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“Sad announcement” email implies your friend has died

“Sad announcement” email implies your friend has died People are receiving disturbing emails that appear to imply something has happened to their friend or family member. It’s a scam...

Scams

November 20, 2024

Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext, Meta fined

The Data Protection Commission has fined Meta $101M because 600 million Facebook and Instagram passwords were stored in plaintext.

Privacy

October 1, 2024

Scammers advertise fake AppleCare+ service via GitHub repos

Beware before calling Apple for assistance as scammers are creating malicious ads and fake pages to lure you in.

Scams

September 12, 2024

Facebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI

Meta has admitted to scraping Australian Facebook users' public photos, posts, and other data to train its AI models, including those of kids on adult users' profiles.

Privacy

September 12, 2024

Google admits it can’t quite quit third-party cookies

Google has taken a new turn in its approach to eliminating third-party cookies. This time it's back to the Privacy Sandbox...

Privacy

July 23, 2024

TEMU sued for being “dangerous malware” by Arkansas Attorney General

The Arkansas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit against web shop Temu for allegedly being dangerous malware looking to collect personal data.

Cyber Security

June 28, 2024

[updated] Federal Reserve “breached” data may actually belong to Evolve Bank

[updated] Federal Reserve “breached” data may actually belong to Evolve Bank June 26, 2024 – LockBit claimed to have breached Federal Reserve but in fact the data came from Evolve Bank & Trust

Cyber Security

June 26, 2024

Was T-Mobile compromised by a zero-day in Jira?

IntelBroker is offering source code from major companies for sale. Are they demonstrating the value of a zero-day they are also selling?

Privacy

June 21, 2024

TikTok facing fresh lawsuit in US over children’s privacy

The FTC has referred a complaint against TikTok and its parent company ByteDance to the Department of Justice over violations of children’s privacy in the US.

Privacy

June 20, 2024

Say hello to the fifth generation of Malwarebytes

Announcing the latest version of Malwarebytes, which brings a faster, responsive, and consistent user interface, integrated security and privacy, and expert guidance to keep you secure.

Cyber Security

June 5, 2024

US residents targeted by utility scammers on Google

Malicious utility ads on Google are directing victims to call centers where scammers collect their identity and try to extort money from them.

Scams

June 4, 2024

The Ticketmaster “breach”—what you need to know

This week, news broke that Ticketmaster had allegedly been breached and 560 million customers’ data had been put up for sale online. The data is said to include...

Privacy

May 30, 2024

Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes. Here’s how to avoid it

Scammers can easily phish your multi-factor authentication codes - Phishers are using new ‘authentication-in-the-middle' techniques to dupe victims into providing their login and MFA credentials. Here’s how it works.

Scams

May 16, 2024

Dell notifies customers about data breach

Dell is warning its customers about a data breach after a cybercriminal offered a 49 million-record database about customers on a cybercrime forum.

Cyber Security

May 10, 2024

Watch out for tech support scams lurking in sponsored search results

Researchers found fake sponsored search results that lead consumers to a typical fake Microsoft alert site set up by tech support scammers.

Scams

May 2, 2024

Malwarebytes Premium Security earns “Product of the Year” from AVLab

Malwarebytes Premium earned "Product of the Year" from AVLab for repeatedly blocking 100% of malware samples used in third-party testing.

Cyber Security

April 30, 2024

Ring agrees to pay $5.6 million after cameras were used to spy on customers

Ring will pay $5.6 million over charges that the company allowed employees to access customers’ private videos.

Privacy

April 25, 2024

TikTok comes one step closer to a US ban

TikTok comes one step closer to a US ban The US Senate has approved a bill that will ban TikTok, unless it finds a new owner, bringing it one step closer to being signed into law.

Technology

April 24, 2024

Many Americans may have had health and personal data stolen in Healthcare breach

UnitedHealth has made an announcement about the stolen data in the ransomware attack on its subsidiary Change Healthcare.

Cyber Security

April 23, 2024

Google ad for Facebook redirects to scam

Google ad for Facebook redirects to scam Beware of a malicious ad campaign currently making the rounds that uses Facebook's branding to lure in its victims.

Scams

April 23, 2024

Billions of scraped Discord messages up for sale

An internet scraping platform is offering access to a database filled with over four billion Discord messages and combined user profiles.

