Malwarebytes
- 18 mars 2024 A week in security (March 11 – March 17)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Ransomware’s appetite for US healthcare sees known attacks double in a year Webinar recap: 6 critical cyberthreats in 2024 and how to counter them TikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment How to update ou … - 15 mars 2024 Ransomware’s appetite for US healthcare sees known attacks double in a year
Following the February 21 attack on Change Healthcare, scores of people in the US have been living with the brutal, real-world effects of ransomware. Described by the American Hospital Association (AHA) President and CEO Rick Pollack as “the most significant and consequential incident of its kind against the US health care system in history,” the attack has stopped billions of dollars in payments … - 14 mars 2024 Webinar recap: 6 critical cyberthreats in 2024 and how to counter them
Our webinar on the 2024 State of Malware report is now available on-demand. Featuring cybersecurity experts Mark Stockley and Jérôme Segura, this webinar unpacks 2024’s most critical cyberthreats, including big game ransomware, malvertising, and emerging challenges to mobile and Mac security. Key highlights: Expert insights: Stockley and Segura explain how the cybercrime landscape has shifted sign … - 14 mars 2024 TikTok faces ban in US unless it parts ways with Chinese owner ByteDance
The House of Representatives has passed a bill that would effectively ban TikTok from the US unless Chinese owner ByteDance gives up its share of the immensely popular app. TikTok is an immensely popular social media platform that allows users to create, share, and discover, short video clips. It’s experienced explosive growth since it first appeared in 2017, and is now said to have well over 1.5 … - 13 mars 2024 Malwarebytes Premium blocks 100% of malware during external AVLab test
Malwarebytes Premium earned a perfect score in the latest AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test,” catching and stopping 100% of malware samples, outperforming multiple competitors in the field, and continuing a longstanding tradition of proven, perfect protection for users. In the January evaluation, Malwarebytes Premium for Windows detected and blocked 380 out of 380 m … - 13 mars 2024 ThreatDown achieves perfect score in latest AVLab assessment
ThreatDown has once again earned a perfect score in AVLabs’ January 2024 real-world malware detection tests, marking the eleventh consecutive quarter in achieving this feat. Let’s delve into the details of the test and how ThreatDown outperformed competitors in exhaustive testing. The AVLab Assessment AVLabs evaluation process is extensive and comprehensive, putting cybersecurity pro … - 13 mars 2024 How to update outdated software on Mac endpoints: Introducing ThreatDown VPM for Mac
ThreatDown is happy to announce that our Vulnerability Assessment and Patch Management (VPM) tool is now available for Mac endpoints. There are hundreds of third-party apps that Mac endpoint use on a daily basis—and with that large number of apps comes a dizzying amount of software updates to apply on a rolling basis. With VPM for Mac, Nebula and OneView users can now easily find missi … - 13 mars 2024 Microsoft Patch Tuesday March 2024 includes critical Hyper-V flaws
The March 2024 Patch Tuesday update includes patches for 61 Microsoft vulnerabilities. Only two of the vulnerabilities are rated critical and both of these are found in Windows Hyper-V. Hyper-V is a hardware virtualization product that allows you to run multiple operating systems as virtual machines (VMs) on Windows. A virtual machine is a computer program that emulates a physical computer. A phys … - 13 mars 2024 New Facebook photo rule hoax spreads
Some hoaxes on Facebook are years old, but like a cat with nine lives they keep coming back again and again. This is certainly the case with this most recent hoax. Fact-checking site Snopes is reporting on a hoax that concerns Meta’s use of our photos, messages and other posts on Facebook. Users are told in numerous ways to repost something that contains the phrase: “I do not authorize … - 12 mars 2024 FakeBat delivered via several active malvertising campaigns
February was a particularly busy month for search-based malvertising with the number of incidents we documented almost doubling. We saw similar payloads being dropped but also a few new ones that were particularly good at evading detection. One malware family we have been tracking on this blog is FakeBat. It is very unique in that the threat actor uses MSIX installers packaged with heavily obfusca …
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- 15 mars 2024Healthcare still a prime target for cybercrime gangs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Healthcare organizations remain firmly in attackers’ crosshairs, representing 20 percent of all victims of ransomware attacks among critical infrastructure entities in the US in 2023 - 14 mars 2024Threat intelligence explained | Unlocked 403: A cybersecurity podcast
We break down the fundamentals of threat intelligence and its role in anticipating and countering emerging threats - 13 mars 2024How to share sensitive files securely online
Here are a few tips for secure file transfers and what else to consider when sharing sensitive documents so that your data remains safe - 8 mars 2024APT attacks taking aim at Tibetans – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Evasive Panda has been spotted targeting Tibetans in several countries and territories with payloads that included a previously undocumented backdoor ESET has named Nightdoor - 12 mars 2024Election cybersecurity: Protecting the ballot box and building trust in election integrity
What cyberthreats could wreak havoc on elections this year and how worried should we as voters be about the integrity of our voting systems? - 6 mars 2024Top 10 scams targeting seniors – and how to keep your money safe
The internet can be a wonderful place. But it’s also awash with fraudsters preying on people who are susceptible to fraud. - 5 mars 2024Irresistible: Hooks, habits and why you can’t put down your phone
Struggle to part ways with your tech? You’re not alone. Here’s why your devices are your vices. - 1 mars 2024Deceptive AI content and 2024 elections – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year - 7 mars 2024Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
ESET researchers uncover strategic web compromise and supply-chain attacks targeting Tibetans - 28 février 2024Vulnerabilities in business VPNs under the spotlight
As adversaries increasingly set their sights on vulnerable enterprise VPN software to infiltrate corporate networks, concerns mount about VPNs themselves being a source of cyber risk
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- 14 mars 2024ESET ConnectWise Automate plugin version 1.8 has been released
ESET Direct Endpoint Management plugin for ConnectWise Automate Service Release 1.8 has been released and is available to download. - 13 mars 2024ESET Server Security for Linux CentOS 7 deprecation
CentOS 7 is scheduled for End of Life on June 30, 2024. ESET Server Security for Linux version 10.2 is the last version that supports this operating system. - 8 mars 2024ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Security for Windows version 11.0.2044.0 has been released
ESET Endpoint Antivirus/Security for Windows version 11.0.2044.0 has been released and is available for download. - 1 mars 2024ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server version 11 has been released
ESET Server Security for Microsoft Windows Server version 11.0 has been released and is available for download. - 14 février 2024ESET Windows Server Security products have been released
ESET has released servicing updates for all supported versions of ESET Server Security products. - 13 février 2024ESET network services maintenance scheduled for February 17, 2024
ESET network services maintenance scheduled for February 17, 2024. Multiple ESET products and services affected. - 8 février 2024ESET PROTECT version 5.1 has been released
ESET PROTECT version 5.1 has been released. - 5 février 2024ESET Inspect version 2.0.3549.0 has been released
ESET Inspect version 2.0.3549.0 has been released. - 14 décembre 2023ESET Inspect On-Prem version 2.0.3539.0 has been released
ESET Inspect On-Prem version 2.0.3539.0 has been released and is available to download and update. - 13 décembre 2023ESET PROTECT On-Prem version 11.0.14.0 has been released
ESET PROTECT On-Prem version 11.0.14.0 has been released and is available to download and update.