Tech support scams look different now. Here’s what to watch for
In a tech support scam, criminals pretend to work for a trusted technology or security company. They claim there is a problem with your device,…
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Two critical Chrome flaws put users at risk on malicious websites
Chrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 26 security fixes, two of which Google rates as critical use-after-free vulnerabilities. The Stable channel has…
Infostealers are hijacking Claude accounts at users’ expense
Anthropic has warned some Claude users that criminals are using information stealers to take over their accounts. Rather than guessing passwords or intercepting two-factor authentication…
Fake GTA 6 leaked copy drains your crypto wallet
We’ve seen scam sites built around Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) targeting visitors in three different ways this year. In June, we looked at sites…
TerminalFix looks like ClickFix, but delivers a very different payload
Microsoft has published details about a Windows malware campaign it calls TerminalFix. The social engineering used to infect people is very similar to what we’ve…
McKesson confirms cyber incident after ShinyHunters claims patient-data theft
Healthcare and pharmaceutical-distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and the theft of data. McKesson Corporation is an…
A week in security (August 24 – August 30)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! Scammers know more about you than you think. Malwarebytes Mobile Security protects you from phishing, scam texts, malicious sites, and…
Protect your WhatsApp account with new passkey and 2FA upgrades
WhatsApp announced on August 25 that more than one billion people now use passkeys to log back into the app. The announcement included two other…
The AI agent swarm that attacked Hugging Face is a warning for the future
The hacking incident involving OpenAI evaluation agents and Hugging Face offers an unusually concrete look at what advanced AI-assisted intrusion can mean in practice: not…
New Instagram and Facebook rules set a default two-hour limit for teens
Meta decided that discretion was the better part of valor on Wednesday, agreeing to settle a landmark child safety case for up to $17 billion.…
Fake listings can turn trusted platforms into scam springboards
Recently, we found a listing on BuzzFeed from someone pretending to be Malwarebytes Support. It reminded us why we need to be cautious about content…
Flock wants privacy to meet surveillance halfway
Flock Safety CEO Garrett Langley says the United States needs a “compromise” between privacy and public safety. It’s a neat phrase, except I don’t like…