Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to military
Up to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs for iOS last year are owned by Chinese companies that do their best to…
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QR codes sent in attachments are the new favorite for phishers
Recently we’ve been seeing quite a few phishing campaigns using QR codes in email attachments. The lure and the targets are varied, but the use…
Location, name, and photos of random kids shown to parents in child tracker mix up
Not one but several worried parents that tracked their children by using T-Mobile tracking devices suddenly found that they were looking at the location of…
“Nudify” deepfakes stored unprotected online
Yesterday, we told you about how millions of pictures from specialized dating apps had been stored online without any kind of password protection. Now it’s…
Intimate images from kink and LGBTQ+ dating apps left exposed online
A researcher found millions of pictures from specialized dating apps for iOS stored online without any kind of password protection. The pictures, some of which…
“Urgent reminder” tax scam wants to phish your Microsoft credentials
Tax season is in full force, and with the filing deadline fast approaching on April 15, scammers are happy to use that sense of urgency…
Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day
The internet is filled with falsehoods. We’re forever investigating new scams here at Malwarebytes, and so we get how hard it is to know what—or…
Vulnerability in most browsers abused in targeted attacks
Researchers found a vulnerability in Chrome that was abused in the wild against organizations in Russia. Google has released an update for its Chrome browser…
“This fraud destroyed my life.” Man ends up with criminal record after ID was stolen
This is a sad story that illustrates how losing your ID can effectively ruin your life and reputation. 19-year-old dual German Tunisian national Rami Battikh…
Moving from WhatsApp to Signal: A good idea?
This week we learned that the US Government uses Signal for communication, after a journalist was accidentally added to a Signal chat. Accidental additions of…
Oops! Google accidentally deletes some users’ Maps Timeline data
Google has admitted it accidentally deleted some users’ Google Maps Timeline data after a “technical issue”. As reported by Forbes on March 11, users started…
23andMe bankruptcy: How to delete your data and stay safe from the 2023 breach
The genetic testing company 23andMe filed for bankruptcy on Sunday, announcing that, in searching for financial stability through its sale to a new owner, the…