Business

April 22, 2024

Apple warns people of mercenary attacks via threat notification system

Apple has sent alerts to individuals in 92 nations to say it's detected that they may have been a victim of a mercenary attack.

Cyber Security

April 15, 2024

How to protect yourself from online harassment

Don't wait for an online harassment campaign to unfairly target you or a loved one. Take these proactive steps today to stay safe.

Cyber Security

April 15, 2024

How to change your Social Security Number

With all the recent talk of the AT&T breach and other big breaches that have come before, it’s no wonder people are questioning how to change their SSN. We explain how.

Business

April 12, 2024

AT&T confirms 73 million people affected by data breach

Telecommunications giant AT&T has finally confirmed that 73 million current and former customers are caught up in a massive dark web data leak.

Cyber Security

April 8, 2024

YouTube ordered to reveal the identities of video viewers

Federal authorities have told Google to reveal the identities of people that watched certain videos on YouTube.

Cyber Security

March 26, 2024

Vans warns customers of data breach

Vans has warned its customers about phishing and other scams after a ransomware attack led to a data breach.

Cyber Security

March 25, 2024

New Facebook photo rule hoax spreads

A hoax telling people to copy and paste a copyright notice on Facebook has been making the rounds since 2012. Now, it’s back again.

Cyber Security

March 13, 2024

Data brokers admit they’re selling information on precise location, kids, and reproductive healthcare

Information newly made available under California law has shed light on data broker practices, including exactly which categories of information they trade in.

Cyber Security

March 11, 2024

No “Apple magic” as 11% of macOS detections last year came from malware

Here's a little cybersecurity secret… There’s malware on Mac computers. There pretty much always has been.

Cyber Security

March 5, 2024

Airbnb scam sends you to a fake Tripadvisor site, takes your money

One of our researchers was targeted by a scammer advertising on Airbnb and hosting a fake Tripadvisor website.

Cyber Security

February 29, 2024

Malvertising: This cyberthreat isn’t on the dark web, it’s on Google

Malvertising made a resurgence last year, with cybercriminals creating malicious ads and websites imitating big brands like Amazon.

Cyber Security

February 20, 2024

Facebook Marketplace Users’ Stolen Data OfferedFor Sale

Personal data belonging to Facebook Marketplace users has been published online, according to BleepingComputer.

Cyber Security

February 15, 2024

Tax season is here, so are scammers

The 2024 tax filing season has officially begun, but watch out for malicious ads trying to trick you as you prepare to file your taxes.

Scams

February 1, 2024

Facebook introduces another way to track you - Link history

In what seems like yet another attempt to adapt its platform to prepare for new regulations, Facebook has started rolling out a new feature called Link History.

Cyber Security

January 29, 2024

Mr. Cooper leaks personal data of 14 million loan and mortgage customers

A major mortgage and loan company based in Dallas, working under the name Mr. Cooper Group Inc. has released more information on a recent breach.

Cyber Security

December 19, 2023

"Amazon got Hacked" messages are FALSE ALARM

Amazon customers have been seeing a message on social media that has caused some alarm.Most of the posts look like one of these (depending on the social media platform):

Cyber Security

December 11, 2023

US Government is snooping on people via phone push notifications, says Senator

Many people don’t realize that the instant alert push notifications you get on your phone are routed through Google or Apple’s servers, depending on which device you use.

Cyber Security

December 7, 2023

Watch Out For This Holiday Shopping Scam

Scammers never miss an opportunity to make a quick buck and love to piggyback on the latest trends. So what better way to kick off the scamming season than by offering Black Friday sales on one of the most popular products: a Stanley Cup?

Scams

November 23, 2023

Beware Malware Posing As Beta Versions of Legitimate Apps, Warns FBI

The FBI has issued a warning that cybercriminals are embedding malicious code in mobile beta-testing apps in attempts to defraud potential victims.

Cyber Security

August 16, 2023

Tik Tok Facing Fines For Violating Children's Privacy

‍The European Data Protection Board is expected to fine TikTok for violating the privacy of young children within the next four weeks.

Cyber Security

August 7, 2023

Here Are Some Important Tips To Identify Scams and Keep Your Account And Information Safe

With scams at an all-time high, here are some tips when dealing with Amazon. 1. Trust Amazon-owned channels. 2. Be wary of false urgency.

Scams

July 25, 2023