In a new version of the old “Hello pervert” emails, scammers are relying on classic email spoofing techniques to try and convince victims that they have lost control of their email account and computer systems. Email spoofing basically comes down to sending emails with a false sender address, a method in use in various ways […]
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A type of crypto scam that we reported about in 2024 has ported over to a new platform and changed tactics—a bit. Where the old scams mostly reached me on WhatsApp, the same group of scammers is now using Direct Messages on X. However, the same old trick of “accidentally” sending you login details to
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The Hertz Corporation, on behalf of Hertz, Dollar, and Thrifty brands, is sending breach notifications to customers who may have had their name, contact information, driver’s license, and—in rare cases—Social Security Number exposed in a data breach. The car rental giant’s data was stolen in a ransomware attack leveraging a vulnerability in Cleo file sharing
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European Facebook users have so far avoided having their public posts used to train parent company Meta’s AI model. That’s about to change, the company has warned. In a blog post today, it said that EU residents’ data was fair game and it would be slurping up public posts for training soon. Facebook, which launched
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In a new update for the guide concerning CVE-2025-21204 Microsoft told users they need the new inetpub folder for protection. As part of April’s patch Tuesday updates, Microsoft released a patch to a link following flaw in the Windows Update Stack. Applying the patch creates a new %systemdrive%inetpub folder on the device. Users who noticed
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Horn tooting time: We’re excited to say we’ve earned a coveted spot in PCMag’s “Best Antivirus Software for 2025” list, and been recognized as the “Best Malware Removal Service 2025” by CNET. PCMag’s rigorous evaluation process takes into account a range of factors, including real-world, hands-on testing, independent lab tests, and decades of experience in
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Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The Pall Mall Pact and why it matters Child predators are lurking on dating apps, warns report Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns WhatsApp for Windows vulnerable to attacks. Update now! Man accused of using keylogger to spy on colleagues, log in to their personal
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The US State Department reportedly plans to sign an international agreement designed to govern the use of commercial spyware known as the Pall Mall Pact. The Pall Mall Pact, formally known as the Pall Mall Process, was initiated by France and the United Kingdom in February 2024. The goal of the Pall Mall Pact is
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Using a dating app? Beware of your potential partner’s motives. A report from Edinburgh University warns that child abusers are using these apps to find single parents with vulnerable children. The Searchlight 2025 report, from the University’s Childlight Global Child Safety Institute, analyses the tools and techniques that child abusers use to reach their prey.
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Senator Cassidy, the chair of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has expressed concerns about foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, acquiring the sensitive genetic data of millions of Americans through 23andMe. The risk is considered real because of the impending takeover of the genetic database that belongs to 23andMe. Since
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