Category: MalwareBytes

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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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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…

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25
Aug
2025

AI browsers could leave users penniless: A prompt injection warning

Artificial Intelligence (AI) browsers are gaining traction, which means we may need to start worrying about the potential dangers of…

week in security
25
Aug
2025

A week in security (August 18 – August 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! We don’t just report on threats – we help protect your social media…

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25
Aug
2025

How a scam hunter got scammed (Lock and Code S06E17)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… If there’s one thing that scam hunter Julie-Anne Kearns wants everyone to…

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22
Aug
2025

Clickjack attack steals password managers’ secrets

Sometimes it can seem as though everything’s toxic online, and the latest good thing turned bad is here: Browser pop-ups…

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22
Aug
2025

Grok chats show up in Google searches

I’m starting to feel like a broken record, but I feel you should know that yet another AI has been…

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21
Aug
2025

Google settles YouTube lawsuit over kids’ privacy invasion and data collection

Google has agreed to a $30 million settlement in the US over allegations that it illegally collected data from underage…

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21
Aug
2025

All Apple users should update after company patches zero-day vulnerability in all platforms

Apple has released security updates for iPhones, iPads and Macs to fix a zero-day vulnerability (a vulnerability which Apple was…

stuffed animals as AI powered toys
19
Aug
2025

AI-powered stuffed animals: A good alternative for screen time?

Are AI (Artificial Intelligence)-powered stuffed animals really the best alternative to screen time that we want to offer our children?…