TeaOnHer, the male version of Tea, is leaking personal information on its users too
Last week we reported about some serious leaks in Tea Dating Advice, an app that provides a space for women to exchange information about men…
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Meta accessed women’s health data from Flo app without consent, says court
A jury has ruled that Meta accessed sensitive information from a woman’s reproductive health tracking app without consent. The app in question is called Flo…
Malwarebytes earns MRG Effitas Android 360° Certificate for mobile threat detection
We’re excited to announce that MRG Effitas, a globally recognized security assessment firm, has awarded Malwarebytes the prestigious MRG Effitas Android 360° Certificate, one of…
Weight loss scams, or why ‘Jodie Foster’ wants me to lose weight
It seems like it’s hard to move on social media without some kind of mention of weight-loss injections these days. And, sure, these drugs can…
Perplexity AI ignores no-crawling rules on websites, crawls them anyway
Imagine putting up a no-trespassing sign for people walking their dogs, and then finding out that one person dresses up their Great Dane as a…
Alleged ‘tap-in’ scammer advertised services on social media
Would you give a complete stranger your credit card in return for the promise of easy money? No, neither would we. But apparently well over…
Critical Android vulnerabilities patched—update as soon as you can
Google has patched six vulnerabilities in Android, including two critical vulnerabilities in its August 2025 Android Security Bulletin. It also covers a critical vulnerability which could…
Unexpected snail mail packages are being sent with scammy QR codes, warns FBI
Receiving an unexpected package in the post is not always a pleasant surprise. The FBI has warned the public about unsolicited packages containing a QR…
Apple ID scam leads to $27,000 in-person theft of Ohio man
You’ve probably heard about people scamming from halfway around the world, but sometimes they turn up at your door. That’s what happened in May, when…
How the FBI got everything it wanted (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E15)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… For decades, digital rights activists, technologists, and cybersecurity experts have worried about what would happen if the…
VPN use rises following Online Safety Act’s age verification controls
As the UK’s Online Safety Act came into effect on Friday—along with its age verification controls—the use of virtual private network (VPN) services has skyrocketed…
OpenAI kills “short-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google
A little-known ChatGPT “feature” is now gone. It could be a good thing. On X, OpenAI Chief Information Security Officer Dane Stuckey announced that OpenAI…