Category: MalwareBytes

photo booth
16
Dec
2025

Photo booth flaw exposes people’s private pictures online

Photo booths are great. You press a button and get instant results. The same can’t be said, allegedly, for the…

comparing apples and oranges
16
Dec
2025

SoundCloud, Pornhub, and 700Credit all reported data breaches, but the similarities end there

Comparing data breaches is like comparing apples and oranges. They differ on many levels. To news media, the size of…

Android logo
16
Dec
2025

Android threats in 2025: When your phone becomes the main attack surface

Android users spent 2025 walking a tighter rope than ever, with malware, data‑stealing apps, and SMS‑borne scams all climbing sharply…

photo booth
16
Dec
2025

Photo booth flaw exposes people’s private pictures online

Photo booths are great. You press a button and get instant results. The same can’t be said, allegedly, for the…

don't want to know what the dark web knows about me
16
Dec
2025

Google is discontinuing its dark web report: why it matters

Google has announced that early next year they are discontinuing the dark web report, which was meant to monitor breach…

An illustrated padlock is mounted into a microphone stand with sound waves emitting from the device.
15
Dec
2025

Pig butchering is the next “humanitarian global crisis” (Lock and Code S06E25)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… This is the story of the world’s worst scam and how it…

PayPal tech support scam
15
Dec
2025

PayPal closes loophole that let scammers send real emails with fake purchase notices

After an investigation by BleepingComputer, PayPal closed a loophole that allowed scammers to send emails from the legitimate [email protected] email…

week in security
15
Dec
2025

A week in security (December 8 – December 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: On the ThreatDown blog: Stay safe! We don’t just report on threats—we help safeguard your…

US Department of State
12
Dec
2025

The US digital doxxing of H-1B applicants is a massive privacy misstep

Technology professionals hoping to come and work in the US face a new privacy concern from Monday. Starting December 15,…

Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer
12
Dec
2025

Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer

Researchers have found evidence that AI conversations were inserted in Google search results to mislead macOS users into installing the…

Malwarebytes
12
Dec
2025

How private is your VPN?

When you’re shopping around for a Virtual Private Network (VPN) you’ll find yourself in a sea of promises like “military-grade…

locked phone
11
Dec
2025

DroidLock malware locks you out of your Android device and demands ransom

Researchers have analyzed a new threat campaign actively targeting Android users. The malware, named DroidLock, takes over a device and…