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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 2d

Prosper data breach puts 17 million people at risk of identity theft for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Prosper data breach puts 17 million people at risk of identity theft

While Prosper says no funds or accounts were accessed, the stolen data could lead to targeted phishing and identity theft.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 3d

Video call app Huddle01 exposed 600K+ user logs for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Video call app Huddle01 exposed 600K+ user logs

Privacy left the chat. A misconfigured Kafka broker effectively undid the anonymity many users rely on.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 3d

Mango discloses data breach at third-party provider for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Mango discloses data breach at third-party provider

The fashion retailer says a breach at a marketing partner exposed limited contact details—but no financial data or passwords.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 4d

Scammers are still sending us their fake Robinhood security alerts for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Scammers are still sending us their fake Robinhood security alerts

Fake alerts claim your Robinhood account is at risk. The link leads to a convincing copy of the site—but it’s built to steal your login.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 4d

Satellites leak voice calls, text messages and more for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Satellites leak voice calls, text messages and more

Scientists have revealed a gaping hole in global telecom security, intercepting personal and business data from geostationary satellites.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 5d

Pixel-stealing “Pixnapping” attack targets Android devices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Pixel-stealing “Pixnapping” attack targets Android devices

Imagine if a rogue app could glimpse tiny bits of your screen—even the parts you thought were secure, like your 2FA codes.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 5d

Phishing scams exploit New York’s inflation refund program for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Phishing scams exploit New York’s inflation refund program

Scammers are texting residents, urging them to “verify payment details” to claim their refund.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 9d

Apple voices concerns over age-check law that could put user privacy at risk for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

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

The more sensitive data that companies have to collect and store, the greater the consequences for users if it’s breached.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 9d

Millions of (very) private chats exposed by two AI companion apps for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

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

Two AI "girlfriend" apps have blabbed millions of intimate conversations from more than 400,000 users.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 10d

Fake VPN and streaming app drops malware that drains your bank account for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

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

Mobdro Pro IP TV + VPN hides Klopatra, a new Android Trojan that lets attackers steal banking credentials.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 10d

California just put people back in control of their data for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

California just put people back in control of their data

California just passed 14 new privacy and AI laws. We’re highlighting a few that give users real control over their personal data.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 11d

Modeling scams see mature models as attractive new prospects for Malwarerebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Modeling scams see mature models as attractive new prospects

Modeling scammers are reinventing old tricks for the social media age—targeting not just the young, but older adults too.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 11d

Is your computer mouse eavesdropping on you? for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Is your computer mouse eavesdropping on you?

Researchers have found a method they called Mic-E-Mouse, which turns your computer mouse into a spy that can listen in on your conversations.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 12d

Don’t connect your wallet: Best Wallet cryptocurrency scam is making the rounds for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Don’t connect your wallet: Best Wallet cryptocurrency scam is making the rounds

A text message tried to lure us to a fake Best Wallet site posing as an airdrop event to steal our crypto.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 12d

Troops and veterans’ personal information leaked in CPAP Medical data breach for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Troops and veterans’ personal information leaked in CPAP Medical data breach

The leak exposed the names, Social Security numbers, and health details of more than 90,000 military patients, troops, veterans, and their families.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 13d

Phishers target 1Password users with convincing fake breach alert for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Phishers target 1Password users with convincing fake breach alert

Attackers are using realistic-looking 1Password emails to trick users into handing over their vault logins.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 13d

How to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Facebook account for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

How to set up two-factor authentication (2FA) on your Facebook account

This guide gives step-by-step instructions how how to enable two-step verification for Facebook on Android, iOS, and Windows.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 16d

From threats to apology, hackers pull child data offline after public backlash for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

From threats to apology, hackers pull child data offline after public backlash

After posting children’s photos online and issuing ransom demands, cybercriminals targeting Kido nurseries say they’ve erased the stolen data.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 16d

Your Meta AI conversations may come back as ads in your feed fpr Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Your Meta AI conversations may come back as ads in your feed

Meta has announced it will start using your interactions with its generative AI to serve targeted ads.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 17d

Scam Facebook groups send malicious Android malware to seniors for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Scam Facebook groups send malicious Android malware to seniors

Cybercriminals are targeting older Facebook users with fake community and travel groups that push malicious Android apps.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 18d

Gemini AI flaws could have exposed your data for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Gemini AI flaws could have exposed your data

Google’s Gemini AI suite had vulnerabilities that let attackers hide malicious instructions in everyday web activity.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 19d

Apple fixes critical font processing bug. Update now! for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Apple fixes critical font processing bug. Update now!

Apple has released a security update for macOS, iOS, iPadOS, and visionOS to patch a serious bug (CVE-2025-43400) in how devices handle fonts.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 19d

Tile trackers plagued by weak security, researchers warn for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Tile trackers plagued by weak security, researchers warn

Researchers found several security problems in Life360's Tile trackers, most of which could be solved with encryption.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 20d

Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child’s data for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child's data

Hackers stole data on 8,000 nursery children, then called the children's parents, hoping to increase leverage for their ransom demand.

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MetallicaMVP @metallicamvp.bsky.social · 20d

Amazon pays $2.5B settlement over deceptive Prime subscriptions for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

Amazon pays $2.5B settlement over deceptive Prime subscriptions

Amazon settled a $2.5 billion lawsuit for tricking users into buying Prime subscriptions which were hard to cancel.

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