Tag Archives: malwarebytes
Hackers are hiding virtual credit card skimmers in image file metadata
Multiple antivirus apps are vulnerable to common security flaws
Eero’s expanded router subscriptions focus on security
Amazon-owned Eero is introducing two new subscription plans in the US to complement its popular mesh WiFi routers. The first, Eero Secure, replaces the company's previous Eero Plus add-on. It features added parental controls and promises to protect y...
The best antivirus is not traditional antivirus
By Kevin Purdy
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Cryptocurrency mining site hijacked millions of Android phones
Smartphone users are just as vulnerable to cryptocurrency mining hijacks as their PC counterparts, and sometimes on a dramatic scale. Malwarebytes has detailed a "drive-by" mining campaign that redirected millions of Android users to a website that...
Ransomware attacks hit small businesses the hardest
If it seems like reports of ransomware attacks -- malicious software that holds data hostage unless a ransom is paid to the person or organization behind it -- are increasing, Malwarebytes agrees with you. The company released its Second Annual State...
Google engineer finds holes in three ‘secure’ browsers
It appears no anti-virus or security software is safe from Google Project Zero researcher Tavis Ormandy. After recently exposing holes in products from Trend Micro and AVG, the bug hunter has recently gone public with three issues found in software o...