A week in security (September 8 – September 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: AI browsers or agentic browsers: a look at the future of web surfing From Fitbit to financial despair: How one woman lost her life savings and more to a scammer Meta ignored child sex abuse in VR, say whistleblowers When AI chatbots leak and how it happens Fake...

iCloud Calendar infrastructure abused in PayPal phishing campaign

Once again, phishers are targeting PayPal users by abusing existing legitimate infrastructure. Only this time they’re not abusing PayPal’s platform, but iCloud Calendar invites. Our friends over at BleepingComputer unraveled a call-back phishing scam which was sent to one of their readers. “Pedro...

New PayPal Phishing Scam Exploits MS365 Tools and Genuine-Looking Emails

Fortinet uncovers a new PayPal phishing scam exploiting legitimate platform features. Learn how this sophisticated attack works and how to protect yourself from falling victim...

A week in security (July 18 – July 24)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Extortionists target restaurants, demand money to take down bad reviews The FTC will go after companies misusing location, health, and other sensitive data Roblox breached: Internal documents posted online by unknown attackers Warning for WordPress admins: Uninstal...

Lock and Code S1Ep12: Pinpointing identity and access management’s future with Chuck Brooks

This week on Lock and Code, we discuss the top security headlines generated right here on Labs and around the Internet. In addition, we talk to Chuck Brooks, cybersecurity evangelist and adjunct professor for Georgetown University’s Applied Intelligence Program and graduate Cybersecurity Programs...

Active PayPal Phishing Scam Targets SSNs, Passport Photos

A recently uncovered phishing campaign, targeting PayPal users, pulls out all the stops and asks victims for the complete spectrum of personal data – even going so far as to ask for social security numbers and uploaded photos of their passports. The campaign starts with a fairly run-of-the-mill...