Gmail’s multi-factor authentication bypassed by hackers to pull off targeted attacks
Russian hackers have bypassed Google’s multi-factor authentication (MFA) in Gmail to pull off targeted attacks, according to security researchers at...
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A week in security (June 15 – June 21)
June 19, 2025 – Researchers have uncovered 30 exposed data sets containing over 16 billion login credentials which were likely...
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Mattel’s going to make AI-powered toys, kids’ rights advocates are worried
Toy company Mattel has announced a deal with OpenAI to create AI-powered toys, but digital rights advocates have urged caution....
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Billions of logins for Apple, Google, Facebook, Telegram, and more found exposed online
When organizations, good or bad, start hoarding collections of login credentials the numbers quickly add up. Take the 184 million...
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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money
Ads on Instagram—including deepfake videos—are impersonating trusted financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) in...
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5 riskiest places to get scammed online
Scammers love your smartphone. They can text you fraudulent tracking links for packages you never bought. They can profess their...
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Scammers hijack websites of Bank of America, Netflix, Microsoft, and more to insert fake phone number
The examples in this post are actual fraud attempts found by Malwarebytes Senior Director of Research, Jérôme Segura. Cybercriminals frequently...
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WhatsApp to start targeting you with ads
WhatsApp has announced that it will start to show you targeted ads on the app. The ads, it says, will...
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Reddit’s new AI-powered tools scan your posts to serve you better ads
Reddit has introduced two Artificial Intelligence (AI) tools which will use Reddit comments, posts, and conversations to help sellers make...
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Smart air fryers ordered to stop invading our digital privacy
In a confirmation that we’ve gone full Black Mirror, the UK’s privacy czar has wagged a finger at air fryer...
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The data on denying social media for kids (re-air) (Lock and Code S06E12)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast… Complex problems often assume complex solutions, but recent observations about increased levels...
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A week in security (June 9 – June 15)
June 13, 2025 – Users of the Meta AI seem to be sharing their sensitive conversations with the entire world...
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