Grok fooled into stealing user chat, location data, and more
A new type of prompt injection attack shows why giving AI assistants access to browsers, code tools, and private data deserves extra caution. AI researchers…
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TikTok phishing: How to spot fake login and verification pages
Phishing pages don’t need to be sophisticated. They just need to look convincing enough to make you trust them. TikTok phishing often starts with an…
AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers
AliExpress, the online marketplace owned by Alibaba Group, has come under scrutiny after researchers and browser maker Brave reported finding silent Web Audio processing on…
Fake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus
A wave of websites is offering to check whether your antivirus is working. They call themselves SysScan, carry Microsoft branding, and all reach the same…
Fake GTA 6 Extended Look and demo sites deliver an infostealer
GTA 6 footage really has leaked online, and Rockstar has an official Extended Look coming to Netflix on August 27. But cybercriminals are exploiting the…
Your data doesn’t die when you do (Lock and Code S07E17)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… You will die. Your data will not. The afterlife of our information is a recent phenomenon, and…
A week in security (August 17 – August 23)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Zombie Card: An expired Visa credit card can be used for purchases Medical records, SSNs, and bank details exposed in…
Your polite reply to that text is worth $2 on the dark web
Most wrong-number texts are harmless. Some are the first step in a carefully planned scam. By replying, you may be confirming that your number is…
Medical records, SSNs, and bank details exposed in CareCloud data breach
Healthcare technology giant CareCloud has confirmed that a data breach earlier this year impacted more than 3.75 million people, making it one of the largest…
Zombie Card: An expired Visa credit card can be used for purchases
Did you know there is still a good reason to physically destroy your expired credit card? Scientific research found that the expiration date used by…
9 million images of people’s faces exposed by reverse lookup service
Researcher Jeremiah Fowler found a cloud database containing more than 9 million image files accessible without authentication, WIRED reports. The leaky bucket, containing some 450…
Your Mac already has a built-in firewall. Here’s how to get more from it
Your Mac comes with a built-in firewall, but it’s probably not something you’ve given much thought to. A firewall helps control incoming connections—requests from apps…