The Pall Mall Pact and why it matters
The US State Department reportedly plans to sign an international agreement designed to govern the use of commercial spyware known...
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Child predators are lurking on dating apps, warns report
Using a dating app? Beware of your potential partner’s motives. A report from Edinburgh University warns that child abusers are...
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Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns
Senator Cassidy, the chair of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has expressed concerns about foreign adversaries,...
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WhatsApp for Windows vulnerable to attacks. Update now!
In a security advisory, Meta has disclosed a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user’s...
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Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal accounts and watch them at home
When you next type something sensitive on your computer keyboard, be sure that no-one else is watching. A recent case...
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72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government, and that’s not all…
Bad vibes are big news in privacy right now, with the public feeling isolated in securing their sensitive information from...
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Tax deadline threat: QuickBooks phishing scam exploits Google Ads
The pressure of the looming tax filing deadline (April 15th in the US) can make anyone rush online tasks. Cybercriminals...
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Google fixes two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Android
Google has patched 62 vulnerabilities in Android, including two actively exploited zero-days in its April 2025 Android Security Bulletin. When...
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Is your phone listening to you? (Lock and Code S06E07)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… It has probably happened to you before. You and a friend are...
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Toll fee scams are back and heading your way
Back in August 2024, we warned about a relatively new type of SMS phishing (or smishing) scam that was doing...
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A week in security (March 31 – April 6)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and...
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Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk
Security researcher Evan Connelly discovered an enormous flaw affecting one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world that could...
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