Category: MalwareBytes

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17
Jul
2025

Meta AI chatbot bug could have allowed anyone to see private conversations

A researcher has disclosed to TechCrunch that he received a $10,000 bounty for reporting a bug that let anyone access…

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17
Jul
2025

Adoption agency leaks over a million records

Security researcher Jeremiah Fowler found a publicly accessible database online that contained highly personal information from an adoption agency. Jeremiah,…

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17
Jul
2025

WeTransfer walks back clause that said it would train AI on your files

File sharing site WeTransfer has rolled back language that allowed it to train machine learning models on any files that…

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17
Jul
2025

Chrome fixes 6 security vulnerabilities. Get the update now!

Google has released an update for its Chrome browser to patch six security vulnerabilities, including one zero-day. This update is crucial since…

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16
Jul
2025

Dating app scammer cons former US army colonel into leaking national secrets

Even hard-headed military types can fall victim to romance scams, it seems. A former US army colonel faces up to…

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16
Jul
2025

Amazon warns 200 million Prime customers that scammers are after their login info

Amazon has sent out an alert to its 200 million customers, warning them that scammers are impersonating Amazon in a…

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14
Jul
2025

Is AI “healthy” to use? (Lock and Code S06E14)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… “Health” isn’t the first feature that most anyone thinks about when trying…

fake news websites lead to investment scams
14
Jul
2025

CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people

Researchers have uncovered a large campaign impersonating news websites, such as those from CNN, BBC, CNBC, News24, and ABC News,…

week in security
14
Jul
2025

A week in security (July 7 – July 13)

July 10, 2025 – Deepfake attacks aren’t just for recruitment and banking fraud; they’ve now reached the highest levels of…

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10
Jul
2025

Deepfake criminals impersonate Marco Rubio to uncover government secrets

Deepfake attacks aren’t just for recruitment and banking fraud; they’ve now reached the highest levels of government. News emerged this…

McDonald's fries
10
Jul
2025

McDonald’s AI bot spills data on job applicants

McDonald’s has outsourced the initial stages of its hiring process to an AI chatbot which seems to have been built…

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09
Jul
2025

Millions of people spied on by malicious browser extensions in Chrome and Edge

Researchers have discovered a campaign that tracked users’ online behavior using 18 browser extensions available in the official Chrome and…