A week in security (December 28 – January 3)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 28 – January 3 including a Zyxel backdoor, a patched Google Docs bug, and breach data for sale.
A week in security (December 21- December 27)
A roundup of cybersecurity news from December 21 – 27, including SolarWinds, international cybersecurity, Emotet, and free online games.
TikTok is being discouraged and the app may be banned
Companies and organizations are dicouraging their employees to use TikTok, especially on work related devices. Will TikTok face a ban?
Chinese APT group targets India and Hong Kong using new variant of MgBot malware
We uncovered an active campaign in early July that we attribute to a new Chinese APT group attacking India and Hong Kong with MgBot malware.
Mass surveillance alone will not save us from coronavirus
As governments roll out enormous data collection programs to limit coronavirus, we should remember that mass surveillance alone will not save us.
Battling online coronavirus scams with facts
New online scams have preyed on the public’s fear about coronavirus outbreak. Don’t be fooled. Here is what we know about coronavirus and its related scams.
United States government-funded phones come pre-installed with unremovable malware
A US-funded government assistance program is selling budget-friendly mobile phones that come pre-installed with unremovable malicious apps. Malwarebytes Labs investigates the malware’s origins.
International students in UK targeted by visa scammers
Visa scammers are at it again, this time targeting Chinese international students in the UK. Learn how these scams work in order to steer clear, and advise others to do the same.
A week in security (September 2 – 8)
A roundup of the latest cybersecurity news for the week of September 2 – 8, including TrickBot’s new trick, a social engineering toolkit, and how to keep remote workers safe.
Facial recognition technology: force for good or privacy threat?
It seems facial recognition technology, as technology so often does, has raced far ahead of our ability to define its ethical use. We take a hard look at major concerns brewing in cities around the world.
