Category: MalwareBytes

receiving a text scam
02
Sep
2025

Tax refund scam targets Californians

The State of California Franchise Tax Board (FTB) recently issued a warning to taxpayers to protect themselves from tax scams….

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01
Sep
2025

How to set up two-step verification on your WhatsApp account

Two step verification is the name Meta uses for what is generally referred to as Two-factor authentication (2FA). 2FA is…

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01
Sep
2025

WhatsApp fixes vulnerability used in zero-click attacks

WhatsApp says it has issued an update to patch a vulnerability that has been used in conjunction with an Apple…

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01
Sep
2025

Travelers to the UK targeted in ETA scams

Since January 8, 2025, travelers from most countries, including the US, Australia, and Canada have to apply for an Electronic…

week in security
01
Sep
2025

A week in security (August 25 – August 31)

August 28, 2025 – The FCC has disconnected over a thousand voice operators from the public telephone network for not…

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28
Aug
2025

Claude AI chatbot abused to launch “cybercrime spree”

Anthropic—the company behind the widely renowned coding chatbot, Claude—says it uncovered a large-scale extortion operation in which cybercriminals abused Claude…

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28
Aug
2025

Microsoft wants to automatically save your Word docs to the cloud

Microsoft has revealed it plans to automatically save all Word document to the cloud. The feature is currently only available…

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28
Aug
2025

“No place in our networks”: FCC hangs up on thousands of voice operators in robocall war

Everyone hates robocalls. However, it’s difficult to track down all the scammers and spammers that make them, so the Federal…

Claude logo
28
Aug
2025

Claude AI chatbot abused to launch “cybercrime spree”

Anthropic—the company behind the widely renowned coding chatbot, Claude—says it uncovered a large-scale extortion operation in which cybercriminals abused Claude…

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27
Aug
2025

Developer verification: a promised lift for Android security

To reduce the number of harmful apps targeting Android users, Google has announced that certified Android devices will require all…

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27
Aug
2025

More vulnerable stalkerware victims’ data exposed in new TheTruthSpy flaw

TheTruthSpy is at it again. A security researcher has discovered a flaw in the Android-based stalkerware that allows anyone to…

Android Play Store keys
27
Aug
2025

77 malicious apps removed from Google Play Store

Google has removed 77 malicious apps from the Google Play Store. Before they were removed, researchers at ThreatLabz discovered the…