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| We take a look at a pressure-filled phishing attempt sent to players of the Elder Scrolls Online video game.
Categories: Tags: elder scrolls onlineESOgamersgaminggaming scamsgaming securityMMORPGpasswordsphishphishingplaystationscamscammersSocial Engineering |
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| Threat actors combine phishing with a web skimmer to create a devious scheme designed to lift credit card data from unaware shoppers.
Categories: Tags: holiday shoppingMagecartpayment gateway servicepayment service platformpayment service platformsphishingphishing pagePSPsstandard skimmerweb skimmerweb skimmersweb skimming |
The post Web skimmer phishes credit card data via rogue payment service platform appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| In this special edition of our quarterly CTNT report, we focus on the top attack methods and threats plaguing the healthcare industry over the last year, plus highlight recurring security challenges and reasons why cybercriminals target patient data.
Categories: Tags: APIsbiotechEHRelectronic health recordemotethealth appsHealth Insurance Portability and Accessibilityhealth recordshealthcarehealthcare cybersecurityhealthcare securityHIPAAmedical devicemedical device threatmedical management appsphishingtrickbottrojan malware |
The post Labs report finds cyberthreats against healthcare increasing while security circles the drain appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| Vendor email compromise (VEC) is a new cybersecurity term for a familiar practice, taken to the thousandth degree. Learn the similarities with business email compromise and how your organization can protect against them both.
Categories: Tags: account takeoverACIDAgariAgari Cyber Intelligence DivisionATObecbusiness cyberattacksBusiness Email Compromisebusiness threatsNigerian scammerphishingSilent StarlingSocial EngineeringVECvendor email compromise |
The post Not us, YOU: vendor email compromise explained appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| Scammers will stop at nothing—not even a tragic natural disaster—for a chance to cash in. We offer some helpful tips to avoid disaster donation scams.
Categories: Tags: 419419 scamscharitycold call scamscold callsdisasterdonation scamsnatural disasternatural disaster scamnatural disastersphishphishingred crossscammersscammingscamsSocial Engineeringsocial engineering attacks |
The post Help prevent disaster donation scams from causing more misery appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| Cybersecurity news for October 14 – 20, including the future of the password, the lingering threat of ransomware, and new security features from Instagram.
Categories: Tags: amazonDark Webdomestic abusedomestic abuse survivordomestic abuse survivorsdomestic violencefacebookfacial recognitionInstagramjackpotjackpottingkindleMark Zuckerbergnational cybersecurity awareness monthNational domestic violence awareness monthOraclepasswordpasswordsphishphishingphishing scamransomwaretorTor browserUS Customs and Border Enforcementvpnvulnerabilitiesvulnerability |
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| We take a look at a new anti-phishing feature Instagram hopes will cut down on imitation messages and other social engineering attempts.
Categories: Tags: anti-phishinganti-phishing toolemailemails from instagramInstagrammailmalicious emailmalspamphishingphishing scamssafetyscamsSocial Engineeringsocial engineering attackssocial media scams |
The post Instagram clamps down on fake messages with anti-phishing tool appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| The European Union Agency for Law Enforcement Cooperation, or Europol, just released its annual Internet Organized Crime Threat Assessment (IOCTA) report. We highlight their key findings and remind readers how to better protect themselves.
Categories: Tags: becBusiness Email Compromisechild sexual exploitationcseddoseuropolfraudinternet organized crime threat assessmentioctaphishingransomwarespear phishing |
The post Europol: Ransomware remains top threat in IOCTA report appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| A roundup of the security news from September 16–22 including Emotet, student-targeted visa scams, data privacy laws, Malwarebytes’ new Browser Guard, data destruction, and more.
Categories: Tags: amazonBrowser guarddata destructioneducation cybersecurityemotetGoogleGoogle ChromeInstagramphishingprivacy lawS3bucketsvisavisa scamyoutube |
The post A week in security (September 16 -22) appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.
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| After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.
Categories: Tags: botnetbotnetsdownloaderemotetinformation stealermalicious emailmalspamphishingRyuk ransomwarespamspear phishingtrickbot |
The post Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.