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Categories: Business Good tools gone bad. (Read more...) The post Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks: Detecting ransomware gangs hiding in plain sight appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News In the last 12 months, Germany was one of the most attacked countries in the world, the most attacked in the EU, and a favourite target of the notorious Black Basta group. (Read more...) The post Ransomware in Germany, April 2022 – March 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS tax scam Tags: tax scam Tags: IRS Tags: Jerome Segura Tags: Telegram bot Tags: Emotet Expect more IRS tax-related shenanigans from fraudsters, who are now going for corporate accounts, after some states received deadline extensions. (Read more...) The post Beware: Fake IRS tax email wants your Microsoft account appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Google Tags: Chrome zero-day Tags: CVE-2023-2033 Tags: V8 flaw Tags: V8 Google has released an updated version of Chrome to address a zero-day flaw that is being exploited in the wild. (Read more...) The post Update Chrome now! Google patches actively exploited flaw appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: Airbnb Tags: TikTok Tags: @livvoogus Tags: Olivia Tags: Mr. Tyler A superhost scammed a woman out of a thousand dollars. She didn't take it lying down. (Read more...) The post Woman tracks down and turns table on Airbnb scammer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: chrome Tags: browser Tags: update Tags: fake Tags: malware Tags: monero Tags: miner Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: rogue Tags: hacked Tags: compromised Tags: site Tags: website We take a look at a slew of hacked websites pushing fake Chrome updates which are Monero miner malware in disguise. (Read more...) The post Fake Chrome updates spread malware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Lock and Code S04E09 Tags: Bennett Cyphers Tags: Apple vulnerability Tags: phone charging station Tags: FBI Tags: Yum! Brands Tags: KFC Tags: Pizza Hut Tags: Patch Tuesday Tags: sextortion Tags: malvertising Tags: Weebly Tags: AI Tags: virtual kidnapping Tags: ransomware review Tags: ransomware in the UK Tags: ransomware in France The most interesting security related news from the week of April 10 - 16. (Read more...) The post A week in security (April 10 - 16) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Business Prevent port scanning attacks with Malwarebytes for Business. (Read more...) The post Port scan attacks: Protecting your business from RDP attacks and Mirai botnets appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: kidnap Tags: scam Tags: virtual Tags: AI Tags: voice Tags: fake Tags: fraud Tags: hoax Tags: kidnapping We take a look at claims that AI is now being used for a notorious form of kidnapping hoax. (Read more...) The post Is AI being used for virtual kidnapping scams? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence Tags: malvertising Tags: weebly Tags: google Tags: ads Tags: seniors Tags: recipe Tags: tech support Tags: scam Scammers are buying ads on for the most common Google searches made by seniors and defrauding them with tech support scams. (Read more...) The post Massive malvertising campaign targets seniors via fake Weebly sites appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.