The Roblox Robux generator is too good to be true

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 21 Jun 2017 15:00:10 +0000

We take a look at a website claiming to offer free Roblox currency. Does it work? Spoiler: nope. But it really tries hard to be convincing.

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FIRST and Beyond – a History of Elevating Research through Partnerships

Credit to Author: Martin Roesler (Director, Threat Research)| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 16:30:53 +0000

At the FIRST conference in San Juan, Trend Micro’s Forward-looking Threat Research team will be presenting four sessions on a wide range of topics. These sessions will demonstrate a sliver of the research going on at Trend Micro, and some of the partnerships that elevate the research to benefit the global business community. For the…

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Can YOU spot the fake?

Credit to Author: Ed Cabrera (Chief Cybersecurity Officer)| Date: Tue, 13 Jun 2017 12:00:32 +0000

As we predicted in 2016, cyberpropaganda is a major growth area for cybercriminals. Per that prediction, “The rise in the Internet penetration has opened the opportunity for invested parties to use the Internet as a free-for-all tool to influence public opinion to go one way or another.” Today, we know this through Wikileaks and self-proclaimed…

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Please stop posting your X-rays to social media

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Fri, 09 Jun 2017 14:00:36 +0000

Many people post unredacted medical images to Twitter and Instagram. They shouldn’t because the details included on the image often can compromise personal identity online and in rare instances, lead to a possible attack on an exposed piece of medical IT infrastructure.

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Fireball Chinese malware and you

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 22:54:11 +0000

By now, you might have heard about an adware infection operation that has allegedly spread to 250 million systems called Fireball. The threat intelligence and research teams at Check Point wrote a blog post last week describing the operation, what the threat does the system and the alarming potential the malware has for doing some serious damage. We delve into the worst case scenario with this situation and how to remove Fireball if you are infected.

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Tech support scams: what are other people doing?

Credit to Author: William Tsing| Date: Wed, 07 Jun 2017 14:00:38 +0000

We’ve talked a lot about tech support scams over the past few years, typically focused on what we see ourselves, and the scammers who like to pose as Malwarebytes. But tech support scams are much bigger than that, targeting every tech company under the sun. So what are other people doing about it? Let’s take a look at some of the other players working to keep you safe.

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A stolen version of DMA Locker is making the rounds

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 14:21:41 +0000

Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.

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A stolen version of DMA-locker is making the rounds

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 29 May 2017 14:21:41 +0000

Pirated versions of DMA-locker are doing the rounds, but there is some good news. All the encrypted data can be decrypted with the same key and we can give it to you.

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