Update WhatsApp now: Two new flaws could expose you to malicious files
Meta has published a new security advisory for messaging app WhatsApp, announcing patches for two vulnerabilities. WhatsApp has fixed two security flaws that could be…
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The 2026 World Cup scam economy is already running before the first whistle
The FIFA World Cup 2026 is scheduled to begin June 11 across the US, Canada, and Mexico. The web is filling with sites impersonating ticket…
Cyberattacks are raising your prices (Lock and Code S07E09)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Your prices could be going up because of a little something that one group has started calling…
Thousands of Facebook accounts stolen by phishing emails sent through Google
Researchers have uncovered a long-running phishing operation that abuses trusted Google services to hijack tens of thousands of Facebook accounts. The compromised Facebook accounts are…
A week in security (April 27 – May 3)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: 3 easy-to-miss cybersecurity risks for small businesses Actively exploited cPanel bug exposes millions of websites to takeover More PayPal emails…
3 easy-to-miss cybersecurity risks for small businesses
There’s a lot to security that isn’t necessarily “cyber.” It’s not all hackers or complex network attacks. Alongside traditional cyberattacks that deploy malware or exploit…
Actively exploited cPanel bug exposes millions of websites to takeover
Security researchers are warning about a newly discovered vulnerability in the widely used web server management software cPanel and WebHost Manager (WHM). This is a…
Hackers stole hundreds of thousands of Roblox accounts: Here’s what to do
More than 610,000 Roblox accounts were reportedly stolen. Was yours or your child’s among them? Ukrainian police arrested three individuals in Lviv who allegedly orchestrated…
More PayPal emails hijacked to deliver tech support scams
Scammers have found another way to get deceptive messages delivered through PayPal’s legitimate services. In December 2025, we reported that PayPal closed a loophole that…
Researchers built a chatbot that only knows the world before 1931
The internet’s chatbots have read every forum rant, leaked Slack log, and confident blog post your uncle ever wrote about chemtrails. The results are predictable:…
Scam-checking just got a lot easier: Malwarebytes is now in Claude
For years, Malwarebytes has protected people by going where they are, and where people are today is increasingly within AI tools. As these chatbots tackle more everyday questions—like what to…
Microsoft won’t patch PhantomRPC: Feature or bug?
A researcher has discovered a weakness called PhantomRPC that Microsoft does not consider a vulnerability it plans to patch. PhantomRPC involves Windows Remote Procedure Call…