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A week in security (July 29 – August 4)

August 5, 2019 admin android q, atm attacks, board of directors, Capital One, Equifax, Equifax breach, exploit kit, exploit kits, germanwiper, government cybersecurity, Lord exploit kit, Magecart, MageCart attacks, Malwarebytes news

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 05 Aug 2019 15:44:37 +0000

A roundup of security news from July 29 – August 4 including Capital One breach, Lord Exploit Kit, more Magecart skimming, ATM attacks, QR code scams, and Equifax payout.

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Your device, your choice: AdwCleaner now detects preinstalled software

July 23, 2019 admin AdwCleaner, choice, device, Malwarebytes news, pre-installed software, Product updates, quarantine

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Tue, 23 Jul 2019 21:40:00 +0000

Because you, the user, should be able to decide which software ends up on your devices, Malwarebytes AdwCleaner 7.3.0 now detects preinstalled software.

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Malwarebytes Labs wins best cybersecurity vendor blog at InfoSec’s European Security Blogger Awards

June 5, 2019 admin 2019, award, Awards, best blog, best cybersecurity vendor blog, blogger awards, EU security blogger awards, european security blogger awards, infosec, infosec europe, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news

Credit to Author: Christopher Boyd| Date: Wed, 05 Jun 2019 19:21:07 +0000

The annual EU Security Blogger Awards results are in, and Malwarebytes Labs took home a trophy! Read on to find out who won in which categories.

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A week in security (April 1 – 7)

April 8, 2019 admin bayer, chinese cyberattacks, chinese cyberthreats, Critical Infrastructure, Facebook, Malwarebytes news, mar a lago, passwords, social media, Week in security

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 08 Apr 2019 15:52:47 +0000

A roundup of cybersecurity news from April 1–7, including global data privacy laws, water plant cybersecurity, and the mysterious story of a 23-year-old woman’s visit to the Mar-a-Lago resort in Florida.

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Facebook’s history betrays its privacy pivot

March 20, 2019 admin advertising portal, Aela Callan, Australia, Australian, Brian Acton, Burmese, Business, cambridge analytica, CEO announcements, CLOUD Act, data breach, digital living room, digital town square, discrimination, discriminatory, E2E, Elliot Schrage, encryption, end-to-end encryption, ethnic cleansing, Facebook, FOSTA, Human rights, human rights violations, instagram, Jan Koum, Malwarebytes news, mark zuckerberg, messenger, Myanmar, net neutrality, Onava, privacy, ProPublica, Rohingya, Rohingya Muslim, SESTA, SESTA/FOSTA, Sheryl Sandberg, ultranationalist, unsend, WhatsApp

Credit to Author: David Ruiz| Date: Wed, 20 Mar 2019 15:00:00 +0000

Facebook’s self-proclaimed pivot to privacy faces a fierce opponent—Facebook’s own history.

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A user’s right to choose: Why Malwarebytes detects Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs)

January 25, 2019 admin enigma, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes news, potentially unwanted programs, PUP criteria, pups, SpyHunter

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 25 Jan 2019 16:00:00 +0000

By identifying and detecting Potentially Unwanted Programs (PUPs), Malwarebytes protects its users while giving them the right to choose whether they continue using their services. Learn why we do this, and how software programs can be reconsidered as legitimate under our PUP criteria.

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2019 State of Malware report: Trojans and cryptominers dominate threat landscape

January 23, 2019 admin 2019 State of Malware report, AI, byos, cryptominers, CTNT report, emotet, information stealers, IoT, labs report, Malwarebytes news, ransomware, state of malware report, trickbot, trojans

Credit to Author: Wendy Zamora| Date: Wed, 23 Jan 2019 08:01:36 +0000

The 2019 State of Malware report is here. Learn what Malwarebytes Labs researchers discovered about the top global threats for businesses and consumers in 2018, and predictions for 2019.

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