
[UPDATE 01.04.2019 – 20:55 CET] According to a spokesperson from Malwarebytes, the incident mentioned below took place before the researcher worked at the company: “The alleged behavior happened before the individual was hired as a Malwarebytes employee. When we learned about the allegations we terminated his employment. Malwarebytes does not condone this type of behavior.”
[29.03.2019 – 18:39 CET] British security researcher Zammis Clark has avoided prison time after pleading guilty to a Microsoft and Nintendo hack. According to The Verge, the former Malwarebytes employee accessed the company's servers via an internal username and password in 2017. He went on to steal 43,000 files, including unreleased Windows 10 builds. The access was discovered when Clark uploaded malware to Microsoft's network. British police arrested him in June, but after his bail, hacked into Nintendo's network to steal development code for in-development games and steal thousands of usernames and passwords. “Today's action by the Courts in the UK represents an important step. Stronger internet security not only requires strong technical capability but the willingness to acknowledge issues publicly and refer them to law enforcement,” said Microsoft to The Verge. “No company is immune from cybercrime. No customer data was accessed, and we're confident in the integrity of our software and systems. We have comprehensive measures in place to prevent, detect, and respond to attacks,”