Collaborate Disseminate
We take a look at Instagram story spam leading to a “free Apple Watch” giveaway on a recently compromised celebrity account.
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Social engineering
Threat analysis
Tags: Apple WatchInstagramscamsocial mediasocial networkspamsurveysurvey… Continue reading Instagram story spam claims free Apple Watch
On the 20th anniversary of Dreamcast, we take a trip down memory lane; specifically, years of scams tied to the beloved console.
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Cybercrime
Social engineering
Tags: dreamcastgamesgamingscamsSEGAshenmuevideogames
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A roundup of security news from May 14 – May 20, including Mac malware, machine learning, advergaming, tech support scams, and much more.
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Security world
Week in security
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Malwarebytes Labs has been nominated for the Best Corporate Security Blog in the 2018 European Security Blogger Awards. Cast your vote for your favorite blog, and spread the word!
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Malwarebytes Awards
Malwarebytes news
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With a spot of tracking-related controversy ruffling feathers in gaming circles, now is a good time to become familiar with some of the advertising methods used for, and in, video games. Ladies and gents, welcome to advergaming.
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Conf… Continue reading Exploring the virtual worlds of advergaming
We take a look at a new Netflix phish in circulation, using the time-honored trick of claiming the recipient is about to lose access unless they hand over some personal information.
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Social engineering
Threat analysis
Tags: Appleemai… Continue reading Netflix phish claims your membership is on hold
A recent error caused passwords to be exposed internally at Twitter. As a precaution, they’re advising all users to change their passwords. Read on to find out what happened, and what you can do about it.
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Cybercrime
Privacy
Tags: 2f… Continue reading Twitter security snafu: change your passwords
We take a look at SamSam ransomware, the malware that messed with Atlanta, and tell you how it works and what you can do to combat it.
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Cybercrime
Malware
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It seems opportunists are jumping on popular video game Far Cry 5’s bandwagon, with a flood of promises for free game downloads. We take a look at a return to form for survey scams, and the odd download site while we’re at it.
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Cyberc… Continue reading Far Cry 5 download offers: embrace the power of “no”
Malware research analyst Chris Boyd recently had an in-depth chat with SCMagazine about Russian hacking, malware, and social engineering. Here, he summarizes some of the key findings from his discussion and the other researchers interviewed.
Categ… Continue reading Perspectives on Russian hacking