SMS scammers use toll fees as a lure
In April 2024, the FBI warned about a new type of smishing scam. Smishing is the term we use for phishing attacks sent via text…
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TDECU data breach affects half a million people
The Texas Dow Employees Credit Union (TDECU) has filed a data breach notification, reporting that the data of 500,474 people has been accessed in an…
PSA: These ‘Microsoft Support’ ploys may just fool you
Many people turn to their favorite search engine when they are facing an issue with their computer. One common search query is to look for…
Move over malware: Why one teen is more worried about AI (re-air) (Lock and Code S05E18)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Every age group uses the internet a little bit differently, and it turns out for at least…
Fake funeral “live stream” scams target grieving users on Facebook
Some scammers have the morals of an alley cat. But some sink even lower. Over the last few months, Malwarebytes Labs has discovered scammers active…
Hundreds of online stores hacked in new campaign
Whenever you shop online and enter your payment details, you could be at risk of being a victim of fraud. Digital skimmers are snippets of…
Google patches actively exploited zero-day in Chrome. Update now!
Google has released an update for its Chrome browser which includes a patch for a vulnerability that Google says is already being exploited, known as a zero-day…
Fraudulent Slack ad shows malvertiser’s patience and skills
In the past year alone, we have reported almost five hundred unique malvertising incidents related to Google search ads. While it can be difficult to…
My child had her data stolen—here’s how to protect your kids from identity theft
Recently, I received a letter in the mail from a company about a data breach. The letter said that the company had been a victim…
Man certifies his own (fake) death after hacking into registry system using stolen identity
A 39-year-old man has been sentenced to 81 months in jail after hacking governments systems to fake his own death to dodge paying child support.…
National Public Data leaked passwords online
Earlier this month, a huge trove of data from scraping service National Public Data was posted online. The dump made international headlines because it included…
Toyota confirms customer and employee data stolen, says breach at third party to blame
Last week, a cybercriminal using the handle ZeroSevenGroup dumped 240GB of data on the infamous stolen data site BreachForums, that they said came from a…