We continue to see the damaging repercussions of business email compromise (BEC) impacting organisations across the US and elsewhere. The Houston…
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Google sponsored ads lead to rogue imitation sites
There’s a big push in rogue advert land at the moment, with multiple forms of bogus websites being used as bait…
Pokemon NFT card game malware chooses you
Pokemon fans are urged to be on their guard after bogus card game portals have been offering up malware under the guise…
FBI warns of imposter ads in search results
The FBI has issued a public notice which includes advice to block adverts. Why? Let’s take a look. The bogus advert…
Malformed signature trick can bypass Mark of the Web
Mark of the Web (MOTW)—the technology that ensures Windows pops a warning message when trying to open a file downloaded from…
Point-of-sale malware used to steal 167,000 credit cards
In the 19 months between February 2021 and September 2022, two point-of-sale (POS) malware operators have stolen more than 167,000 payment…
Winnti APT group docks in Sri Lanka for new campaign
In early August, the Malwarebytes Threat Intelligence team identified a new attack targeting government entities in Sri Lanka. The threat actors…
Bogus job offers hide trojanised open-source software
Microsoft researchers are warning of fake job offers where the only actual compensation available is a golden handshake of malware and…
Erbium stealer on the hunt for data
There’s a new slice of malware-as-a-service doing the rounds, although its actual newness is somewhat contested. The stealer, called Erbium, was…
Cryptojackers growing in numbers and sophistication
With rising energy costs and increased volatility in the value of cryptocurrencies, we were bound to see a rise in malicious cryptomining, aka…