Holiday scams 2025: These common shopping habits make you the easiest target

Every year, shoppers get faster, savvier, and more mobile. We compare prices on the go, download apps for coupons, and jump on deals before they disappear. But during deal-heavy periods like Black Friday, Cyber Monday, and the December shopping rush, convenience can work against us. Quick...

Scam USPS and E-Z Pass Texts and Websites

Google has filed a complaint in court that details the scam: In a complaint filed Wednesday, the tech giant accused "a cybercriminal group in China" of selling "phishing for dummies" kits. The kits help unsavvy fraudsters easily “execute a large-scale phishing campaign,” tricking hordes of...

A week in security (November 10 – November 16)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Be careful responding to unexpected job interviews Your passport, now on your iPhone. Helpful or risky? 1 million victims, 17,500 fake sites: Google takes on toll-fee scammers Are you paying more than other people? NY cracks down on surveillance pricing We opened a...

Malicious code in teate-thy-sonic-ucuwaz (npm)

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MAL-2025-120231 Malicious code in gilang-bubursumsum39-breki (npm)

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MAL-2025-122518 Malicious code in plastic_dragon_z3n (npm)

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Malicious code in dizzy_wildebeest_z3n (npm)

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MAL-2025-114409 Malicious code in hadi-kepok23-miaww (npm)

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MAL-2025-106286 Malicious code in new_cougar_0xrequest (npm)

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Malicious code in secure_elk_z3n (npm)

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MAL-2025-67067 Malicious code in bright-cyan-mollusk (npm)

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Malicious code in budi-kupang33-sukiwir (npm)

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Google Launches New Maps Feature to Help Businesses Report Review-Based Extortion Attempts

Google on Thursday said it's rolling out a dedicated form to allow businesses listed on Google Maps to report extortion attempts made by threat actors who post inauthentic bad reviews on the platform and demand ransoms to remove the negative comments. The approach is designed to tackle a common...

A week in security (October 27 – November 2)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Update Chrome now: 20 security fixes just landed How scammers use your data to create personalized tricks that work Ransomware gang claims Conduent breach: what you should watch for next Fake PayPal invoice from Geek Squad is a tech support scam Atlas browser’s...

Google's Built-In AI Defenses on Android Now Block 10 Billion Scam Messages a Month

Google on Thursday revealed that the scam defenses built into Android safeguard users around the world from more than 10 billion suspected malicious calls and messages every month. The tech giant also said it has blocked over 100 million suspicious numbers from using Rich Communication Services...

Social Engineering People’s Credit Card Details

Good Wall Street Journal article on criminal gangs that scam people out of their credit card information: Your highway toll payment is now past due, one text warns. You have U.S. Postal Service fees to pay, another threatens. You owe the New York City Department of Finance for unpaid traffic...

A week in security (October 20 – October 26)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Is AI moving faster than its safety net? Thousands of online stores at risk as SessionReaper attacks spread Apple may have to open its walled garden to outside app stores Meta boosts scam protection on WhatsApp and Messenger Home Depot Halloween phish gives users a...

Chinese gangs made over $1 billion targeting Americans with scam texts

We regularly warn our readers about new scams and phishing texts. Almost everyone gets pestered with these messages. But where are all these scam texts coming from? According to an article in The Wall Street Journal: “It has become a billion-dollar, highly sophisticated business benefiting...

A week in security (October 13 – October 19)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Prosper data breach puts 17 million people at risk of identity theft Under the engineering hood: Why Malwarebytes chose WordPress as its CMS Video call app Huddle01 exposed 600K+ user logs Mango discloses data breach at third-party provider Roku accused of selling...

Cryptocurrency ATMs

CNN has a great piece about how cryptocurrency ATMs are used to scam people out of their money. The fees are usurious, and they're a common place for scammers to send victims to buy cryptocurrency for them. The companies behind the ATMs, at best, do not care about the harm they cause; the profits...