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August 30, 2019

How One Texas County Stopped a Ransomware Attack

Lubbock County was one of 23 local government systems in Texas hit by a ransomware attack earlier this month. It appears to be the only one that thwarted the hackers, saving the county potentially hundreds of thousands of dollars.

August 30, 2019

Update your iPhone’s operating system as soon as possible

Security researchers at Google on Aug. 29 revealed their discovery of an unprecedentedly long-running iPhone hack taking place through the phone’s Safari web browser. Malwarebytes researcher, Thomas Reed, talks to Wired about what this means.

August 30, 2019

Mysterious iOS Attack Changes Everything We Know About iPhone Hacking

For two years, a handful of websites have indiscriminately hacked thousands of iPhones. Lily Hay Newman gets insights from Malwarebytes researcher Thomas Reed.

"This is terrifying," says Thomas Reed, a Mac and mobile malware research specialist at the security firm Malwarebytes. "We’re used to iPhone infections being targeted attacks carried out by nation-state adversaries. The idea that someone was infecting all iPhones that visited certain sites is chilling."

June 18, 2019

Talking shop: How to protect your small business from malware

Our SVP of products, Akshay Bhargava speaks with Chad Brooks about how to protect small businesses from cybercriminals.

June 17, 2019

Email sextortion scams are on the rise and they’re scary — here’s what to do if you get one

Kate Fazzini at CNBC speaks with our CEO, Marcin Kleczynski about what's real and what isn't when it comes to sextortion scams.

June 17, 2019

How one small idea became Malwarebytes

Our CEO, Marcin Kleczynski talks about his entrepreneurial journey with Jon Nastor on the Hack the Entrepreneur podcast.

June 12, 2019

Cyber risk: a boardroom priority

Our SVP of products, Akshay Bhargava explains why cybersecurity and cyber risk conversations need to happen in the boardroom.

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June 5, 2019

These are the infected Google Play Store apps that could ruin your phone

Chris Boyd, our lead intelligence analyst explains the dangers of problematic applications in the Google Play Store.

June 3, 2019

How Marcin Kleczynski went from message boards to founding anti-malware startup Malwarebytes

A look at how our CEO, Marcin Kleczynski started, and grew, Malwarebytes into the innovative cybersecurity leader.

June 1, 2019

The tricky shenanigans behind a stealthy Apple keychain attack

Thomas Reed, our Mac research specialist speaks to WIRED about keychain attacks on Apple devices.

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