Whether you’ve been naughty or nice, someone will try and stuff a scam down your chimney either way. The FBI is…
Tag: Christmas
Emotet returns just in time for Christmas
Emotet is a threat we have been tracking very closely throughout the year thanks to its large email distribution campaigns. Once…
A week in security (December 14 – December 20)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs we kept you updated on the SolarWinds attack, we warned about the special dangers that come…
Smart toy security: How to keep your kids safe this Christmas
Christmas is coming, and so are the smart toys. The ever-present pandemic has meant a lot more staying at home this…
NCSC: Be Cyber Aware, especially during the Christmas season
In early December, the National Cyber Security Centre, a UK-based cybersecurity body and a part of GCHQ, kicked off the next chapter of…
Please don’t buy this: smart doorbells
Though Black Friday and Cyber Monday are over, the two shopping holidays were just precursors to the larger Christmas season—a time…
Ryuk ransomware attacks businesses over the holidays
While families gathered for food and merriment on Christmas Eve, most businesses slumbered. Nothing was stirring, not even a mouse—or so…
Smart speakers: Christmas treat or lump of coal?
Christmas is nearly upon us, and thoughts are perhaps turning to various digital presents of a “smart” nature. Home security, hubs,…