We’re slowly creeping up to the festive season, and with it comes the promise of the usual sales, discounts, and incorrectly…
Tag: bots
Twitter security under scrutiny after former executive turns whistleblower
A former Twitter executive has acted as a whistleblower and alleged some serious problems. Provided these accusations are true, the disclosure…
Awful 4chan chat bot spouts racial slurs and antisemitic abuse
“A robot may not injure a human being or, through inaction, allow a human being to come to harm” Science fiction…
What SMBs can do to protect against Log4Shell attacks
As you may already know, the business, tech, and cybersecurity industries have been buzzing about Log4Shell (CVE-2021-44228), aka Logjam, the latest…
Capcom Arcade Stadium’s record player numbers blamed on card mining
Some of my favourite retro video games are making waves on Steam, but not in the way you might think. Classics…
Lock and Code S1Ep5: Mythbusting and understanding VPNs with JP Taggart
This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet….
Discord users tempted by bots offering “free Nitro games”
The last few weeks have seen multiple instances of problematic bots appearing in Discord channels. They bring tidings of gifts, but…
A week in security (October 7 – 13)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we peered into the possible future of cybersecurity insurance, described the process for securing today’s managed…
Good bots, bad bots: friend or foe?
One of the most talked about technologies online today is the ubiquitous bot. Simultaneously elusive yet also responsible for all of…
Bots Versus Cops, the Twitter Edition
Roll your own Twitter bots are becoming increasingly popular, especially ones which look at the Tweets of their creator’s main feed,…