Landmark trials now underway allege Meta failed to protect children from sexual exploitation, grooming, and addiction-driven design. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Child exploitation, grooming, and social media addiction claims put Meta on trial
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Apple patches zero-day flaw that could let attackers take control of devices
Apple issued security updates for all devices which include a patch for an actively exploited zero-day—tracked as CVE-2026-20700. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Apple patches zero-day flaw that could let attackers take control of…
Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands
AI-assisted website builders are making it far easier for scammers to impersonate well-known and trusted brands, including Malwarebytes. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Criminals are using AI website builders to clone major brands
February 2026 Patch Tuesday includes six actively exploited zero-days
Microsoft’s February Patch Tuesday fixes 59 flaws—including six zero-days already under active attack. How bad are they? This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: February 2026 Patch Tuesday includes six actively exploited zero-days
Malwarebytes earns PCMag Best Tech Brand spot, scores 100% with MRG Effitas
Malwarebytes is not only one of PCMag’s Best Tech Brands for 2026, it also scored 100% on the MRG Effitas consumer security product test. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Malwarebytes earns PCMag Best Tech…
Discord will limit profiles to teen-appropriate mode until you verify your age
Discord will make all profiles teen-appropriate by default until you prove you’re an adult. What you’d “miss” may not be all that terrible. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Discord will limit profiles to teen-appropriate…
How safe are kids using social media? We did the groundwork
Our research found that mainstream platforms often protect children well—until curiosity or the wrong settings get in the way. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: How safe are kids using social media? We did the…
Man tricked hundreds of women into handing over Snapchat security codes
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…
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…