Category: MalwareBytes

A woman stands in front of a timetable that includes information about departing and arriving flights
12
Jun
2025

US airline industry quietly selling flight data to DHS

A data broker owned by some of America’s biggest airlines has been selling access to customer flight data to the…

23andMe logo
11
Jun
2025

23andMe raked by Congress on privacy, sale of genetic data

In a Senate hearing adequately titled “23 and You: The Privacy and National Security Implications of the 23andMe Bankruptcy,” 23andMe…

A prison cell with its sliding metal door opened to the left
11
Jun
2025

GirlsDoPorn owner faces life in jail after pleading guilty to sex trafficking

Michael James Pratt, the owner of pornographic websites GirlsDoPorn and GirlsDoToys, has pleaded guilty to sex trafficking in a US…

easily fionding a phone number
10
Jun
2025

Google bug allowed phone number of almost any user to be discovered

Google has fixed vulnerabilities that made it possible to retrieve the phone numbers of almost any Google user. The flaw…

44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds
10
Jun
2025

44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds

It’s become so troublesome owning a phone. Malicious texts pose as package delivery notifications, phishing emails impersonate trusted brands, and…

scammed online? let us help
10
Jun
2025

Been scammed online? Here’s what to do

Unfortunately, people getting scammed online is a frequent event. Scammers are getting better at social engineering and are using Artificial…

Two hands holding a phone with a warning triangle above the phone
09
Jun
2025

How and where to report an online scam

If you’ve been scammed it’s really important to report it, if you can, in order to help prevent others falling…

week in security
09
Jun
2025

A week in security (June 1 – June 7)

June 6, 2025 – How to update Chrome on every Operating System (Windows, Mac, Linux, Chrome OS, Android, iOS) June…

update Chrome
06
Jun
2025

How to update Chrome on every operating system

We often write about important updates for the most popular browser, Google Chrome. Since it would be out of scope…

ChatGPT
06
Jun
2025

OpenAI forced to preserve ChatGPT chats

OpenAI has protested a court order that forces it to retain its users’ conversations. The creator of the ChatGPT AI…

hospitality
06
Jun
2025

Booking.com reservation abused as cybercriminals steal from travelers

Robert Woodford, a recruitment marketing specialist, recently shared on LinkedIn how he fell victim to a highly sophisticated scam while…

Phone showing a person accessing an adults only site
05
Jun
2025

Pornhub, RedTube, and YouPorn block access in France, VPN use set to soar

VPNs (Virtual Private Networks) are suddenly popular in France. Not because France has suddenly become super privacy conscious, but because…