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What is real-time protection and why do you need it? 

The constant barrage of cyber threats can be overwhelming for all of us. And, as those threats evolve and attackers find new ways to compromise us, we need a way to keep on top of everything nasty that’s thrown our way.  Malwarebytes’ free version tackles and reactively resolves threats already on your system, but the real-time protection...

Mon May 20, 2024 16:22
Financial institutions ordered to notify customers after a breach, have an incident response plan

The Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) has announced rules around breaches for certain financial institutions—registered broker-dealers, investment companies, investment advisers, and transfer agents— that require them to have written incident response policies and procedures that can be used in the event of a breach. The requirement...

Mon May 20, 2024 15:21
A week in security (May 13 – May 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Deleted iPhone photos show up again after iOS update Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes. Here’s how to avoid it Notorious data leak site BreachForums seized by law enforcement Apple and Google join forces to stop unwanted tracking Update...

Mon May 20, 2024 11:22
Deleted iPhone photos show up again after iOS update

iPhone owners are reporting that photos they’d deleted are now back on their phones, after updating to iOS 17.5. With so many users reporting similar oddities, it would seem something went wrong, or at least different than to be expected. Here are some examples from Reddit: “When in conversation with my partner, I went to send...

Thu May 16, 2024 17:12
Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes. Here’s how to avoid it

More and more websites and services are making multi-factor-authentication (MFA) mandatory, which makes it much harder for cybercriminals to access your accounts. That’s a great thing. But as security evolves, so do cybercriminals who are always looking for new ways to scam us. A type of phishing we’re calling authentication-in-the-middle...

Thu May 16, 2024 15:13
Notorious data leak site BreachForums seized by law enforcement

BreachForums—probably the largest dark web marketplace for stolen data to be leaked and sold—has been seized by law enforcement. Now, both the regular and the TOR domain of BreachForums are plastered with a message telling visitors the site is now under control of the FBI. The FBI said BreachForums and its predecessor Raidforums...

Thu May 16, 2024 00:15

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