MetallicaMVP
@metallicamvp.bsky.social
Blogger, main interests are cybersecurity and privacy. Dutch, fluent in English and German. Can manage a casual conversation in French.
Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure
Users affected by the data breach may be contacted directly by cybercriminals, Pornhub warns.
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December 22, 2025 at 7:43 PM
Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Two Chrome flaws could be triggered by simply browsing the web: Update now for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Two Chrome flaws could be triggered by simply browsing the web: Update now
Google pushed out a patch for two more security vulnerabilities in the Chrome browser. Update now!
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December 17, 2025 at 5:40 PM
Two Chrome flaws could be triggered by simply browsing the web: Update now for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Inside a purchase order PDF phishing campaign for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-...
Inside a purchase order PDF phishing campaign
A “purchase order” PDF blocked by Malwarebytes led to a credential-harvesting phishing site. So we analyzed the attack and where the data went next.
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December 17, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Inside a purchase order PDF phishing campaign for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/threat-...
SoundCloud, Pornhub, and 700Credit all reported data breaches, but the similarities end there for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
SoundCloud, Pornhub, and 700Credit all reported data breaches, but the similarities end there
We compared three incidents that surfaced today to show why the impact of a breach depends less on who was hit and more on what was taken.
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December 16, 2025 at 9:52 PM
SoundCloud, Pornhub, and 700Credit all reported data breaches, but the similarities end there for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Google is discontinuing its dark web report: why it matters for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Google is discontinuing its dark web report: why it matters
Google will discontinue its dark web report early next year, prompting mixed reactions. How does dark web monitoring actually help keep you safe?
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December 16, 2025 at 11:59 AM
Google is discontinuing its dark web report: why it matters for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
PayPal closes loophole that let scammers send real emails with fake purchase notices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
PayPal closes loophole that let scammers send real emails with fake purchase notices
Scammers exploited a PayPal subscriptions feature to send legitimate emails from [email protected], using fake purchase notifications to push tech support scams.
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December 15, 2025 at 1:49 PM
PayPal closes loophole that let scammers send real emails with fake purchase notices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer
Criminals make malicious ChatGPT and Grok conversations appear at the top of common searches—leading users straight to the Atomic macOS Stealer.
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December 12, 2025 at 4:49 PM
Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
DroidLock malware locks you out of your Android device and demands ransom for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
DroidLock malware locks you out of your Android device and demands ransom
Researchers have found Android malware that holds your files and your device hostage until you pay the ransom.
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December 11, 2025 at 5:42 PM
DroidLock malware locks you out of your Android device and demands ransom for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Another Chrome zero-day under attack: update now for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Another Chrome zero-day under attack: update now
If we’re lucky, this update will close out 2025’s run of Chrome zero-days. This one is a V8 type-confusion issue already being exploited in the wild.
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December 11, 2025 at 12:45 PM
Another Chrome zero-day under attack: update now for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
GhostFrame phishing kit fuels widespread attacks against millions for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
GhostFrame phishing kit fuels widespread attacks against millions
Researchers found a new phshing kit called GhostFrame which has already been used in over a miilion attacks in only a few months
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December 10, 2025 at 1:12 PM
GhostFrame phishing kit fuels widespread attacks against millions for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Prompt injection is a problem that may never be fixed, warns NCSC for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Prompt injection is a problem that may never be fixed, warns NCSC
The NCSC warns that prompt injection is unlikely to be mitigated in the same way SQL injection was. How do they compare?
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December 9, 2025 at 1:56 PM
Prompt injection is a problem that may never be fixed, warns NCSC for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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You deserve a better ad blocker. 🔒
Block ads and trackers, stop scams and credit card skimmers, speed up page loads, and stay safe from harmful sites all while protecting your privacy.
Download Malwarebytes Browser Guard for free on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
Block ads and trackers, stop scams and credit card skimmers, speed up page loads, and stay safe from harmful sites all while protecting your privacy.
Download Malwarebytes Browser Guard for free on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
December 8, 2025 at 6:15 PM
You deserve a better ad blocker. 🔒
Block ads and trackers, stop scams and credit card skimmers, speed up page loads, and stay safe from harmful sites all while protecting your privacy.
Download Malwarebytes Browser Guard for free on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
Block ads and trackers, stop scams and credit card skimmers, speed up page loads, and stay safe from harmful sites all while protecting your privacy.
Download Malwarebytes Browser Guard for free on Chrome, Firefox, Edge, and Safari.
