A week in security (July 21 – July 27)
July 25, 2025 – A cybercriminal managed to insert malicious files leading to info stealers in a pre-release of a...
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Steam games abused to deliver malware once again
A cybercriminal known as EncryptHub (aka Larva-208) has reportedly abused the online game platform Steam to distribute information stealers. EncryptHub...
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Watch out: Instagram users targeted in novel phishing campaign
A phishing campaign targeting Instagram users is doing the rounds. There are plenty of those around, but when we took...
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Introducing the smarter, more sophisticated Malwarebytes Trusted Advisor, your cybersecurity personal assistant
You ever get that feeling when you double-check the locks, but still wonder if you’ve missed something? That’s what a...
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Age verification: Child protection or privacy risk?
With governments demanding actual age verification on websites with adult content, and platforms like social media and Roblox introducing restrictions...
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iPhone vs Android: iPhone users more reckless, less protected online
The smartphone wars have a winner, and it’s Android. No, this isn’t about which device has the best camera, the...
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AI-generated image watermarks can be easily removed, say researchers
Now that AI can make fake images that look real, how can we know what’s legitimate and what isn’t? One...
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Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot
Proton, known for its privacy focused set of services, announced the introduction of Lumo, a privacy-first Artificial Intelligence (AI) chatbot....
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Startup takes personal data stolen by malware and sells it on to other companies
A tech startup is using personal data stolen by infostealer malware that it has found on the dark web, and...
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‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam
A woman in Florida was tricked into giving thousands of dollars to a scammer after her daughter’s voice was AI-cloned...
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“Ring cameras hacked”? Amazon says no, users not so sure
In the last week, countless Amazon Ring users on TikTok, Reddit, and X have been saying they believe their Ring...
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A week in security (July 14 – July 20)
July 18, 2025 – Meta executives settled a shareholders’ lawsuit alleging continuous disregard of privacy regulations for the price of...
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