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A week in security (April 09 – April 15)

April 23, 2018 admin encryption, Facebook, FakeUpdates, Malwarebytes, safe messaging, Security, Security world, spammers, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:05:00 +0000

A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out.

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Week in security (April 09 – April 15)

April 16, 2018 admin encryption, Facebook, FakeUpdates, Malwarebytes, safe messaging, Security, Security world, spammers, Week in security, weekly blog roundup

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Mon, 16 Apr 2018 15:05:00 +0000

A roundup of the security news from April 09 – April 16, including fake updates, safe messaging, and Facebook spammers. And our quarterly CTNT report is out.

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Independent Krebs

Who and What Is Coinhive?

March 26, 2018 admin A Little Sunshine, Andre Krumb, AuthedMine, Badges2Go UG, Blackberry, Blockchain Future, Browsealoud, cha0s, coinhive, Die Welt, Dominic Szablewski, Dustweb Inc., Eroxell Limited, Eroxell Ltd, g4m8l3r, Gamb, int13h, JavaScript, Lars-Marten Nagel, Malwarebytes, Mattias Moench, Politifact, pr0gramm, pr0miner, publicwww, Reinhard Fuerstberger, SHOWTIME, Starbucks, Suntainment SL, Sylvia Klein, The Los Angeles Times, Troy Mursch, UA-571256, Who is Coinhive?, Youtube

Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Mon, 26 Mar 2018 12:12:31 +0000

Multiple security firms recently identified cryptocurrency mining service Coinhive as the top malicious threat to Web users, thanks to the tendency for Coinhive’s computer code to be used on hacked Web sites to steal the processing power of its visitors’ devices. This post looks at how Coinhive vaulted to the top of the threat list less than a year after its debut, and explores clues about the possible identities of the individuals behind the service.

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Gartner recognizes Malwarebytes as a “Visionary” in the Magic Quadrant

January 26, 2018 admin 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant, 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, CEO announcements, Endpoint Protection, gartner, Gartner Magic Quadrant, Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms, Gartner MQ, Malwarebytes, Malwarebytes Awards, Malwarebytes Endpoint Protection, Malwarebytes news, marcin kleczynski

Credit to Author: Marcin Kleczynski| Date: Fri, 26 Jan 2018 19:14:44 +0000

Gartner has recognized Malwarebytes as a “visionary” in the 2018 Gartner Magic Quadrant for Endpoint Protection Platforms. Malwarebytes was selected for its completeness of vision and ability to execute.

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Stripchat bot spells block

January 12, 2018 admin advertising, block, creative.stripchat.com, fake chat, Malwarebytes, Social engineering, streaming, stripchat, web protection

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Fri, 12 Jan 2018 23:26:29 +0000

Learn why Malwarebytes is blocking a sub-domain of an adult website.

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Why is Malwarebytes blocking CoinHive?

October 18, 2017 admin adam kujawa, bitcoin, blocking, coin hive, coinhive, coinhive.com, crypto miners, cryptocurrency, exclusion, javascript miner, Malwarebytes, miners, monero, script miner, Security world, Technology, The Pirate Bay, web protection

Credit to Author: Adam Kujawa| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 15:00:25 +0000

Since September 19, the number two most frequently blocked website for our customers has been coinhive.com. This post will describe what CoinHive is, what it is doing, and why we are blocking it.

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Exhibition: it-sa Nuremberg

October 18, 2017 admin Conferences, exhibition, it-sa, Malwarebytes, Nuremberg, ransomware, Security world

Credit to Author: Pieter Arntz| Date: Wed, 18 Oct 2017 09:00:47 +0000

Malwarebytes attends it-sa in Germany—Europe’s largest expo for IT security. Post written in English and German.

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Labs report: summer ushers in unprecedented season of breaches

October 12, 2017 admin 3rd quarter, Android malware, astrum, breach, Cerber, cybercrime, cybercrime tactics and techniques, emotet, Equifax, exploit kit, francophone, fruitfly, globeimposter, Locky, mac malware, malicious spam, malspam, Malwarebytes, malwarebytes labs, Malwarebytes news, National Health Service, NHS, oceanlotus, q3 2017, report, RIG, smartscreen, sonic, tech support scams, trickbot, trojan.clicker.hyj, whole foods

Credit to Author: Malwarebytes Labs| Date: Thu, 12 Oct 2017 16:00:27 +0000

In this edition of the Malwarebytes Cybercrime Tactics and Techniques report, we saw a number of high profile breaches targeting the personal information of hundreds of millions of people. We also observed shifts in malware distribution, the revival of some old families, and found cases of international tech support scams.

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