Category: MalwareBytes

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20
Jun
2024

TikTok facing fresh lawsuit in US over children’s privacy

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has announced it’s referred a complaint against TikTok and parent company ByteDance to the Department…

overlay or real app
18
Jun
2024

Explained: Android overlays and how they are used to trick people

Sometimes you’ll see the term “overlays” used in articles about malware and you might wonder what they are. In this…

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18
Jun
2024

43% of couples experience pressure to share logins and locations, Malwarebytes finds

All isn’t fair in love and romance today, as 43% of people in a committed relationship said they have felt…

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17
Jun
2024

Microsoft Recall delayed after privacy and security concerns

Microsoft has announced it will postpone the broadly available preview of the heavily discussed Recall feature for Copilot+ PCs. Copilot+…

week in security
17
Jun
2024

A week in security (June 10 – June 16)

June 14, 2024 – On Wednesday June 12, 2024, a well-known dark web data broker and cybercriminal acting under the…

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14
Jun
2024

Truist bank confirms data breach

On Wednesday June 12, 2024, a well-known dark web data broker and cybercriminal acting under the name “Sp1d3r” offered a…

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13
Jun
2024

Update now! Google Pixel vulnerability is under active exploitation

Google has notified Pixel users about an actively exploited vulnerability in their phones’ firmware. Firmware is the code or program…

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12
Jun
2024

No AI training in newly distrusted Terms of Service, Adobe says

Following days of user pushback that included allegations of forcing a “spyware-like” Terms of Service (ToS) update into its products,…

ad blocker
12
Jun
2024

Google’s Chrome changes make life harder for ad blockers

Despite protests, Google is rolling out changes in the Chrome browser that make it harder for ad blockers to do…

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12
Jun
2024

23andMe data breach under joint investigation in two countries

The British and Canadian privacy authorities have announced they will undertake a joint investigation into the data breach at global…

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11
Jun
2024

When things go wrong: A digital sharing warning for couples

“When things go wrong” is a troubling prospect for most couples to face, but the internet—and the way that romantic…

week in security
10
Jun
2024

A week in security (June 3 – June 9)

June 7, 2024 – Google has announced it will delete Location History (Timeline) data and store new data locally, starting…