LinkedIn introduces new security features to combat fake accounts

LinkedIn knows it has a problem with bots and fake accounts, and has acknowledged this on more than one occasion. For years, it has been aware of spam, fake job offers, phishing, fraudulent investments, and at times malware, and has been trying to combat those issues. In 2018, LinkedIn rolled out...

UK government sounds alarm on tax scams

The UK government has issued a warning for people to be on their guard against fake tax rebate scams as they gearing up to fill out their 2021/22 tax returns. Ensuring your self-employed documents are correct and accurate can be a complicated business at the best of times. Having to worry about...

Nextcloud: Suspicious login app ships old league/flysystem version

A vulnerability in the Suspicious Login app allowed a remote attacker to execute arbitrary code on the target system due to a race condition. The vulnerability was caused by an outdated version of the Flysystem library 0.1.0 - 2.1.0 that allowed a malicious user to upload and execute arbitrary co...

Demo: Your data has been encrypted! Stopping ransomware attacks with Malwarebytes EDR

It’s no secret that ransomware is one of the most pressing cyber threats of our day. What worse, ransomware gangs have increased their attacks on a range of vulnerable industries, with disruptions to business operations, million-dollar ransom demands, data exfiltration, and extortion. With...

Malicious code in suspicious-react-scripts (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware b72ddb83c9fbe20fe07636b0a5aedb1c5f788d74050f6027f090bce10b2ab48b Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

MAL-2022-6367 Malicious code in suspicious-react-scripts (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware b72ddb83c9fbe20fe07636b0a5aedb1c5f788d74050f6027f090bce10b2ab48b Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

The vulnerability of the Protect technology of the Yandex Browser allows a violator to conceal notifications of suspicious content.

The vulnerability of the Protect technology of the Yandex Browser is related to security configuration errors. Exploiting this vulnerability can allow a malicious actor to conceal notifications of suspicious content...

Malicious code in suspicious_login (npm)

--- -= Per source details. Do not edit below this line.=- Source: ghsa-malware 4c0b28cf8d8c3147a9ebd96b6d78524c4db85a7145e5dafcbd2cd2d0704bc856 Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully compromised. All secrets and keys stored on that computer should be...

Introducing EDR for Linux: Remediating and isolating threats on Linux servers

We’re excited to announce our new EDR for Linux offering, which extends our advanced protection and response capabilities to Linux devices via Nebula and OneView. In this post, we show you what remediating and isolating threats on Linux servers looks like with Malwarebytes EDR for Linux. Let’s ge...

Upgrade Your FIM Program to Detect Risk and Streamline Compliance

File integrity monitoring FIM tools are essential for defending business and customer data, but legacy tools are falling short by swamping security analysts with irrelevant alerts. This blog describes how Qualys FIM easily solves such issues by accurately isolating file-level breaches and sending...

Steer clear of these Instagram “Get rich with Bitcoin” scams

I don’t know about you, but I open Instagram to look at cool photos of pets, not to make a fortune via suspicious claims of riches by strangers. Despite this, following someone whose photos I liked resulted in a very peculiar message. It’s possible I waved goodbye to a path to untold riches. Mayb...

FastFinder - Incident Response - Fast Suspicious File Finder

FastFinder is a lightweight tool made for threat hunting, live forensics and triage on both Windows and Linux Platforms. It is focused on endpoint enumeration and suspicious file finding based on various criterias: file path / name md5 / sha1 / sha256 checksum simple string content match complex...

Ransomware Awareness for Holidays and Weekends

Summary Immediate Actions You Can Take Now to Protect Against Ransomware • Make an offline backup of your data. • Do not click on suspicious links. • If you use RDP, secure and monitor it. • Update your OS and software. • Use strong passwords. • Usemulti-factor authentication. The Federal Bureau ...

Cybercriminals Swarm Windows Utility Regsvr32 to Spread Malware

A Windows living-off-the-land binary LOLBin known as Regsvr32 is seeing a big uptick in abuse of late, researchers are warning, mainly spreading trojans like Lokibot and Qbot. LOLBins are legitimate, native utilities used daily in various computing environments, that cybercriminals use to evade...

GSD-2022-1000073 malicious code in PyPi Easyfuncsys version all

In the PyPi Easyfuncsys package there is malicious code that appears to be stealing Discord tokens allowing it to access Discord as that user, additionally it steals leveldb files, and runs a suspicious EXE...

Crypto.com confirms suspicious activity after users report stolen funds

By Waqas Several Crypto.com users reported that their wallets suffered suspicious transactions that stole thousands of dollars in Ethereum ETH… This is a post from HackRead.com Read the original post: Crypto.com confirms suspicious activity after users report stolen funds...

SMS About Bank Fraud as a Pretext for Voice Phishing

Most of us have probably heard the term "smishing" -- which is a portmanteau for traditional phishing scams sent through SMS text messages. Smishing messages usually include a link to a site that spoofs a popular bank and tries to siphon personal information. But increasingly, phishers are turnin...

New NPM library hijacks (coa and rc)

On Thursday, November 4, 2021, barely more than a week after ua-parser-js was hijacked, another popular NPM library called coa Command-Option-Argument, which is used in React packages around the world, was hijacked to distribute credential-stealing malware. The developer community noticed somethi...

Embedded malware in rc

The npm package rc had versions published with malicious code. Users of affected versions 1.2.9, 1.3.9, and 2.3.9 should downgrade to 1.2.8 as soon as possible and check their systems for suspicious activity. Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully...

GHSA-G2Q5-5433-RHRF Embedded malware in rc

The npm package rc had versions published with malicious code. Users of affected versions 1.2.9, 1.3.9, and 2.3.9 should downgrade to 1.2.8 as soon as possible and check their systems for suspicious activity. Any computer that has this package installed or running should be considered fully...