NLU Posted January 29, 2021 ID:1435409 Share Posted January 29, 2021 So, Malwarebytes announces several days ago, to the media, that they were hacked by Russia but, communicates NOTHING to end users? Great form guys! Whats is the deal? Have end-users been put at risk in any way? Is our personal info or systems info compromised in any way? Why should I still trust my systems to Malwarebytes? Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted January 29, 2021 ID:1435436 Share Posted January 29, 2021 Greetings, Malwarebytes published this article in the Malwarebytes Labs blog which they encourage their users and customers (and anyone else interested in learning about cyber-security and/or Malwarebytes) to read it regularly. The article explains the nature of the attack and details with regards to its impact. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brcd Posted January 29, 2021 ID:1435440 Share Posted January 29, 2021 I get the letter each and every month. Always informative. And it is free! 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted January 29, 2021 ID:1435441 Share Posted January 29, 2021 9 minutes ago, brcd said: I get the letter each and every month. Always informative. And it is free! Yes, there's also the Malwarebytes newsletter which users can sign up for; I don't recall if the last one mentioned the attack or not, but it is likely that it did. Anyone interested in Malwarebytes can sign up by entering their email into the submission form on the bottom of pretty much every page of the main Malwarebytes website: https://www.malwarebytes.com/ Social media channels such as Facebook and Twitter are also an option for users who want to keep in touch and stay up to date on all things Malwarebytes. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
alvarnell Posted January 30, 2021 ID:1435452 Share Posted January 30, 2021 If there had been any direct impact to users, I feel certain that those users would have been notified, but since only a limited number of internal emails were accessed, it seems to me that the quick and thorough explanation of what happened to authorities, the industry and in their blog was quite adequate. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted January 30, 2021 ID:1435453 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Yeah, if that had happened I'm confident they would have shot an email out to all users, at least for the ones they have email addresses for along with posting about it on all public channels. Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brad03 Posted January 30, 2021 ID:1435456 Share Posted January 30, 2021 (edited) Malwarebytes has stated that they have reverse engineered the software and it is also safe to use and was not compromised the software is safe and im using it as well as many other experts. Edited January 30, 2021 by brad03 Sorry for the misspelling... Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
NLU Posted January 30, 2021 Author ID:1435462 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Thank for the replies everyone. I had not heard a word about the M-bytes intrusions until I saw it in the news. I was not getting the e-mail newsletters either so, I have signed up. I'm running M-bytes for Home Premium and Privacy VPN on my MBA M1 and I am very pleased that I have a safety net. Even though the haters say that you don't need it on a Mac; it feels good to have it and the alledged "hit" on the system....well there is no discernible "hit" to the system in my daily use and experience. MBA M1 runs as smooth as ever and the battery life is still ridiculously long. Looking forward to the release of the Universal apps when they come. IMHO ... M-bytes is quite Mac friendly and is legitimately a non-disruptive guest on the system. Thanks again for all the replies and good info. 2 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
exile360 Posted January 30, 2021 ID:1435463 Share Posted January 30, 2021 Yep, Malwarebytes' Developers try to keep the app as light as possible (on all platforms), and given the widespread use of Macs these days, they're a more enticing target for the bad guys than ever so having an extra layer of defense like Malwarebytes is certainly a good idea. 1 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
brcd Posted January 30, 2021 ID:1435479 Share Posted January 30, 2021 For. those not aware of the MB labs, here is a link to MB blogs: https://blog.malwarebytes.com Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
Root Admin AdvancedSetup Posted February 1, 2021 Root Admin ID:1435877 Share Posted February 1, 2021 Malwarebytes investigation shows the attack focused on internal email and did not impact our products or production systems. Our software and services remained safe to use. Given this we determined a blog post is the most effective notification method. In addition, our blog describes the measures we took to ensure our users remained safe after first learning of a potential breach. https://blog.malwarebytes.com/malwarebytes-news/2021/01/malwarebytes-targeted-by-nation-state-actor-implicated-in-solarwinds-breach-evidence-suggests-abuse-of-privileged-access-to-microsoft-office-365-and-azure-environments/ 1 Link to post Share on other sites More sharing options...
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