During the holiday period on Malwarebytes Labs we covered:
- A day in the life of a privacy pro, with Ron de Jesus (Lock and Code S05E26)
- Task scams surge by 400%, but what are they?
- 5 million payment card details stolen in painful reminder to monitor Christmas spending
- AI-generated malvertising “white pages” are fooling detection engines
- Pallet liquidation scams and how to recognize them
- TP-Link faces US national security probe, potential ban on devices
- “Fix It” social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands
- Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids
- 2024 in AI: It’s changed the world, but it’s not all good
- Is nowhere safe from AI slop? (Lock and Code S05E27)
- Data breaches in 2024: Could it get any worse?
- Connected contraptions cause conniption for 2024
- “Can you try a game I made?” Fake game sites lead to information stealers
And on the ThreatDown blog we covered:
- Top 5 most dangerous software weaknesses in 2024
- Cleo, the next MOVEit and GoAnywhere?
- Sysrv cryptomining botnet is still alive (and kicking out the competition)
- Clipboard hijacker tries to install a Trojan
- What is session hijacking?
- Which ports to monitor for ransomware attacks
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