A week in security (August 7 – August 13)


Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

  • Zoom clarifies user consent requirement when training its AI
  • Several hospitals still counting the cost of widespread ransomware attack
  • Old exploit kits still kicking around in 2023
  • YouTube makes sweeping changes to tackle spam on Shorts videos
  • Google’s “browse privately” is nothing more than a word play, lawyers say
  • Ransomware review: August 2023
  • August Patch Tuesday stops actively exploited attack chain and more
  • Facial recognition tech lands innocent woman with bogus carjacking charge
  • Cloudflare Tunnel increasingly abused by cybercriminals
  • Voter data stolen in UK Electoral Commission systems breach
  • Server breach could be fatal blow for LetMeSpy
  • Digital assets continue to be prime target for malvertisers
  • TikTok facing fines for violating children’s privacy
  • FCC comes down hard on robocallers with record $300m fine
  • 2022’s most routinely exploited vulnerabilities—history repeats
  • New Security Advisor amps up security in minutes

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