Category: MalwareBytes

iOS 18 is out. Here are the new privacy and security features
17
Sep
2024

iOS 18 is out. Here are the new privacy and security features

On September 16, 2024, Apple released iOS 18. Besides a lot of exciting new features, iOS 18 comes with some…

23andMe logo
16
Sep
2024

23andMe to pay $30 million in settlement over 2023 data breach

Genetic testing company 23andMe will pay $30 million to settle a class action lawsuit over a 2023 data breach which…

week in security
16
Sep
2024

A week in security (September 9 – September 15)

September 13, 2024 – Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an in-vehicle advertisement presentation system…

Ford logo
13
Sep
2024

Ford seeks patent for conversation-based advertising

Car manufacturer Ford Motor Company has filed a patent application for an in-vehicle advertisement presentation system based on information derived…

Woman with head in her hands
12
Sep
2024

PartnerLeak scam site promises victims full access to “cheating” partner’s stolen data

Earlier this week, we reported on a new type of scam that tells you your partner is cheating on you….

Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos
12
Sep
2024

Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos

We’ve uncovered a malicious campaign going after Mac users looking for support or extended warranty from Apple via the AppleCare+…

Meta logo
12
Sep
2024

Facebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI

Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data from the accounts of Australian adult users…

Close up of black credit card.
10
Sep
2024

Payment provider data breach exposes credit card information of 1.7 million customers

Payment provider Slim CD has disclosed a security incident that may have exposed the full credit card information of anyone…

look close at cheating email
10
Sep
2024

Your partner “is cheating on you” scam asks you to pay to see proof

As if they weren’t annoying enough already, scammers have recently introduced new pressure tactics to their sextortion and scam emails….

The Lock and Code logo, which includes the Malwarebytes Labs insignia ensconced in a pair of headphones
09
Sep
2024

What the arrest of Telegram’s CEO means, with Eva Galperin (Lock and Code S05E19)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… On August 24, at an airport just outside of Paris, a man…

week in security
09
Sep
2024

A week in security (September 2 – September 8)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Last week on ThreatDown: Stay safe! Our business solutions remove all remnants of ransomware and…

Planned Parenthood logo
05
Sep
2024

Planned Parenthood partly offline after ransomware attack

In late August, Intermountain Planned Parenthood of Montana suffered a cyberattack which is still under investigation. The attack has been…