Hacked Snapchat accounts and secret filming with smart glasses, this week served two reminders of how women’s privacy is still being violated. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Man tricked hundreds of women into handing…
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Is your phone listening to you? (re-air) (Lock and Code S07E03)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit an episode from 2025 in which we tried to answer: Is your phone listening to you? This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Is your phone…
AI chat app leak exposes 300 million messages tied to 25 million users
A security researcher found an exposed database belonging to the Chat & Ask AI app, once again traced back to a Firebase misconfiguration. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: AI chat app leak exposes 300…
Fake 7-Zip downloads are turning home PCs into proxy nodes
A convincing lookalike of the popular 7-Zip archiver site has been silently turning victims’ machines into residential proxy nodes. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Fake 7-Zip downloads are turning home PCs into proxy nodes
A week in security (February 2 – February 8)
A list of topics we covered in the week of February 2 to February 8 of 2026 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (February 2 – February 8)
Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal payment details
This Apple Pay phishing campaign is designed to funnel victims into fake Apple Support calls, where scammers steal payment details. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal…
Open the wrong “PDF” and attackers gain remote access to your PC
The DEAD#VAX campaign tricks users into installing AsyncRAT by disguising a virtual hard disk as a PDF attachment. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Open the wrong “PDF” and attackers gain remote access to your…
Flock cameras shared license plate data without permission
A California city pulled the plug on its entire ALPR system when it found Flock had shared data with hundreds of agencies without permission. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Flock cameras shared license plate…
Firefox is giving users the AI off switch
Mozilla and other companies are starting to see why giving users a choice over AI features matters. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Firefox is giving users the AI off switch
Grok continues producing sexualized images after promised fixes
Journalists retested Grok and found it still generates offensive images even when told the subjects were vulnerable, non-consenting people. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Grok continues producing sexualized images after promised fixes
An AI plush toy exposed thousands of private chats with children
Around 50,000 chat transcripts between children and Bondu’s AI dinosaur plushie were accessible to anyone with a Google account. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: An AI plush toy exposed thousands of private chats with…
Apple’s new iOS setting addresses a hidden layer of location tracking
Apple has introduced Limit Precise Location, a new setting that reduces how precisely cellular networks can locate your device, though support is currently limited. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Apple’s new iOS setting addresses…
AT&T breach data resurfaces with new risks for customers
As leaked datasets are merged and enriched, they become more useful to criminals. That makes recycled breach data a bigger risk for customers. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: AT&T breach data resurfaces with new…
A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash
We followed a fake cloud storage payment alert through deceptive affiliate redirects, ending at a familiar destination: Freecash. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A fake cloud storage alert that ends at Freecash
How Manifest v3 forced us to rethink Browser Guard, and why that’s a good thing
Browser Guard still blocks scams and phishing like it always has. But we had to rebuild the way it does that from the ground up. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: How Manifest v3 forced us to…
Scam-checking just got easier: Malwarebytes is now in ChatGPT
Malwarebytes is now in ChatGPT, making it the first cybersecurity provider that can deliver novel expertise without ever leaving the chat. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Scam-checking just got easier: Malwarebytes is now in ChatGPT
How fake party invitations are being used to install remote access tools
“You’re invited!” It sounds friendly, familiar and quite harmless. But in a scam we recently spotted, that simple phrase is being used to trick victims into installing a full remote access tool on… This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: How fake party invitations are being used to…
A week in security (January 26 – February 1)
A list of topics we covered in the week of January 26 to February 1 of 2026 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (January 26 – February 1)
Match, Hinge, OkCupid, and Panera Bread breached by ransomware group
ShinyHunters claims to have stolen millions of records from Match Group dating apps and Panera Bread, with very different consequences for users. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Match, Hinge, OkCupid, and Panera Bread breached…
TikTok’s privacy update mentions immigration status. Here’s why.
TikTok updated its privacy policy to mention immigration status, sparking backlash—but the reality is more complicated. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: TikTok’s privacy update mentions immigration status. Here’s why.