Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:17:39 +0000
We take a look at reports that verified Twitter accounts are being targeted by scammers with claims of hate speech.
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Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 06 Jun 2022 05:51:33 +0000
This week on Lock and Code, we talk about the often-undiscussed security benefits of Tor networking, also called onion networking.
The post Tor’s (security) role in the future of the Internet, with Alec Muffett appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 27 May 2022 12:27:05 +0000
Twitter is paying the price for using users’ security information for targeted advertising,
The post Twitter fined $150M after using 2FA phone numbers for marketing appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Jovi Umawing| Date: Thu, 28 Apr 2022 15:01:36 +0000
Law enforcement believes that these hackers duping major tech companies are teenagers. But they are causing severe harm.
The post Hackers fool major tech companies into handing over data of women and minors to abuse appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 27 Apr 2022 14:27:35 +0000
When KrebsOnSecurity last month explored how cybercriminals were using hacked email accounts at police departments worldwide to obtain warrantless Emergency Data Requests (EDRs) from social media and technology providers, many security experts called it a fundamentally unfixable problem. But don’t tell that to Matt Donahue, a former FBI agent who recently quit the agency to launch a startup that aims to help tech companies do a better job screening out phony law enforcement data requests — in part by assigning trustworthiness or “credit ratings” to law enforcement authorities worldwide.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Thu, 21 Apr 2022 12:16:52 +0000
Fake profiles imitating a well known Twitter philanthropist are offering up to $750 for free, but there’s a catch…
The post Beware of fake Twitter philanthropists offering to put $750 into your Cash App account appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 20 Apr 2022 15:19:03 +0000
We take a look at a supposed Bitcoin giveaway marathon from somebody that isn’t Elon Musk on a Twitter list. All is not as it seems.
The post The fake Elon Musk Bitcoin giveaway marathon will NOT make you rich appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
Read moreCredit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Tue, 19 Apr 2022 16:40:43 +0000
We take a look at scammers imitating real people on Twitter to steal badly-needed donation funds.
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Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Thu, 31 Mar 2022 22:54:45 +0000
On Tuesday, KrebsOnSecurity warned that hackers increasingly are using compromised government and police department email accounts to obtain sensitive customer data from mobile providers, ISPs and social media companies. Today, one of the U.S. Senate’s most tech-savvy lawmakers said he was troubled by the report and is now asking technology companies and federal agencies for information about the frequency of such schemes.
Read moreCredit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 14 Mar 2022 10:52:34 +0000
The most important and interesting security stories from the last seven days.
The post A week in security (March 7 – March 13) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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