Sling TV turned privacy into a game you weren’t meant to win
Streaming service Sling TV has settled with the California Attorney General over allegations that it blocked users from exercising their privacy rights. The company will…
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Attack of the clones: Fake ChatGPT apps are everywhere
The mobile AI gold rush has flooded app stores with lookalikes—shiny, convincing apps promising “AI image generation,” “smart chat,” or “instant productivity.” But behind the…
Would you sext ChatGPT? (Lock and Code S06E22)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In the final, cold winter months of the year, ChatGPT could be heating up. On October 14,…
Malwarebytes aces PCMag Readers’ Choice Awards and AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation tests
Malwarebytes proudly topped three categories in PCMag’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, recognized for exceptional protection and user satisfaction. We also earned the latest badge from AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation’s September “Advanced In-The-Wild Malware Test” by blocking 100% of…
Update Chrome now: 20 security fixes just landed
Google has released an update for its Chrome browser that includes 20 security fixes, several of which are classed as high severity. Most of these…
How scammers use your data to create personalized tricks that work
Think of your digital footprint as your online shadow—the trail you leave behind whenever you browse, post, shop, or even appear in someone’s contact list.…
Ransomware gang claims Conduent breach: what you should watch for next
Even if you’ve never heard of Conduent, you could be one of the many people caught up in its recent data breach. Conduent provides technology…
Fake PayPal invoice from Geek Squad is a tech support scam
One of our employees received this suspicious email and showed it to me. Although it’s a pretty straightforward attempt to lure targets into calling the…
OpenAI’s Atlas browser leaves the door wide open to prompt injection
It seems that with every new agentic browser we discover yet another way to abuse one. OpenAI recently introduced a ChatGPT based AI browser called…
Gmail breach panic? It’s a misunderstanding, not a hack
After a misinterpretation of an interview with a security researcher, several media outlets hinted at a major Gmail breach. Reporters claimed the incident took place…
School’s AI system mistakes a bag of chips for a gun
An artificial intelligence (AI) detection system at Kenwood High School mistakenly flagged a student’s bag of potato chips as a gun, triggering a police response.…
Around 70 countries sign new UN Cybercrime Convention—but not everyone’s on board
Around 70 countries have signed the new United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime—the first global treaty designed to combat cybercrime through unified international rules and…