Category: MalwareBytes

Chattee and GiMe Chat AI girlfriends
10
Oct
2025

Millions of (very) private chats exposed by two AI companion apps

Cybernews discovered how two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, exposed millions of intimate conversations from over 400,000…

scary VPN tunnel
09
Oct
2025

Fake VPN and streaming app drops malware that drains your bank account

Security researchers are warning Android users to delete a fake VPN and streaming app that can let criminals take over…

Legal gavel
09
Oct
2025

California just put people back in control of their data

California’s 2025 legislative session closed with 14 new privacy and AI-related bills. We’d like to highlight a few of the…

Find my feature on iPhone
09
Oct
2025

One stolen iPhone uncovered a network smuggling thousands of devices to China

If you think Apple’s ‘Find My’ feature was just there to help you locate your phone when it slipped down…

Mature model photoshoot
08
Oct
2025

Modeling scams see mature models as attractive new prospects

The BBC reported on modeling scams targeting older models. Modeling scams aren’t new, but it’s worth looking at how they…

Cat watching Mic-E-Mouse
08
Oct
2025

Is your computer mouse eavesdropping on you?

The short answer is: probably not, but theoretically it’s possible. Researchers at the University of California found a method they…

indie gamer
08
Oct
2025

“Can you test my game?” Fake itch.io pages spread hidden malware to gamers

You get a message from a Discord friend. Or maybe an unknown indie developer reaches out to you. “Can you…

Best Wallet logo
07
Oct
2025

Don’t connect your wallet: Best Wallet cryptocurrency scam is making the rounds

Phishers and scammers can’t get enough of sending their feeble attempts to Malwarebytes’ employees. For which we can’t thank them…

CPAP provides sleep therapy for military
07
Oct
2025

Troops and veterans’ personal information leaked in CPAP Medical data breach

In December 2024, CPAP Medical Supplies and Services Inc. (CPAP), a Jacksonville—a Florida-based provider of sleep therapy services and CPAP…

Image of Discord logo on a user's phone
07
Oct
2025

Discord warns users after data stolen in third-party breach

Popular social platform Discord has suffered a data breach—though technically, it wasn’t Discord itself that was hacked. A third-party customer…

1Password logo
06
Oct
2025

Phishers target 1Password users with convincing fake breach alert

In a very recent and well-targeted phishing attempt, scammers tried to get hold of the 1Password credentials belonging to a…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
06
Oct
2025

What’s there to save about social media? (Lock and Code S06E20)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… “Connection” was the promise—and goal—of much of the early internet. No longer…