Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:38:18 +0000
Malwarebytes found a family of forced Chrome extensions that can’t be removed because of a policy change that tells users “Your browser is managed”.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:19:56 +0000
Chatting with strangers piqued millions of internet users’ interest during the pandemic. Omegle made this possible. Is my child safe to use it though?
The post Internet Safety Month: Everything you need to know about Omegle appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Wed, 29 Jun 2022 10:03:54 +0000
A new commercial spyware for governments, called Hermit, has spotted in the wild. It affects iOS and all Android versions.
The post Hermit spyware is deployed with the help of a victim’s ISP appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 18:33:31 +0000
On December 7, 2021, Google announced it had sued two Russian men allegedly responsible for operating the Glupteba botnet, a global malware menace that has infected millions of computers over the past decade. That same day, AWM Proxy — a 14-year-old anonymity service that rents hacked PCs to cybercriminals — suddenly went offline. Security experts had long seen a link between Glupteba and AWM Proxy, but new research shows AWM Proxy’s founder is one of the men being sued by Google.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christine Barrett| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 16:00:00 +0000
Maria Markstedter, CEO of Azeria Labs, shares insights on the growing interest in Arm assembly and strategies to help security professionals avoid burnout.
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Credit to Author: Jonny Evans| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 07:59:00 -0700
Among a slew of announcements at WWDC this year were some important changes to Apple’s support for single sign-on (SSO). Here’s what’s coming when new updates ship this fall.
Apple first introduced SSO support at WWDC 2019 with Sign in with Apple, which also saw the introduction of extensions to enable this kind of authentication. It allowed a user to access a service or website using their Apple ID, and meant support for identity providers, the use of highly secure token-based signatures and the tools service providers required to implement these systems.
Credit to Author: Mohamed Fahmy| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 00:00:00 +0000
We analyzed cases of a Log4Shell vulnerability being exploited in certain versions of the software VMware Horizon. Many of these attacks resulted in data being exfiltrated from the infected systems. However, we also found that some of the victims were infected with ransomware days after the data exfiltration.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 12:26:21 +0000
We take a look at reports of a USB drive containing data on all 460k residents of a city in Japan, and how encryption helped lessen the risk.
The post City worker loses USB stick containing data on every resident after day of drinking appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Tue, 28 Jun 2022 11:15:24 +0000
The FTC has issued a warning to the LGBTQ+ community about extortionists posing as potential romantic partners on Grindr and Feeld.
The post LGBTQ+ community targeted by extortionists who threaten to publish nudes appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Mon, 27 Jun 2022 19:51:07 +0000
Microsoft posted a reminder that Exchange Server 2013 is destined to reach end of support very, very soon.
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