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Categories: News Tags: swatting Tags: caller ID spoofing Tags: telegram Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: AI generated voice Using a false call to deploy emergency services to the address of a victim or a school has been turned into Swatting-as-a-Service (Read more...) The post Swatting-as-a-Service is a growing and complicated problem to solve appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: facebook Tags: scam Tags: spam Tags: hoax Tags: dog Tags: injured Tags: lost Tags: vet Tags: missing We take a look at a Facebook hoax which uses supposedly injured dogs as the lure for a bait and switch scam. (Read more...) The post Avoid this "lost injured dog" Facebook hoax appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: Some tips that can enhance your browser's speed Tags: so you have more time to enjoy the outdoors Some tips that can enhance your browser's speed, so you have more time to enjoy the outdoors. (Read more...) The post Spring cleaning tips for your browser appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Ransomware Tags: NCR Tags: Aloha Tags: ALPHV Tags: BalckCat Tags: ransomware An issue with the NCR Aloha point-of-sale system turned out to be a ransomware attack claimed by the ALPHV group (Read more...) The post Payment giant's point-of-sale outage caused by ALPHV ransomware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Business Good tools gone bad. (Read more...) The post Living Off the Land (LOTL) attacks: Detecting ransomware gangs hiding in plain sight appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News In the last 12 months, Germany was one of the most attacked countries in the world, the most attacked in the EU, and a favourite target of the notorious Black Basta group. (Read more...) The post Ransomware in Germany, April 2022 – March 2023 appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: IRS tax scam Tags: tax scam Tags: IRS Tags: Jerome Segura Tags: Telegram bot Tags: Emotet Expect more IRS tax-related shenanigans from fraudsters, who are now going for corporate accounts, after some states received deadline extensions. (Read more...) The post Beware: Fake IRS tax email wants your Microsoft account appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: Exploits and vulnerabilities Categories: News Tags: Google Tags: Chrome zero-day Tags: CVE-2023-2033 Tags: V8 flaw Tags: V8 Google has released an updated version of Chrome to address a zero-day flaw that is being exploited in the wild. (Read more...) The post Update Chrome now! Google patches actively exploited flaw appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Categories: Scams Tags: Airbnb Tags: TikTok Tags: @livvoogus Tags: Olivia Tags: Mr. Tyler A superhost scammed a woman out of a thousand dollars. She didn't take it lying down. (Read more...) The post Woman tracks down and turns table on Airbnb scammer appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.

Categories: News Tags: chrome Tags: browser Tags: update Tags: fake Tags: malware Tags: monero Tags: miner Tags: cryptocurrency Tags: rogue Tags: hacked Tags: compromised Tags: site Tags: website We take a look at a slew of hacked websites pushing fake Chrome updates which are Monero miner malware in disguise. (Read more...) The post Fake Chrome updates spread malware appeared first on Malwarebytes Labs.