Category: MalwareBytes

Shadow of woman looking side on
29
May
2025

Deepfake-posting man faces huge $450,000 fine

A man is facing a $450,000 AU fine after he published deepfake images of prominent Australian women on the now-defunct…

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29
May
2025

Porn sites probed for allegedly failing to prevent minors from accessing content

Four porn sites are being investigated by the European Commission under its Digital Services Act (DSA) for allegedly failing to…

Take back control of your browser—Malwarebytes Browser Guard now blocks search hijacking attempts 
29
May
2025

Take back control of your browser—Malwarebytes Browser Guard now blocks search hijacking attempts 

Search hijacking, often referred to as browser hijacking, occurs when cybercriminals modify users’ browser settings without their consent. This often results…

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28
May
2025

Fake AI video generator tools lure in Facebook and LinkedIn users to deliver malware

Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the public’s interest in Artificial Intelligence (AI) and delivering malware via text-to-video tools. According to…

Shadow of woman looking side on
28
May
2025

Deepfake-posting man faces huge $450,000 fine

A man is facing a $450,000 AU fine after he published deepfake images of prominent Australian women on the now-defunct…

toll booth
28
May
2025

New warning issued over toll fee scams

Over a year ago the FBI warned about what was then a new form of smishing (phishing via SMS) scam:…

Crowds of people
27
May
2025

184 million logins for Instagram, Roblox, Facebook, Snapchat, and more exposed online

A recent discovery by cybersecurity researcher Jeremiah Fowler of an unsecured database containing over 184 million unique login credentials has…

week in security
26
May
2025

A week in security (May 19 – May 25)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

Trap for Lumma thief
22
May
2025

Lumma information stealer infrastructure disrupted

The US Department of Justice (DOJ) and Microsoft have disrupted the infrastructure of the Lumma information stealer (infostealer). Lumma Stealer,…

Man in the dark wearing a hat
22
May
2025

Stalkerware apps go dark after data breach

A stalkerware company that recently leaked millions of users’ personal information online has taken all of its assets offline without…

voice cloning for Vishing
22
May
2025

Scammers are using AI to impersonate senior officials, warns FBI

The FBI has issued a warning about an ongoing malicious text and voice messaging campaign that impersonates senior US officials….

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20
May
2025

23andMe and its customers’ genetic data bought by a pharmaceutical org

The bankrupt genetic testing company 23andMe has been scooped up by drug producer Regeneron Pharmaceuticals for $256 million dollars. But…