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Blogger, main interests are cybersecurity and privacy. Dutch, fluent in English and German. Can manage a casual conversation in French.

32 Followers  |  24 Following  |  219 Posts  |  Joined: 22.11.2024  |  1.8655

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Adult sites trick users into Liking Facebook posts using a clickjack Trojan We found a host of blogspot pages involved in a malware campaign to promote their own content by using a LikeJack Trojan.

Adult sites trick users into Liking Facebook posts using a clickjack Trojan for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

07.08.2025 20:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Facebook users targeted in 'login' phish Scammers are targeting Facebook users in this latest phishing campaign.

Facebook users targeted in β€˜login’ phish for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

07.08.2025 12:36 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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TeaOnHer, the male version of Tea, is leaking personal information on its users too TeaOnHer turns out to be at least as leaky as its female counterpart, Tea Dating Advice app.

TeaOnHer, the male version of Tea, is leaking personal information on its users too for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

07.08.2025 11:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Weight loss scams, or why 'Jodie Foster' wants me to lose weight Weight loss scams prey on insecurities, and scammers are abusing celebrities and fake news sites to deceive people.

Weight loss scams, or why β€˜Jodie Foster’ wants me to lose weight for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

06.08.2025 14:08 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Perplexity AI ignores no-crawling rules on websites, crawls them anyway Perplexity ignores robots.txt files on websites that say they do no want to be crawled.

Perplexity AI ignores no-crawling rules on websites, crawls them anyway for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

06.08.2025 14:06 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Critical Android vulnerabilities patchedβ€”update as soon as you can Google has patched 6 vulnerabilities in Android including two critical ones, one of which can compromise a device without the user needing to do anything.

Critical Android vulnerabilities patchedβ€”update as soon as you can for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

05.08.2025 15:35 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Unexpected snail mail packages are being sent with scammy QR codes, warns FBI Receiving an unexpected package in the post is not always a pleasant surprise.

Unexpected snail mail packages are being sent with scammy QR codes, warns FBI for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

05.08.2025 15:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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OpenAI kills β€œshort-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google OpenAI removed a short-lived experiment that allowed ChatGPT users to make their conversations discoverable by search engines

OpenAI kills β€œshort-lived experiment” where ChatGPT chats could be found on Google for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

01.08.2025 15:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Prison visitor details shared with all inmates at correctional facility A Florida correctional institution leaked the names, email addresses, and telephone numbers of visitors to the facility to every inmate.

Prison visitor details shared with all inmates at correctional facility for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/nl/blog/news...

31.07.2025 13:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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That seemingly innocent text is probably a scam Scammers are using texts that appear to have been sent to a wrong number to get targets to engage in a conversation.

That seemingly innocent text is probably a scam for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

31.07.2025 13:31 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Apple patches multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. Update now! Apple has released important security updates for iOS and iPadOS patching 29 vulnerabilities, mostly in WebKit.

Apple patches multiple vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. Update now! for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

30.07.2025 17:33 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Tea Dating Advice app has users' private messages disclosed After the initial uproar about leaked images, a researcher was able to access Tea Dating app private messages

Tea Dating Advice app has users’ private messages disclosed for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

29.07.2025 19:32 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Allianz Life says majority of 1.4 million US customers' info breached Allianz notified authorities about a data breach that exposed the information about almost all its US customers

Allianz Life says majority of 1.4 million US customers’ info breached for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

29.07.2025 19:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Steam games abused to deliver malware once again A cybercriminal managed to insert malicious files leading to info stealers in a pre-release of a game on the Steam platform

Steam games abused to deliver malware once again for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

25.07.2025 16:59 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Watch out: Instagram users targeted in novel phishing campaign Phishers are using legitimate looking Instagram emails in order to scam users.

Watch out: Instagram users targeted in novel phishing campaign for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

25.07.2025 12:01 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Age verification: Child protection or privacy risk? With more platforms and governments asking for age verification, we look at the options and the implications.

