Category: MalwareBytes

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…

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20
May
2025

Malware-infected printer delivered something extra to Windows users

You’d hope that spending $6,000 on a printer would give you a secure experience, free from viruses and other malware….

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19
May
2025

How Los Angeles banned smartphones in schools (Lock and Code S06E10)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… There’s a problem in class today, and the second largest school district…

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19
May
2025

Update your Chrome to fix serious actively exploited vulnerability

Google released an emergency update for the Chrome browser to patch an actively exploited vulnerability that could have serious ramifications….

week in security
19
May
2025

A week in security (May 12 – May 18)

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

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16
May
2025

Data broker protection rule quietly withdrawn by CFPB

The Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) has decided to withdraw a 2024 rule to limit the sale of Americans’ personal…

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16
May
2025

Meta sent cease and desist letter over AI training

EU privacy advocacy group NOYB has clapped back at Meta over its plans to start training its AI model on…

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15
May
2025

Android users bombarded with unskippable ads

Researchers have discovered a very versatile ad fraud network—known as Kaleidoscope—that bombards users with unskippable ads. Normally, ad fraud is…

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15
May
2025

Google to pay $1.38 billion over privacy violations

The state of Texas reached a mammoth financial agreement with Google last week, securing $1.375 billion in payments to settle…

week in security
12
May
2025

A week in security (May 4 – May 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The AI chatbot cop squad is here (Lock and Code S06E09) Android fixes 47 vulnerabilities,…

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09
May
2025

Google Chrome will use AI to block tech support scam websites

Google has expressed plans to use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to stop tech support scams in Chrome. With the launch of…