A week in security (Sept 27 – Oct 3)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs Teaching cybersecurity skills to special needs children with Alana Robinson: Lock and Code S02E18 Phone screenshots accidentally leaked online by stalkerware-type company FoggyWeb, analysis of a Nobelium backdoor Instagram Kids put on hold Microsoft, CISA and NSA...

Looks like we’re stuck with Zoom: Is it any safer?

Earlier this month, Zoom’s stock price took a dive on news of two promising COVID vaccines offering over 90 percent effectiveness against the virus a third vaccine was just announced. That’s nice. Glad to know some people think this nightmare is ending soon and we’ll all go back to the office and...

A week in security (August 3 – 9)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs, on our Lock and Code podcast, we talked about identity and access management technology. We also wrote about business email compromises to score big, discussed how the Data Accountability and Transparency Act of 2020 looks beyond consent, and we analyzed how the...

From Bugs to Zoombombing: How to Stay Safe in Online Meetings

The COVID-19 pandemic, along with social distancing, has done many things to alter our lives. But in one respect it has merely accelerated a process begun many years ago. We were all spending more and more time online before the virus struck. But now, forced to work, study and socialize at home,...

Zoom Beefs Up End-to-End Encryption to Thwart 'Zoombombers'

Video calling platform Zoom is boosting its security profile via the acquisition of a small startup called Keybase. The 25-person, New York-based company will provide more robust encryption for Zoom calls on paid subscriptions by implementing an end-to-end architecture. “Logged-in users will...

Securing Internet Videoconferencing Apps: Zoom and Others

The NSA just published a survey of video conferencing apps. So did Mozilla. Zoom is on the good list, with some caveats. The company has done a lot of work addressing previous security concerns. It still has a bit to go on end-to-end encryption. Matthew Green looked at this. Zoom does offer...

Keep Zoombombing cybercriminals from dropping a load on your meetings

While shelter in place has left many companies struggling to stay in business during the COVID-19 epidemic, one company in particular has seen its fortunes rise dramatically. Zoom, the US-based maker of teleconferencing software, has become the web conference tool of choice for employees working...

Using Zoom? Here’s how to keep your business and employees safe

Cyber-criminals are always looking for new opportunities to make money and steal data. Globally trending events are a tried-and-tested way of doing just this, and they don’t come much bigger than the current Covid-19 pandemic. It’s sparking a wave of phishing, BEC, extortion, ransomware and data...

The Zoom Privacy Backlash Is Only Getting Started

A class action lawsuit. Rampant zoombombing. And as of today, two new zero-day vulnerabilities...

As Zoom Booms, Incidents of ‘ZoomBombing’ Become a Growing Nuisance

Officials at Zoom have released tips for users of their video-conferencing platform to help avoid getting “Zoom-bombed” by trolls and even more serious threat actors during online meetings. The developers of the online video-conferencing service cautioned users to avoid sharing Zoom meeting links...