How phishers hide banking scams behind free Cloudflare Pages for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How phishers hide banking scams behind free Cloudflare Pages
We found a campaign that hosts fake login pages on Cloudflare Pages and sends the stolen info straight to Telegram.
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December 8, 2025 at 5:10 PM
How phishers hide banking scams behind free Cloudflare Pages for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Scammers harvesting Facebook photos to stage fake kidnappings, warns FBI for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Scammers harvesting Facebook photos to stage fake kidnappings, warns FBI
Family photos pulled from social media are being used as "proof-of-life" in virtual kidnapping scams, the FBI warns.
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December 8, 2025 at 1:23 PM
Scammers harvesting Facebook photos to stage fake kidnappings, warns FBI for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Leaks show Intellexa burning zero-days to keep Predator spyware running for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Leaks show Intellexa burning zero-days to keep Predator spyware running
A fresh investigation uncovers how Predator spyware still reaches victims through high-priced, newly bought zero-days.
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December 5, 2025 at 1:46 PM
Leaks show Intellexa burning zero-days to keep Predator spyware running for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How scammers use fake insurance texts to steal your identity for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How scammers use fake insurance texts to steal your identity
We follow the trail of a simple insurance text scam to show how it can spiral into full-blown identity theft.
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December 4, 2025 at 6:38 PM
How scammers use fake insurance texts to steal your identity for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions
Google has pushed out a Chrome update with 13 security fixes, including a high-severity flaw in Digital Credentials.
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December 4, 2025 at 1:35 PM
Update Chrome now: Google fixes 13 security issues affecting billions for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How attackers use real IT tools to take over your computer for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How attackers use real IT tools to take over your computer
We’ve seen a new wave of attacks exploiting legitimate Remote Monitoring and Management (RMM) tools to remotely control victims’ systems.
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December 3, 2025 at 4:03 PM
How attackers use real IT tools to take over your computer for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
“Sleeper” browser extensions woke up as spyware on 4 million devices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
“Sleeper” browser extensions woke up as spyware on 4 million devices
After seven years of acting like normal add-ons, five popular Chrome and Edge extensions with millions of installs suddenly turned malicious.
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December 2, 2025 at 6:23 PM
“Sleeper” browser extensions woke up as spyware on 4 million devices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
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We're proud to join the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA). We’re teaming up to take on scams and online threats so everyone can feel safer on the internet.
We're excited to join forces and keep making the digital world a safer place 💙🔒
We're excited to join forces and keep making the digital world a safer place 💙🔒
December 1, 2025 at 3:45 PM
We're proud to join the Global Anti-Scam Alliance (GASA). We’re teaming up to take on scams and online threats so everyone can feel safer on the internet.
We're excited to join forces and keep making the digital world a safer place 💙🔒
We're excited to join forces and keep making the digital world a safer place 💙🔒
Google patches 107 Android flaws, including two used to hijack devices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Google patches 107 Android flaws, including two used to hijack devices
Google’s December update fixes two Android bugs that criminals are actively exploiting. Update as soon as you can.
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December 2, 2025 at 11:42 AM
Google patches 107 Android flaws, including two used to hijack devices for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
New Android malware lets criminals control your phone and drain your bank account for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
New Android malware lets criminals control your phone and drain your bank account
Albiriox now targets over 400 financial apps and lets criminals operate your phone almost exactly as if it were in their hands.
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December 1, 2025 at 5:48 PM
New Android malware lets criminals control your phone and drain your bank account for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How CVSS v4.0 works: characterizing and scoring vulnerabilities for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
How CVSS v4.0 works: characterizing and scoring vulnerabilities
This blog explains why vulnerability scoring matters, how CVSS works, and what’s new in version 4.0.
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November 28, 2025 at 1:04 PM
How CVSS v4.0 works: characterizing and scoring vulnerabilities for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Millions at risk after nationwide CodeRED alert system outage and data breach for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Millions at risk after nationwide CodeRED alert system outage and data breach
A ransomware attack against the CodeRED emergency alert platform has triggered warnings across the US.
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November 27, 2025 at 4:15 PM
Millions at risk after nationwide CodeRED alert system outage and data breach for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Fake LinkedIn jobs trick Mac users into downloading Flexible Ferret malware for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...
Fake LinkedIn jobs trick Mac users into downloading Flexible Ferret malware
Scammers are using fake jobs and a phony video update to infect Mac users with a multi-stage stealer designed for long-term access and data theft.
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November 26, 2025 at 2:43 PM
Fake LinkedIn jobs trick Mac users into downloading Flexible Ferret malware for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...