Category: MalwareBytes

Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam
02
Oct
2024

Fake Disney+ activation page redirects to pornographic scam

A common way to activate digital subscriptions such as Netflix, Prime or Disney+ on a new TV is to visit…

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01
Oct
2024

Android users targeted on Facebook and porn sites, served adware

Android users, be on your guard against adware trying to infect your device. The adware—known as MobiDash—is spreading via several…

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01
Oct
2024

Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined

Ireland’s privacy watchdog Data Protection Commission (DPC) has fined Meta €91M ($101M) after the discovery in 2019 that Meta had…

week in security
30
Sep
2024

A week in security (September 23 – September 29)

September 27, 2024 – Researchers found a method to remotely take over any Kia with only the license plate number…

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27
Sep
2024

Millions of Kia vehicles were vulnerable to remote attacks with just a license plate number

In June of 2024 security researchers uncovered a set of vulnerabilities in the Kia dealer portal that allowed them to…

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26
Sep
2024

Privacy watchdog files complaint over Firefox quietly enabling its Privacy Preserving Attribution

A European privacy watchdog has filed a complaint against Mozilla for quietly enabling Privacy Preserving Attribution (PPA) in its Firefox…

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26
Sep
2024

Telegram will hand over user details to law enforcement

Last month we reported how Telegram CEO Pavel Durov was indicted on charges of complicity in the distribution of child…

Malwarebytes Personal Data Remover: A new way to help scrub personal data online 
25
Sep
2024

Malwarebytes Personal Data Remover: A new way to help scrub personal data online 

There’s an awful lot about you online that some awful groups want to exploit.   The right combination of personal data…

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25
Sep
2024

Don’t share the viral Instagram Meta AI “legal” post

A new variation of a hoax that has been doing the rounds on Facebook for years has crossed over to…

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25
Sep
2024

Romance scams costlier than ever: 10 percent of victims lose $10,000 or more

Romance scams continue to plague users, but their costs have risen to staggering heights, according to a Malwarebytes survey carried…

An open door with several locks on it
23
Sep
2024

100 million+ US citizens have records leaked by background check service

A background check left a huge database unprotected online containing 2.2TB of people’s data, according to research by Cybernews. The…

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23
Sep
2024

San Francisco’s fight against deepfake porn, with City Attorney David Chiu (Lock and Code S05E20)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… On August 15, the city of San Francisco launched an entirely new…