Android devices track you before you even sign in
Google is spying on Android users, starting from even before they have logged in to their Google account. That’s what...
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How ads weirdly know your screen brightness, headphone jack use, and location, with Tim Shott (Lock and Code S06E05)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Something’s not right in the world of location data. In January, a...
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Fake CAPTCHA websites hijack your clipboard to install information stealers
There are more and more sites that use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own...
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A week in security (March 3 – March 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and...
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Malwarebytes Premium Security awarded “Product of the Year” from AVLab
Malwarebytes Premium Security has once again been awarded “Product of the Year” after successfully blocking 100% of “in-the-wild” malware samples....
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Reddit will start warning users that upvote violent content
In a post on r/RedditSafety by a Reddit administrator, the platform announced that it will start sending warnings to users...
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Ransomware threat mailed in letters to business owners
Business owners and CEOs across the United States received customized ransomware threats this month from the most unusual of places—letters...
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Android botnet BadBox largely disrupted
Removing 24 malicious apps from the Google Play store and silencing some servers almost halved a botnet known as BadBox....
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I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went
Tasks scam are surging, with a year over year increase of 400%. So I guess it should have been no...
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Android zero-day vulnerabilities actively abused. Update as soon as you can
Google has issued updates to fix 43 vulnerabilities in Android, including two zero-days that are being actively exploited in targeted...
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PayPal scam abuses Docusign API to spread phishy emails
PayPal scammers are using an old Docusign trick to enhance the trustworthiness of their phishing emails. We’ve received several reports...
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TikTok: Major investigation launched into platform’s use of children’s data
TikTok is the subject of yet another major investigation, reports BBC News. This time around, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office...
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