Category: MalwareBytes

An illustration of a person's smartphone, held in their hand, with various fishing lines and hooks pulling on individual apps.
14
Oct
2025

AI-driven scams are preying on Gen Z’s digital lives​

Gone are the days when extortion was only the plot line of crime dramas—today, these threatening tactics target anyone with…

pixnapping stealing while you sleep
14
Oct
2025

Pixel-stealing “Pixnapping” attack targets Android devices

Researchers at US universities have demonstrated how a malicious Android app can trick the system into leaking pixel data. That…

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14
Oct
2025

Researchers break OpenAI guardrails | Malwarebytes

The maker of ChatGPT released a toolkit to help protect its AI from attack earlier this month. Almost immediately, someone…

inflation refund scam
14
Oct
2025

Phishing Scams Exploit New York’s Inflation Refund Program

A warning from the New York State on their website informs visitors that: “Scammers are calling, mailing, and texting taxpayers…

week in security
13
Oct
2025

A week in security (October 6 – October 12)

October 10, 2025 – The more sensitive data that companies have to collect and store, the greater the consequences for…

age verification stamp
10
Oct
2025

Apple voices concerns over age-check law that could put user privacy at risk

Apple has raised concerns about a new Texas state law, SB 2420, which introduces age assurance requirements for app stores…

A hand reaches down to grab one asterisk from a written password.
10
Oct
2025

Your passwords don’t need so many fiddly characters, NIST says

It’s once again time to change your passwords, but if one government agency has its way, this might be the…

Chattee and GiMe Chat AI girlfriends
10
Oct
2025

Millions of (very) private chats exposed by two AI companion apps

Cybernews discovered how two AI companion apps, Chattee Chat and GiMe Chat, exposed millions of intimate conversations from over 400,000…

scary VPN tunnel
09
Oct
2025

Fake VPN and streaming app drops malware that drains your bank account

Security researchers are warning Android users to delete a fake VPN and streaming app that can let criminals take over…

Legal gavel
09
Oct
2025

California just put people back in control of their data

California’s 2025 legislative session closed with 14 new privacy and AI-related bills. We’d like to highlight a few of the…

Find my feature on iPhone
09
Oct
2025

One stolen iPhone uncovered a network smuggling thousands of devices to China

If you think Apple’s ‘Find My’ feature was just there to help you locate your phone when it slipped down…

Mature model photoshoot
08
Oct
2025

Modeling scams see mature models as attractive new prospects

The BBC reported on modeling scams targeting older models. Modeling scams aren’t new, but it’s worth looking at how they…