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Categories: Ransomware Categories: Threat Intelligence February 2023 saw a record number of victims for LockBit, a record high ransom demand, and a devastating assault on the City of Oakland. (Read more...) The post Ransomware review: March 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Threat Intelligence A network of online video streaming sites are monetizing traffic with hidden ads. The problem? Advertisers are throwing up to a million dollars every month down the drain as nobody is even seeing the ads. (Read more...) The post DeepStreamer: Illegal movie streaming platforms hide lucrative ad fraud operation appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Europol Tags: FBI Tags: police Tags: arrests Tags: DoppelPaymer Tags: Emotet Tags: Dridex In cooperation with the FBI, European police agencies have made arrests that disrupt the DoppelPaymer ransomware operation (Read more...) The post DoppelPaymer ransomware group disrupted by FBI and European police agencies appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Play ransomware Tags: ransomware Tags: City of Oakland Tags: Oakland California After claiming responsibility for attacking the City of Oakland, California, the Play ransomware gang has begun leaking the data it stole. (Read more...) The post Play ransomware gang leaks City of Oakland data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: CISA Tags: Royal Tags: ransomware Tags: phishing Tags: RDP Tags: public facing applications In a Cybersecurity Advisory, CISA and the FBI have shared information about Royal ransomware, which despite being rather new has made a real name for itself. (Read more...) The post Warning issued over Royal ransomware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: CVE-2022-21123 Tags: CVE-2022-21125 Tags: CVE-2022-21127 Tags: CVE-2022-21166 Tags: Intel Tags: VMs Tags: microcode Microsoft has released out of band updates for information disclosure vulnerabilities in Intel CPUs, but who needs them? (Read more...) The post Intel CPU vulnerabilities fixed. But should you update? appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: whitehouse Tags: biden Tags: national cybersecurity document Tags: federal Tags: government Tags: data Tags: privacy Tags: security The US Government has been working on the National Cybersecurity Strategy Document 2023 for some time now, and it’s finally been released. (Read more...) The post National Cybersecurity Strategy Document: What you need to know appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Awareness Categories: News Tags: travel Tags: safe Tags: devices Tags: VPN Tags: backups Tags: connections Tags: updates Here are some cybersecurity tips to keep you safe while you travel. (Read more...) The post 8 cybersecurity tips to keep you safe when travelling appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News The most interesting security related news from the week of February 27 to March 5. (Read more...) The post A week in security (February 27 - March 5) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: Pierce Transit Tags: Tacoma Tags: Washington Tags: LockBit Tags: ransomware The ransomware group LockBit is offering data stolen from a Washington state public transit operator on the dark web. (Read more...) The post LockBit ransomware demands $2 million for Pierce Transit data appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.