Category: MalwareBytes

Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data
09
Aug
2024

Security company ADT announces security breach of customer data

Electronic surveillance equipment provider ADT filed a form 8-K with the Security and Exchange Commision (SEC) to report “a cybersecurity…

National Public data may have leaked your social secuirty number
09
Aug
2024

Stolen data from scraping service National Public Data leaked online

Cybercriminals are offering a large database for sale that may include your data without you even being aware of its…

National Public data may have leaked your social secuirty number
09
Aug
2024

Stolen data from scraping service National Public Data leaked online

Cybercriminals are offering a large database for sale that may include your data without you even being aware of its…

Android logo
06
Aug
2024

Android vulnerability used in targeted attacks patched by Google

Google has released patches for 46 vulnerabilities in Android, including a remote code execution (RCE) vulnerability that it says has…

A man and a woman with their backs to each other looking at their phones
06
Aug
2024

Men report more pressure and threats to share location and accounts with partners, research shows

Men report facing more pressure than women—and more threats of retaliation—to grant access to their locations and online accounts when…

Magniber ransomware keyboard
06
Aug
2024

Magniber ransomware targets home users

If you’ve been following any news about ransomware, you may be under the impression that ransomware groups are only after…

week in security
05
Aug
2024

A week in security (July 29 – August 4)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

cryptocurrency related scams
02
Aug
2024

Scammers are impersonating cryptocurrency exchanges, FBI warns

The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) issued a public service announcement warning the public about scammers impersonating cryptocurrency exchange employees…

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31
Jul
2024

Meta to pay $1.4 billion over unauthorized facial recognition image capture

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton has announced a $1.4 billion settlement with Meta to “stop the company’s practice of capturing…

Apple logo
31
Jul
2024

Apple fixes Siri vulnerabilities that could have allowed sensitive data theft from locked device. Update now!

Apple has released security updates for many of its products in order to patch several vulnerabilities that could allow an…

Threat actor impersonates Google via fake ad for Authenticator
30
Jul
2024

Threat actor impersonates Google via fake ad for Authenticator

We have previously reported on the brand impersonation issue with Google ads: users who search for popular keywords are shown…

A phone showing multiple data streams is being viewed within the front seat of a car.
29
Jul
2024

US senators ask FTC to investigate car makers’ privacy practices

An ongoing US Senate investigation indicated that connected car makers violate consumer privacy by sharing and selling drivers’ data, including…