Category: MalwareBytes

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10
Apr
2025

Child predators are lurking on dating apps, warns report

Using a dating app? Beware of your potential partner’s motives. A report from Edinburgh University warns that child abusers are…

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10
Apr
2025

Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns

Senator Cassidy, the chair of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has expressed concerns about foreign adversaries,…

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09
Apr
2025

WhatsApp for Windows vulnerable to attacks. Update now!

In a security advisory, Meta has disclosed a vulnerability that allowed an attacker to run arbitrary code on a user’s…

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09
Apr
2025

Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal accounts and watch them at home

When you next type something sensitive on your computer keyboard, be sure that no-one else is watching. A recent case…

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09
Apr
2025

72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government, and that’s not all…

Bad vibes are big news in privacy right now, with the public feeling isolated in securing their sensitive information from…

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08
Apr
2025

Tax deadline threat: QuickBooks phishing scam exploits Google Ads

The pressure of the looming tax filing deadline (April 15th in the US) can make anyone rush online tasks. Cybercriminals…

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08
Apr
2025

Google fixes two actively exploited zero-day vulnerabilities in Android

Google has patched 62 vulnerabilities in Android, including two actively exploited zero-days in its April 2025 Android Security Bulletin. When…

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07
Apr
2025

Is your phone listening to you? (Lock and Code S06E07)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… It has probably happened to you before. You and a friend are…

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07
Apr
2025

Toll fee scams are back and heading your way

Back in August 2024, we warned about a relatively new type of SMS phishing (or smishing) scam that was doing…

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07
Apr
2025

A week in security (March 31 – April 6)

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

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04
Apr
2025

Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk

Security researcher Evan Connelly discovered an enormous flaw affecting one of the largest telecommunications companies in the world that could…

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03
Apr
2025

Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to military

Up to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs for iOS last year are owned by Chinese companies…