Update Chrome: 108 security fixes for desktop, new release for Android
Over the last few days, Google issued several different Chrome updates. On September 22, Google released a Stable Channel Update for Desktop. This is the…
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How device code phishing gives scammers access to your account
You receive an invitation to a password-protected meeting, a secure chatroom, or a shared document. To get access, it says, you need to enter a…
Fake Claude Max giveaway hides a Google account phishing trap
Phishing follows whatever people want at the moment, and right now that includes AI subscriptions they don’t have to pay for. We recently uncovered a…
ShinyHunters claims FBI breach was revenge for “false” report
Extortion group ShinyHunters is not afraid to make enemies. Now it claims to have breached the FBI. After reportedly taking over ransomware group Clop’s leak…
Some cheap smart glasses are a security disaster
Apart from the privacy concerns around smart glasses, researchers have found that some cheap brands come with barely any security at all. ABC Australia reports…
Meta’s Muse AI assistant has a zero-day that can turn it into a Mac backdoor
Mac security researcher Patrick Wardle says it’s trivial to turn Muse into “the ultimate backdoor.” Increasingly, AI assistants are changing from tools that simply answer…
Gemini’s breach of real companies exposes an AI guardrail problem
Google says one of its Gemini models accessed systems belonging to three real companies during a cybersecurity evaluation in May. The model reportedly guessed credentials…
The fake sites using a cheap toolkit to sell $2,000 AI subscriptions
We found more than 100 subscription websites linked through the same toolkit and closely related developer details. Some impersonate existing products, including GPT-6 Astra, DaVinci…
The AI plot to scan and destroy books (Lock and Code S07E19)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… If you want AI to tell you a story, it will. If you want that story to…
ShinyHunters hacks rival extortion gang and takes over its dark web site
Reportedly, the ShinyHunters extortion group breached the leak site of one of its competitors, the Clop ransomware gang. ShinyHunters is a financially motivated cybercrime and…
A week in security (September 14 – September 20)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! Your name, address, and phone number may already be for sale. Data brokers collect and sell your personal details…
Did an AI really try to break free from human control?
Amid discussions about slowing down AI development, the Telegraph ran the headline: “OpenAI sounds alarm after bot tries to break free from human control.” That…