Category: MalwareBytes

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15
Oct
2024

AI scammers target Gmail accounts, say they have your death certificate

Several reputable sources are warning about a very sophisticated Artificial Intelligence (AI) supported type of scam that is bound to…

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15
Oct
2024

Election season raises fears for nearly a third of people who worry their vote could be leaked

As the United States enters full swing into its next presidential election, people are feeling worried, unsafe, and afraid. And…

Ecovacs robot army
14
Oct
2024

Robot vacuum cleaners hacked to spy on, insult owners

Multiple robot vacuum cleaners in the US were hacked to yell obscenities and insults through the onboard speakers. ABC news…

week in security
14
Oct
2024

A week in security (October 7 – October 13)

October 10, 2024 – The Internet Archive has been hit hard by a data breach and several DDoS attacks all…

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11
Oct
2024

Modern TVs have “unprecedented capabilities for surveillance and manipulation,” group reveals

Your television is debuting the latest, most captivating program: You. In a report titled “How TV Watches Us: Commercial Surveillance…

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10
Oct
2024

Internet Archive suffers data breach and DDoS

A non-profit that benefits millions of people has fallen victim to a data breach and a DDoS attack. Internet Archive,…

Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain
09
Oct
2024

Google Search user interface: A/B testing shows security concerns remain

For the past few days, Google has been A/B testing some subtle visual changes to its user interface for the…

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09
Oct
2024

AI girlfriend site breached, user fantasies stolen

A hacker has stolen a massive database of users’ interactions with their sexual partner chatbots, according to 404 Media. The…

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08
Oct
2024

MoneyGram confirms customer data breach

Money transfer company MoneyGram has notified its customers of a data breach in which it says certain customers had their…

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08
Oct
2024

Exposing the Facebook funeral livestream scam (Lock and Code S05E21)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Online scammers were seen this August stooping to a new low—abusing local…

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07
Oct
2024

Comcast and Truist Bank customers impacted by debt collector’s breach

A data breach at Financial Business and Consumer Solutions (FBCS), a US debt collection agency, has led to the loss…

Large scale Google Ads campaign targets utility software
07
Oct
2024

Large scale Google Ads campaign targets utility software

After what seemed like a long hiatus, we’ve observed threat actors returning to malvertising to drop malware disguised as software…