North America has a spying problem. Its perpetrators are everyday people. According to recent research from Malwarebytes, 62 percent of people in…
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CISA catalog passes 1,000 known-to-be-exploited vulnerabilities. Celebration time, or is it?
On September 18, 2023, the Cybersecurity & Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) announced that its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities (KEV) catalog has reached the milestone of covering…
Extortion, precision malware, and ruthless scams. Read the State of Malware 2021 report
Last year, threat actors took advantage of the COVID-19 public health crisis in a way previously considered unimaginable, not only preying…
Stalkerware advertising ban by Google a welcome, if incomplete, step
On Friday, July 10, Google announced it would no longer allow advertising for spyware and similar surveillance technology—often referred to as…
Stalkerware and online stalking are accepted by Americans. Why?
Despite warnings from domestic abuse networks, privacy rights advocates, and a committed faction of cybersecurity vendors, Americans may be accepting and…
Malwarebytes teams up with security vendors and advocacy groups to launch Coalition Against Stalkerware
Today, Malwarebytes is announcing its participation in a joint effort to stop invasive digital surveillance: the Coalition Against Stalkerware. For years,…
The new landscape of pre-installed mobile malware: malicious code within
Here’s a scary thought: Mobile devices may soon come with pre-installed malware on required system apps. While it might sound like…
Mobile Menace Monday: beware of monitoring apps
Our CEO, Marcin Kleczynski, recently announced that Malwarebytes will get tougher on PUPs. PUPs, or potentially unwanted programs, are some of…