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Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
* Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child’s data
* Google and Flo to pay $56 million after misusing users’ health data
* Neon App pays users to record their phone calls, sells data for AI training [updated]
* New SVG-based phishing campaign is a recipe for disaster
* LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI unless you opt out now
* TikTok is misusing kids’ data, says privacy watchdog
* Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF
* Malwarebytes for Teams now includes VPN
* Fake Malwarebytes, LastPass, and others on GitHub serve malware
* Can you disappear online? (Lock and Code S06E19)
* American Archive of Public Broadcasting allowed access to restricted media for years
* Scammers are impersonating the FBI to steal your personal data
* Beware of Zelle transfer scams
* ChatGPT solves CAPTCHAs if you tell it they’re fake
Stay safe!
* * *
**We don 't just report on scams—we help detect them**
Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. If something looks dodgy to you, check if it's a scam using Malwarebytes Scam Guard, a feature of our mobile protection products. Submit a screenshot, paste suspicious content, or share a text or phone number, and we’ll tell you if it's a scam or legit. Download Malwarebytes Mobile Security for iOS or Android and try it today!
* Hackers threaten parents: Get nursery to pay ransom or we leak your child’s data
* Google and Flo to pay $56 million after misusing users’ health data
* Neon App pays users to record their phone calls, sells data for AI training [updated]
* New SVG-based phishing campaign is a recipe for disaster
* LinkedIn will use your data to train its AI unless you opt out now
* TikTok is misusing kids’ data, says privacy watchdog
* Police using drones to read your license plates, warns EFF
* Malwarebytes for Teams now includes VPN
* Fake Malwarebytes, LastPass, and others on GitHub serve malware
* Can you disappear online? (Lock and Code S06E19)
* American Archive of Public Broadcasting allowed access to restricted media for years
* Scammers are impersonating the FBI to steal your personal data
* Beware of Zelle transfer scams
* ChatGPT solves CAPTCHAs if you tell it they’re fake
Stay safe!
* * *
**We don 't just report on scams—we help detect them**
Cybersecurity risks should never spread beyond a headline. If something looks dodgy to you, check if it's a scam using Malwarebytes Scam Guard, a feature of our mobile protection products. Submit a screenshot, paste suspicious content, or share a text or phone number, and we’ll tell you if it's a scam or legit. Download Malwarebytes Mobile Security for iOS or Android and try it today!
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MALWAREBYTES:ED647D42A355B8799B91DDF4F8D1EC1A
Published
Sep 29, 2025 at 07:01