As remote working has become standard practice, employees are working from anywhere and using any device they can to get the…
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A week in security (August 12 – 18)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, we took a look at the potential pitfalls of facial recognition technology, looked at ways domestic…
Is FIDO the future instrument to prove our identity?
FIDO, short for Fast IDentity Online, is an industry consortium started in 2013 to address the lack of interoperability among strong…
Amazon third party sellers: A new threat
On Monday, the Wall Street Journal reported a wave of hijacked Amazon seller accounts that proceeded to fleece buyers for large…
Avoid: “I just hacked my friend’s account” Twitter spam
We’re seeing references to a website which claims to let visitors hack Twitter feeds of their choosing. It is, of course,…
An iCloud scam that may be worse than ransomware
Ransomware – malicious software that encrypts your files and then demands payment to unlock them – has become a major scourge…
“Turn off your Two Factor Authentication…”
Going on holiday can cause headaches for people making use of two factor authentication – perhaps some of you reading this…
Elusive HanJuan EK Drops New Tinba Version (updated)
Update 07/03/15: AdFly contacted us and we are publishing their statement below: We are sorry for the inconvenience but this is…
You’ve Won the Lottery! Hand Over Your Passwords
It’s lottery time, though I fear anybody taking part will be handing over things far more valuable than anything they might…
LastPass Security Notice Issued
Way back in 2011, LastPass had a bit of a security wobble as they noticed a “Network traffic anomaly” on one…