Sharenting: are you leaving your kids’ digital footprints for scammers to find?
Let’s be real: the online world is a huge part of our kids’ lives these days. From the time they’re tiny, we share photos, moments, and milestones online—proud…
Category: MalwareBytes
Chrome zero-day under active attack: visiting the wrong site could hijack your browser
Google has released an update for its Chrome browser that includes two security fixes. Both are classified as high severity, and one is reportedly exploited in the…
Thieves order a tasty takeout of names and addresses from DoorDash
DoorDash is known for delivering takeout food, but last month the company accidentally served up a tasty plate of personal data, too. It disclosed a…
Why it matters when your online order is drop-shipped
Online shopping has never been easier. A few clicks can get almost anything delivered straight to your door, sometimes at a surprisingly low price. But…
The price of ChatGPT’s erotic chat? $20/month and your identity
To talk dirty to ChatGPT, you may soon have to show it your driver’s license. OpenAI announced last month that ChatGPT will soon offer erotica—but…
Your coworker is tired of AI “workslop” (Lock and Code S06E23)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Everything’s easier with AI… except having to correct it. In just the three years since OpenAI released…
Scammers are sending bogus copyright warnings to steal your X login
One of my favorite Forbes correspondents recently wrote about receiving several fake copyright-infringement notices from X. Let’s suppose you get an email claiming it’s from…
Be careful responding to unexpected job interviews
One of our customers was contacted on LinkedIn about a job offer. The initial message was followed up by an email: “Thank you for your…
Your passport, now on your iPhone. Helpful or risky?
Apple has launched Digital ID, a way for users in the US to create and present a government-issued ID in Apple Wallet using their passport information.…
1 million victims, 17,500 fake sites: Google takes on toll-fee scammers
A Phishing-as-a-Service (PhaaS) platform based in China, known as “Lighthouse,” is the subject of a new Google lawsuit. Lighthouse enables smishing (SMS phishing) campaigns, and…
Are you paying more than other people? NY cracks down on surveillance pricing
When you search for a product online, you might think you’re getting the same price as everyone else. Think again. Your price might be different…
We opened a fake invoice and fell down a retro XWorm-shaped wormhole
Somebody forwarded an “invoice” email and asked me to check the attachment because it looked suspicious. Good instinct—it was, and what we found inside was…