Category: MalwareBytes

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17
Oct
2025

Prosper data breach puts 17 million people at risk of identity theft

Peer-to-peer lending marketplace Prosper detected unauthorized activity on their systems on September 2, 2025. It published an FAQ page later…

Looks like we’re stuck with Zoom: Is it any safer?
16
Oct
2025

Video call app Huddle01 exposed 600K+ user logs

The Cybernews research team found that video call app Huddle01 exposed email addresses, real names, and other identifiers through an…

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16
Oct
2025

Mango discloses data breach at third-party provider

Mango has reported a data breach at one of its external marketing service providers. The Spanish fashion retailer says that…

Roku
16
Oct
2025

Roku accused of selling children’s data to advertisers and brokers

The state of Florida has accused Roku, which powers many smart TVs and streaming devices, of selling children’s data to…

Robinhood logo
15
Oct
2025

Scammers are still sending us their fake Robinhood security alerts

A short while ago, our friends at Malwaretips wrote about a text scam impersonating Robinhood, a popular US-based investment app…

TikTok
15
Oct
2025

TikTok scam sells you access to your own fake money

This scam starts in your TikTok DMs. A brand-new account drops a melodramatic message—terminal illness, last goodbye, “I left you…

satellite
15
Oct
2025

Satellites leak voice calls, text messages and more

Scientists from several US universities intercepted unencrypted broadcast through geostationary satellites using only off-the-shelf equipment on a university rooftop. Geostationary…

An illustration of a person's smartphone, held in their hand, with various fishing lines and hooks pulling on individual apps.
14
Oct
2025

AI-driven scams are preying on Gen Z’s digital lives​

Gone are the days when extortion was only the plot line of crime dramas—today, these threatening tactics target anyone with…

pixnapping stealing while you sleep
14
Oct
2025

Pixel-stealing “Pixnapping” attack targets Android devices

Researchers at US universities have demonstrated how a malicious Android app can trick the system into leaking pixel data. That…

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14
Oct
2025

Researchers break OpenAI guardrails | Malwarebytes

The maker of ChatGPT released a toolkit to help protect its AI from attack earlier this month. Almost immediately, someone…

inflation refund scam
14
Oct
2025

Phishing Scams Exploit New York’s Inflation Refund Program

A warning from the New York State on their website informs visitors that: “Scammers are calling, mailing, and texting taxpayers…

week in security
13
Oct
2025

A week in security (October 6 – October 12)

October 10, 2025 – The more sensitive data that companies have to collect and store, the greater the consequences for…