Fake Apple Pay charge brings the classic tech support scam to your phone
iPhone users are being targeted in a new tech support scam, using a fake Apple Pay notification to trick users. Tech support scams that use…
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Popular school apps may be sharing student data with advertisers
A two-year investigation into educational technology (EdTech) apps used by Utah schools found that many were collecting and sharing student data in ways that appeared…
Update Chrome before you browse again
Chrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 327 security fixes, ten of which address critical vulnerabilities. The stable channel has been updated…
Beware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spyware
From several independent reports, we’ve seen evidence of scammers using fake Android “interview” apps to target job seekers on the Indeed platform. Indeed is one…
ToxicPanda 2.0 can take over your Android phone and banking apps
Researchers have uncovered ToxicPanda 2.0, an Android banking Trojan and remote-access tool designed for account takeover and “on-device fraud.” Not only does ToxicPanda 2.0 have…
GTA 6 leak hunt could expose data belonging to thousands of Discord users
Someone leaked footage of the upcoming game Grand Theft Auto (GTA) 6 this month, and the game’s publisher badly wants to know who. It’s after…
Grok fooled into stealing user chat, location data, and more
A new type of prompt injection attack shows why giving AI assistants access to browsers, code tools, and private data deserves extra caution. AI researchers…
TikTok phishing: How to spot fake login and verification pages
Phishing pages don’t need to be sophisticated. They just need to look convincing enough to make you trust them. TikTok phishing often starts with an…
AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers
AliExpress, the online marketplace owned by Alibaba Group, has come under scrutiny after researchers and browser maker Brave reported finding silent Web Audio processing on…
Fake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus
A wave of websites is offering to check whether your antivirus is working. They call themselves SysScan, carry Microsoft branding, and all reach the same…
Fake GTA 6 Extended Look and demo sites deliver an infostealer
GTA 6 footage really has leaked online, and Rockstar has an official Extended Look coming to Netflix on August 27. But cybercriminals are exploiting the…
Your data doesn’t die when you do (Lock and Code S07E17)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… You will die. Your data will not. The afterlife of our information is a recent phenomenon, and…