Category: MalwareBytes

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17
Mar
2025

Warning over free online file converters that actually install malware

The FBI Denver Field Office has warned of an increasing number of scammy websites offering free online file converter services….

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17
Mar
2025

1 in 10 people do nothing to stay secure and private on vacation

This year, Spring Break vacationers are packing more than their flip-flops, bucket hats, and sunglasses—they’re also packing a few cybersecurity…

week in security
17
Mar
2025

A week in security (March 10 – March 16)

March 14, 2025 – A shocking amount of iOS apps in Apple’s App Store contained hard-coded secrets. Secrets that could…

Research on iOS apps shows widespread exposure of secrets
14
Mar
2025

Research on iOS apps shows widespread exposure of secrets

Researchers found that most of the apps available on Apple’s App Store leak at least one hard-coded secret. The researchers…

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13
Mar
2025

Don’t let your kids on Roblox if you’re worried, says Roblox CEO

In response to growing worries about the safety of children using Roblox, the CEO of the company has said to…

patched Apple
12
Mar
2025

Update your iPhone now: Apple patches vulnerability used in “extremely sophisticated attacks”

Apple has patched a vulnerability in iPhone and iPad that was under active exploitation by cybercriminals. The update is available…

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12
Mar
2025

The dark side of sports betting: How mirror sites help gambling scams thrive 

Sports betting is a multi-billion-dollar industry, but behind the flashing lights and promises of easy money lies a hidden underworld…

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12
Mar
2025

Android devices track you before you even sign in

Google is spying on Android users, starting from even before they have logged in to their Google account. That’s what…

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10
Mar
2025

How ads weirdly know your screen brightness, headphone jack use, and location, with Tim Shott (Lock and Code S06E05)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Something’s not right in the world of location data. In January, a…

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10
Mar
2025

Fake CAPTCHA websites hijack your clipboard to install information stealers

There are more and more sites that use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own…

week in security
10
Mar
2025

A week in security (March 3 – March 9)

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

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10
Mar
2025

Malwarebytes Premium Security awarded “Product of the Year” from AVLab

Malwarebytes Premium Security has once again been awarded “Product of the Year” after successfully blocking 100% of “in-the-wild” malware samples….