A week in security (February 24 – March 2)


Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

  • Millions of stalkerware users exposed again
  • PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers
  • Countries and companies are fighting at the expense of our data privacy
  • Roblox called “real-life nightmare for children” as Roblox and Discord sued
  • Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them
  • Background check provider data breach affects 3 million people who may not have heard of the company
  • Predatory app downloaded 100,000 times from Google Play Store steals data, uses it for blackmail
  • Surveillance pricing is “evil and sinister,” explains Justin Kloczko (Lock and Code S06E04)

Last week on ThreatDown:

  • USB worms: Still wriggling on to under-protected computers after all these years
  • “Enhanced Bonus” QR code phish steals Microsoft credentials
  • Infighting brings down the Black Basta ransomware group

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