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A week in security (January 6 – 12)

January 13, 2020 0 Comments A week in security, ces, ces 2020, consumer electronics show, education cybersecurity, Google, Phobos, phobos ransomware, pre-installed mobile malware, Ransomware, retail industry, ring, search industry, TikTok

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 13 Jan 2020 16:29:59 +0000

A cybersecurity news roundup from January 6–12, with a look at Phobos ransomware and a discovery of pre-installed malware on government-funded phones.

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Threat spotlight: Phobos ransomware lives up to its name

January 10, 2020 0 Comments brute force, coveware, crysis, crysis ransomware, dharma, dharma ransomware, disorganised crime, MFA, multi-factor authorization, Phobos, phobos nextgen, phobos notdharma, phobos ransomware, raas, Ransomware, Ransomware as a Service, RDP, remote desktop protocol, server message block, smb, Sodinokibi, Threat spotlight, virtual private networks, vpn

Credit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Fri, 10 Jan 2020 18:04:44 +0000

Phobos, which many believe was named after the Greek god of fear, isn’t as widespread as it was before nor is it more novel than your average ransomware. Yet, it remains a threat to consumers and businesses alike. We dive into Phobos ransomware and show users how to face their fears and protect against it.

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Labs quarterly report finds ransomware’s gone rampant against businesses

August 8, 2019 0 Comments cerber, CTNT, gandcrab, Locky, Phobos, Ransomware, ransomware report, rapid, Reports, ryuk, Ryuk ransomware, Sodinokibi, Troldesh, Troldesh ransomware

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Thu, 08 Aug 2019 14:00:00 +0000

This quarter, we noticed one threat dominating the landscape so much it deserved its own hard look. Ransomware is back in a big way, targeting businesses with brute force.

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A week in security (July 22 – 28)

July 29, 2019 0 Comments A week in security, AdwCleaner, Amazong, BlueKeep, Cloud Security, Elasticsearch, Electronic Privacy Information Center, FaceApp, facebook, Federal Trade Commission, Flight 17, FTC, Malaysian Airlines, Marcus Hutchins, office 365, online privacy, parental monitoring, parental monitoring apps, Phobos, pre-installed software, Ransomware, Ring doorbell, russia, russian disinformation, Stalkerware, US Federal Trade Commission, WannaCry, week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 Jul 2019 15:50:58 +0000

The latest cybersecurity news for the week of July 22–28. We look at Phobos ransomware, stalkerware’s similarities to parental monitoring apps, and the investigation into Malaysian Airlines Flight 17.

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