Age verification: Child protection or privacy risk? for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

24.07.2025 15:40 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot Privacy services provider Proton introduced a privacy-first chatbot called Lumo. We had to take a look at it.

Proton launches Lumo, a privacy-focused AI chatbot for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

23.07.2025 20:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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"Ring cameras hacked"? Amazon says no, users not so sure Ring users on TikTok, Reddit, and X are reporting multiple unauthorized device logins all dating back to May 28.

β€œRing cameras hacked”? Amazon says no, users not so sure for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

21.07.2025 13:35 β€” πŸ‘ 1    πŸ” 1    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta execs pay the pain away with $8 billion privacy settlement Meta executives settled a shareholders' lawsuit alleging continuous disregard of privacy regulations for the price of $8 billion.

Meta execs pay the pain away with $8 billion privacy settlement for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

18.07.2025 17:17 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Adoption agency leaks over a million records The database contained 1,115,061 records including the names of children, birth parents, adoptive parents, and other potentially sensitive information like case notes.

Adoption agency leaks over a million records for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

18.07.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Meta AI chatbot bug could have allowed anyone to see private conversations A researcher has disclosed how he found aβ€”now fixedβ€”vulnerability in Meta AI that could have allowed others to see private questions and answers.

Meta AI chatbot bug could have allowed anyone to see private conversations for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

18.07.2025 06:19 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Chrome fixes 6 security vulnerabilities. Get the update now! Google hasΒ releasedΒ an update for its Chrome browser to patch six security vulnerabilities including one zero-day.

Chrome fixes 6 security vulnerabilities. Get the update now! for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

18.07.2025 06:18 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
REVERSECAST - Malicious Script - Scamming  With Pieter Arntz (Episode2)
YouTube video by WIN32 REVERSECAST - Malicious Script - Scamming With Pieter Arntz (Episode2)

ReverseCast: talked about scripts and scams with wonderful host Diyar Saadi www.youtube.com/watch?v=jXva...

17.07.2025 20:30 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Amazon warns 200 million Prime customers that scammers are after their login info Amazon has emailed 200 million customers to warn them about a rather convincing phishing campaign.

Amazon warns 200 million Prime customers that scammers are after their login info for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

16.07.2025 14:34 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people Cybercriminals are using sponsored ads and fake news websites to lure victims to investment scams.

CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

15.07.2025 09:55 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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McDonald's AI bot spills data on job applicants The job applicants' personal information could be accessed by simply guessing a username and using the password β€œ12345.”

McDonald’s AI bot spills data on job applicants for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

10.07.2025 13:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Millions of people spied on by malicious browser extensions in Chrome and Edge Researchers have discovered a campaign of malicious browser extensions that were available in the official Chrome and Edge web stores.

Millions of people spied on by malicious browser extensions in Chrome and Edge for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

09.07.2025 12:12 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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No thanks: Google lets its Gemini AI access your apps, including messages Google says it's Gemini AI will soon be able to access your messages, WhatsApp, and utilities on your phone. But we're struggling to see this as a good thing.

No thanks: Google lets its Gemini AI access your apps, including messages for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

08.07.2025 13:53 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Free certificates for IP addresses: security problem or solution? Let's Encrypt has started rolling out certificates for IP addresses. Although it's a security solution it also offers cybercriminals opportunities.

Free certificates for IP addresses: security problem or solution? for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

07.07.2025 20:49 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0
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Gamers hacked playing Call of Duty: WWIIβ€”PC version temporarily taken offline The Call of Duty team confirmed that the PC edition of WWII has been taken offline following "reports of an issue."

Gamers hacked playing Call of Duty: WWIIβ€”PC version temporarily taken offline for Malwarebytes Labs www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/20...

07.07.2025 20:48 β€” πŸ‘ 0    πŸ” 0    πŸ’¬ 0    πŸ“Œ 0

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