisis is the Black Swan event of our lifetime. Here's how to hold it all together (while keeping employees apart).
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