Deepfakes or not: new GAN image stirs up questions about digital fakery
We look at the latest splash of synthetic human deepfakes shenanigans working their way into mainstream news in order to cause disruption.
A week in security (May 25 – 31)
A roundup of news and blog posts from the week of May 25 – 31
A week in security (March 16 – 22)
A roundup of the previous week’s most notable security stories and events, including COVID-19-themed threats, child identity theft, and securely working from home.
A week in security (November 4 – November 10)
A roundup of important security news from the week of November 4–10, including the release of Malwarebytes 4.0, vendor email compromise, fake news, robocalls, and more.
Malaysia Airlines Flight 17 investigation shows Russian disinformation campaigns have global reach
In June, investigators released a warrant to arrest Russian and Ukrainian nationals for shooting down Malaysian Airlines Flight 17. However, Russian disinformation campaigns have spread about the true cause of the fight’s demise. How can we separate fact from fiction and protect against fake news?
Labs report: Malicious AI is coming—is the security world ready?
Malwarebytes Labs’ latest report looks at the near-future reality of malicious artificial intelligence (AI), evaluating how the technology is being used today, and how it realistically might be abused in the next few years.
A week in security (April 8 – 14)
A roundup of news stories from April 8–14, including Baldr, medical management apps, an Android password stealer, and new sextortion scams.
A week in security (August 27 – September 2)
A round-up of the security news from August 27 – September 2, including ransomware, interesting talks during BlackHat, botnets, and the evils of JavaScript.
How the EU intends to battle fake news
The EU has announced to launch of a public consultation and the setup of a high-level expert group in the battle against fake news and online disinformation.
A week in security (Dec 04 – Dec 10)
A compilation of notable security news and blog posts from the 4th of December to the 10th. This week, we talked about DGA, a rootkit, another malvertising campaign, and a fake news about “smart drugs”.
