A week in security (September 22 – September 28)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child’s data Google and Flo to pay $56 million after misusing users’ health data Neon App pays users to record their phone calls, sells data for AI training updated New SVG-based phishing campaign ...

A week in security (February 3 – February 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: WhatsApp says Paragon is spying on specific users New AI "agents" could hold people for ransom in 2025 Valley News Live exposed more than a million job seeker’s resumes Small business owners, secure your web shop University site cloned to evade ad detection...

New 'Helldown' Ransomware Variant Expands Attacks to VMware and Linux Systems

Cybersecurity researchers have shed light on a Linux variant of a relatively new ransomware strain called Helldown, suggesting that the threat actors are broadening their attack focus. "Helldown deploys Windows ransomware derived from the LockBit 3.0 code," Sekoia said in a report shared with The...