Category: MalwareBytes

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07
Mar
2025

Reddit will start warning users that upvote violent content

In a post on r/RedditSafety by a Reddit administrator, the platform announced that it will start sending warnings to users…

An envelope with a question mark hides a snake inside its folds.
06
Mar
2025

Ransomware threat mailed in letters to business owners

Business owners and CEOs across the United States received customized ransomware threats this month from the most unusual of places—letters…

not what you expected badbox
06
Mar
2025

Android botnet BadBox largely disrupted

Removing 24 malicious apps from the Google Play store and silencing some servers almost halved a botnet known as BadBox….

task scams example
05
Mar
2025

I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went

Tasks scam are surging, with a year over year increase of 400%. So I guess it should have been no…

patched Android chip
05
Mar
2025

Android zero-day vulnerabilities actively abused. Update as soon as you can

Google has issued updates to fix 43 vulnerabilities in Android, including two zero-days that are being actively exploited in targeted…

Close up of fish mouth with sharp teeth
05
Mar
2025

PayPal scam abuses Docusign API to spread phishy emails

PayPal scammers are using an old Docusign trick to enhance the trustworthiness of their phishing emails. We’ve received several reports…

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03
Mar
2025

TikTok: Major investigation launched into platform’s use of children’s data

TikTok is the subject of yet another major investigation, reports BBC News. This time around, the UK’s Information Commissioner’s Office…

week in security
03
Mar
2025

A week in security (February 24 – March 2)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Millions of stalkerware users exposed again PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers Countries and companies…

stalkerware staring back
28
Feb
2025

Millions of stalkerware users exposed again

There are many reasons not to use stalkerware,  but the risk of getting exposed yourself seems to be a recurring…

Advanced phishing tactics used to steal PayPal credentials
28
Feb
2025

PayPal’s “no-code checkout” abused by scammers

We recently identified a new scam targeting PayPal customers with very convincing ads and pages. Crooks are abusing both Google…

data privacy unfair fight
27
Feb
2025

Countries and companies are fighting at the expense of our data privacy

Data privacy issues are a hot topic in a world where we apparently don’t know who to trust anymore. A…

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26
Feb
2025

Android happy to check your nudes before you forward them

Sometimes the updates we install to keep our devices safe do a little bit more than we might suspect at…