Category: MalwareBytes

Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads
30
Jan
2025

Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads

Just days after we uncovered a campaign targeting Google Ads accounts, a similar attack has surfaced, this time aimed at…

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30
Jan
2025

The DeepSeek controversy: Authorities ask where does the data come from and how safe is it?

The sudden rise of DeepSeek has raised concerns and questions, especially about the origin and destination of the training data,…

entering pin code for an alarm system
29
Jan
2025

These are the 10 worst PIN codes

Australian news outlet ABC NEWS analyzed a data set of 29 million 4-digit PIN numbers that people actually used to…

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28
Jan
2025

The new rules for AI and encrypted messaging, with Mallory Knodel (Lock and Code S06E01)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… The era of artificial intelligence everything is here, and with it, come…

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28
Jan
2025

Three privacy rules for 2025 (Lock and Code S06E02)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… It’s Data Privacy Week right now, and that means, for the most…

patched Apple
28
Jan
2025

Apple users: Update your devices now to patch zero-day vulnerability

Apple has released a host of security updates across many devices, including for a zero-day bug which is being actively…

Change Healthcare
27
Jan
2025

UnitedHealth almost doubles victim numbers from massive Change Healthcare data breach

UnitedHealth says it now estimates that the data breach on its subsidiary Change Healthcare affected 190 million people, nearly doubling…

week in security
27
Jan
2025

A week in security (January 20 – January 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

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27
Jan
2025

Three privacy rules for 2025 (Lock and Code S06E02)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… It’s Data Privacy Week right now, and that means, for the most…

car privacy
24
Jan
2025

Texas scrutinizes four more car manufacturers on privacy issues

The Texas Attorney General’s Office has started an investigation into how Ford, Hyundai, Toyota, and Fiat Chrysler collect, share, and…

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23
Jan
2025

Warning: Don’t sell or buy a second hand iPhone with TikTok already installed

After TikTok was briefly banned in the US last weekend, an unusual phenomenon unearthed. Reportedly, people are selling iPhones that…

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22
Jan
2025

7-Zip bug could allow a bypass of a Windows security feature. Update now

A patch is available for a vulnerability in 7-Zip that could have allowed attackers to bypass the Mark-of-the-Web (MotW) security…