Category: MalwareBytes

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03
Nov
2025

Attack of the clones: Fake ChatGPT apps are everywhere

The mobile AI gold rush has flooded app stores with lookalikes—shiny, convincing apps promising “AI image generation,” “smart chat,” or…

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03
Nov
2025

Would you sext ChatGPT? (Lock and Code S06E22)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In the final, cold winter months of the year, ChatGPT could be…

Malwarebytes aces PCMag Readers’ Choice Awards and AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation tests
03
Nov
2025

Malwarebytes aces PCMag Readers’ Choice Awards and AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation tests

Malwarebytes proudly topped three categories in PCMag’s 2025 Readers’ Choice Awards, recognized for exceptional protection and user satisfaction. We also earned the latest badge from AVLab Cybersecurity Foundation’s September “Advanced In-The-Wild…

week in security
03
Nov
2025

A week in security (October 27 – November 2)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Stay safe! We don’t just report on scams—we help detect them Cybersecurity risks should never…

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31
Oct
2025

Update Chrome now: 20 security fixes just landed

Google has released an update for its Chrome browser that includes 20 security fixes, several of which are classed as…

Inside Malwarebytes
30
Oct
2025

How scammers use your data to create personalized tricks that work

Think of your digital footprint as your online shadow—the trail you leave behind whenever you browse, post, shop, or even…

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30
Oct
2025

Ransomware gang claims Conduent breach: what you should watch for next

Even if you’ve never heard of Conduent, you could be one of the many people caught up in its recent…

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30
Oct
2025

Fake PayPal invoice from Geek Squad is a tech support scam

One of our employees received this suspicious email and showed it to me. Although it’s a pretty straightforward attempt to…

Atlas browser
29
Oct
2025

OpenAI’s Atlas browser leaves the door wide open to prompt injection

It seems that with every new agentic browser we discover yet another way to abuse one. OpenAI recently introduced a…

Google Gmail app password
29
Oct
2025

Gmail breach panic? It’s a misunderstanding, not a hack

After a misinterpretation of an interview with a security researcher, several media outlets hinted at a major Gmail breach. Reporters…

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29
Oct
2025

School’s AI system mistakes a bag of chips for a gun

An artificial intelligence (AI) detection system at Kenwood High School mistakenly flagged a student’s bag of potato chips as a…

UN treaty cybercrime
28
Oct
2025

Around 70 countries sign new UN Cybercrime Convention—but not everyone’s on board

Around 70 countries have signed the new United Nations (UN) Convention against Cybercrime—the first global treaty designed to combat cybercrime…