Category: MalwareBytes

patched Android chip
05
Aug
2025

Critical Android vulnerabilities patched—update as soon as you can

Google has patched six vulnerabilities in Android, including two critical vulnerabilities in its August 2025 Android Security Bulletin. It also covers…

don't scan that QR code it could be a brushing scam
05
Aug
2025

Unexpected snail mail packages are being sent with scammy QR codes, warns FBI

Receiving an unexpected package in the post is not always a pleasant surprise. The FBI has warned the public about…

week in security
04
Aug
2025

A week in security (July 28 – August 3)

August 1, 2025 – OpenAI removed a short-lived experiment that allowed ChatGPT users to make their conversations discoverable by search…

receiving a text scam
01
Aug
2025

Apple ID scam leads to $27,000 in-person theft of Ohio man

You’ve probably heard about people scamming from halfway around the world, but sometimes they turn up at your door. That’s…

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
01
Aug
2025

How the FBI got everything it wanted (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E15)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worried about…

The letters XXX repeated on a computer keyboard
01
Aug
2025

VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls

As the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private…

ChatGPT
01
Aug
2025

OpenAI kills “short-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google

A little-known ChatGPT “feature” is now gone. It could be a good thing. On X, OpenAI Chief Information Security Officer…

A search box is placed in front of an image of a medical stethoscope.
31
Jul
2025

Trump Administration and Big Tech want you to share your health data

US President Donald Trump announced a loose plan Wednesday to allow Americans to voluntarily upload and port their medical records…

Hands on jail bars
31
Jul
2025

Prison visitor details shared with all inmates at correctional facility

The Everglades Correctional Institution (ECI) in Miami-Dade County has leaked the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of visitors to…

Who is this; wrong number
31
Jul
2025

That seemingly innocent text is probably a scam

A special thanks to all the people at Malwarebytes and ThreatDown for sharing the text messages they received from scammers….

The letters XXX repeated on a computer keyboard
31
Jul
2025

VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls

As the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private…

patched Apple
30
Jul
2025

Apple patches multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. Update now!

Apple released a security update for iOS and iPadOS to patch multiple vulnerabilities, including one that could leak sensitive information…