The Crimson Collective claims to have stolen data on more than a million Brightspeed customers. The broadband provider is investigating. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: One million customers on alert as extortion group claims…
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Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud services to steal Microsoft 365 logins
Another well-crafted phishing campaign uses Google Cloud Integration Application infrastructure to bypass email filters. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Phishing campaign abuses Google Cloud services to steal Microsoft 365 logins
Disney fined $10m for mislabeling kids’ YouTube videos and violating privacy law
The FTC is seeking a $10 million settlement over allegations that children’s privacy laws were violated through the mislabeling of kid-focused YouTube videos. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Disney fined $10m for mislabeling kids’…
ALPRs are recording your daily drive (Lock and Code S06E26)
This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Will Freeman about Automated License Plate Reader (ALPR) surveillance. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: ALPRs are recording your daily drive (Lock and Code…
Grok apologizes for creating image of young girls in “sexualized attire”
Having generated content that may violate US child sexual abuse material laws, Grok highlights once again how ineffective AI guardrails can be. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Grok apologizes for creating image of young…
A week in security (December 29 – January 4)
A list of topics we covered in the week of December 29 2025 to January 4 of 2026 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (December 29 – January 4)
How AI made scams more convincing in 2025
Several AI-related stories in 2025 highlighted how quickly AI systems can move beyond meaningful human control. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: How AI made scams more convincing in 2025
In 2025, age checks started locking people out of the internet
Lawmakers enforced age checks, websites blocked entire countries, and users turned to VPNs to get around them. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: In 2025, age checks started locking people out of the internet
2025 exposed the risks we ignored while rushing AI
We explore how the rapid rise of Artificial Intelligence (AI) is putting users at risk. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: 2025 exposed the risks we ignored while rushing AI
Malware in 2025 spread far beyond Windows PCs
Windows isn’t the only target anymore. In 2025, malware increasingly targeted Android, macOS, and multiple platforms at once. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Malware in 2025 spread far beyond Windows PCs
A week in security (December 22 – December 28)
A list of topics we covered in the week of December 22 to December 28 of 2025 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (December 22 – December 28)
Hacktivists claim near-total Spotify music scrape
Hacktivists have scraped almost 100% of the content available on Spotify. Is there anything users need to worry about? This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Hacktivists claim near-total Spotify music scrape
Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure
Users affected by the data breach may be contacted directly by cybercriminals, Pornhub warns. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Pornhub tells users to expect sextortion emails after data exposure
A week in security (December 15 – December 21)
A list of topics we covered in the week of December 15 to December 21 of 2025 This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: A week in security (December 15 – December 21)
CISA warns ASUS Live Update backdoor is still exploitable, seven years on
Seven years after the original attack, CISA has added the ASUS Live Update backdoor to its Known Exploited Vulnerabilities catalog. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: CISA warns ASUS Live Update backdoor is still exploitable,…
The ghosts of WhatsApp: How GhostPairing hijacks accounts
Criminals are tricking WhatsApp users into linking an attacker’s browser to their account using fake login pages and routine-looking prompts. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: The ghosts of WhatsApp: How GhostPairing hijacks accounts
Chrome extension slurps up AI chats after users installed it for privacy
The extension disclosed its AI data collection, but not in a way most users would recognize—or knowingly agree to. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Chrome extension slurps up AI chats after users installed it…
Two Chrome flaws could be triggered by simply browsing the web: Update now
Google’s patched two flaws in Chrome, both of which can be triggered remotely when a user loads specially crafted web content. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Two Chrome flaws could be triggered by simply…
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. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: Inside a purchase order PDF…
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. This article has been indexed from Malwarebytes Read the original article: SoundCloud, Pornhub,…