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”.
