Free streaming boxes may be routing criminal traffic through your home
“Free” movies and TV could cost you your privacy, bandwidth, and control of your home network. We’ve warned about illegal streaming and modded Amazon Fire…
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StreamRat Android malware spreads through Meta and TikTok ads
A malicious advertising campaign promoting a fake free TV-streaming service reached roughly 570,000 Meta users. The researchers who discovered the campaign found that its streaming-themed…
Your phone or computer may soon ask how old you are
First, the good news: If you use a Linux-based operating system, you may not be asked your age in a few months. The bad news…
Your AI chats could be used in court
You might tell an AI chatbot secrets that you wouldn’t divulge to your closest friends. If you do, though, beware: They could end up as…
153M+ driver’s licenses for sale on new dark web platform
A new dark web platform called Nexus claimed to be selling 153 million driver’s license scans and millions of other identity and medical cards. The…
Scammers are getting smarter about where they target you
Scammers are becoming more strategic about where they target people. Nine in ten toll scams—the fake unpaid-toll messages that threaten fines or license suspension—arrive by email…
Tech support scams look different now. Here’s what to watch for
In a tech support scam, criminals pretend to work for a trusted technology or security company. They claim there is a problem with your device,…
Two critical Chrome flaws put users at risk on malicious websites
Chrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 26 security fixes, two of which Google rates as critical use-after-free vulnerabilities. The Stable channel has…
Infostealers are hijacking Claude accounts at users’ expense
Anthropic has warned some Claude users that criminals are using information stealers to take over their accounts. Rather than guessing passwords or intercepting two-factor authentication…
Fake GTA 6 leaked copy drains your crypto wallet
We’ve seen scam sites built around Grand Theft Auto VI (GTA 6) targeting visitors in three different ways this year. In June, we looked at sites…
TerminalFix looks like ClickFix, but delivers a very different payload
Microsoft has published details about a Windows malware campaign it calls TerminalFix. The social engineering used to infect people is very similar to what we’ve…
McKesson confirms cyber incident after ShinyHunters claims patient-data theft
Healthcare and pharmaceutical-distribution giant McKesson has disclosed a cybersecurity incident involving unauthorized access to third-party applications and the theft of data. McKesson Corporation is an…