NEW: I spoke to cybersecurity legend Mikko Hyppönen about his decades-long fight against computers viruses first, and then malware — and how computers have gotten safer over time. Mikko also told me why he has decided to now turn his focus to fight another enemy: killer drones.

Bots are adding to the already obvious RAM scarcity problem. datadome.co/threat-resea...

mitmproxy 12 is out! 🚀 It’s now possible to modify the prettified representation of binary protocols. Editing Protobufs is now as easy as editing YAML, no .proto schema needed. 🙌 mitmproxy.org/posts/releas...

2025-04-22 (Tuesday): Always fun to find the fake CAPTCHA pages with the "ClickFix" style instructions trying to convince viewers to infect their computers with malware. Saw #StealC from an infection today. Indicators at github.com/malware-traf...

Crooks doing quality control the hard way 😂 console.log("!!!WORKING!!!") #skimming #ecommerce

“Attack techniques so stupid, they can’t possibly succeed… except they do!”, The Unwitting Accomplice textslashplain.com/2024/06/04/a...

Understanding (and debugging) SmartScreen/Network Protection textslashplain.com/2025/04/07/u...

Fake PuTTy, signed "Eptins Enterprises Llp" Sets scheduled task "Security Updater" and checks into IP address: 185.196.10.127 Triage: tria.ge/250401-wnbad... www.virustotal.com/gui/file/7ca... @jeromesegura.com

If you manage #wordpress sites using #managewp, watch out for this #phishing campaign via #googleads. -> menagewp[.]com (ad URL and redirect) -> orion[.]manaqewp[.]com (phishing page)

Malicious ads target Semrush users to steal Google account credentials 📖 Read more: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/21/m... #cybersecurity #cybersecuritynews #accountcredentials #SEO @malwarebytes.com @jeromesegura.com @semrushofficial.bsky.social

Scammers are happily abusing multiple platforms at once thanks to lack of controls. Who's going to protect users here? Google? Facebook?

PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers www.malwarebytes.com/blog/scams/2... #malvertising #techsupportscams

SecTopRAT bundled in Chrome installer distributed via Google Ads 📖 www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... ⚠️ sites[.]google[.]com/view/gfbtechd/ chrome[.]browser[.]com[.]de/GoogleChrome.exe #malvertising #SecTopRAT

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ClickFix vs. traditional download in new DarkGate campaign www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #ClickFix #malvertising

Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #malvertising #googleads #microsoft #bing

Imagine for a moment that Google allowed a sponsored link to a phishing site for Google ads... www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20... #GoogleSearch #GoogleAds #malvertising #phishing

Malicious Google ad for Virtuals Protocol ⚠️ virtnals[.]com #malvertising

Malicious Google ad for Aerodrome Finance ⚠️ aeroclrome[.]finance #malvertising

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‘Fix It’ social-engineering scheme impersonates several brands www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

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Malicious Google ad for onshape 3D ⚠️ onshapeservices[.]com #malvertising

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A fraudulent Google ad meant to phish employees for their login credentials redirects them to a fake browser update page instead. #malvertising #phishing #SocGholish 🔗 www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Malicious Google ad for Kaiser Permanente ⚠️ bellonasoftware[.]com #malvertising

Malicious Google ad for Grammarly ⚠️ grammarly[.]pc-download[.]live #malvertising

Malicious Google ad for Planner 5D ⚠️ planner5ddevelop[.]com #malvertising

Malicious Google ad for eBay ⚠️ fbdecors[.]online #malvertising

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Malicious Google ad for Microsoft ⚠️ hxxps[://]sites[.]google[.]com/view/micrlochus1011/home #malvertising

Malicious Google ad for HP ⚠️ vijtechnologies[.]store/result-page/

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