Category: MalwareBytes

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07
Oct
2024

iPhone flaw could read your saved passwords out loud. Update now!

Apple has issued security updates for iOS 18.0.1 and iPadOS 18.0.1 which includes a fix for a bug that could…

week in security
07
Oct
2024

A week in security (September 30 – October 6)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! We don’t just report on threats—we remove them Cybersecurity…

facial recognition
03
Oct
2024

Not Black Mirror: Meta’s smart glasses used to reveal someone’s identity just by looking at them

Like something out of Black Mirror, two students have demonstrated a way to use smart glasses and facial recognition technology…

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03
Oct
2024

Browser Guard now flags data breaches and better protects personal data  

Two things are true of data online: It will be collected and, just as easily, it will be lost.  But…

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03
Oct
2024

Radiology provider exposed tens of thousands of patient files

An anonymous person has disclosed that they gained online access to a radiologist’s platform that hosted patient information using stolen…

Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam
02
Oct
2024

Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam

A common way to activate digital subscriptions such as Netflix, Prime or Disney+ on a new TV is to visit…

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01
Oct
2024

Android users targeted on Facebook and porn sites, served adware

Android users, be on your guard against adware trying to infect your device. The adware—known as MobiDash—is spreading via several…

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01
Oct
2024

Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined

Ireland’s privacy watchdog Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91M ($101M) after the discovery in 2019 that Meta had…

week in security
30
Sep
2024

A week in security (September 23 – September 29)

September 27, 2024 – Researchers found a method to remotely take over any Kia with only the license plate number…

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27
Sep
2024

Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number

In June of 2024 security researchers uncovered a set of vulnerabilities in the Kia dealer portal that allowed them to…

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26
Sep
2024

Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution

A European privacy watchdog has filed a complaint against Mozilla for quietly enabling Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) in its Firefox…

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26
Sep
2024

Telegram will hand over user details to law enforcement

Last month we reported how Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted on charges of complicity in the distribution of child…