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Don’t let your kids on Roblox if you’re not comfortable, says Roblox CEO
In response to growing worries about the safety of children using Roblox, the CEO of the company has said to parents: "My first message would be, if you're not comfortable, don't let your kids be on Roblox." Roblox is one of the most popular gaming platforms, especially among young children...
A week in security (March 3 – March 9)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: TikTok: Major investigation launched into platform’s use of children’s data PayPal scam abuses Docusign API to spread phishy emails Android zero-day vulnerabilities actively abused. Update as soon as you can I spoke to a task scammer. Here’s how it went Android...
CVE-2025-21813 timers/migration: Fix off-by-one root mis-connection
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: timers/migration: Fix off-by-one root mis-connection Before attaching a new root to the old root, the children counter of the new root is checked to verify that only the upcoming CPU's top group have been connected to it. However...
CVE-2025-21813
CVE-2025-21813 affects the Linux kernel timers/migration code. The root cause is an off-by-one mis-count during the migration of the top CPU group to a new root, where the old root is pre-accounted as a child of the new root. After attaching the upcoming CPU’s top group, the expected children cou...
Astra Linux – Vulnerability in Linux 6.1
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: fsnotify: Clearing PARENTWATCHED flags lazily In some setups, directories can have many usually negative entries. Therefore, the fsnotifyupdatechilddentryflags function can take a significant amount of time. Since most of this...
Online gaming safety for kids: learn how to protect your children
Children love online gaming, and it's no surprise they do it, considering it offers them fun and interactive…...
CLSA-2025-1738170437 hivex: Fix of CVE-2021-3622
CVE-2021-3622: fix possible stack overflow by adding the depth of recursion in the getchildren...
Security flaws found in tiny phones promoted to children
TL;DR Three mini smartphones promoted to children were analysed Those devices are heavily promoted on TikTok All had outdated operating systems All could be rooted without wiping the phone, allowing data to be compromised with physical access One had malware artefacts pre-installed One had an...
Our Santa wishlist: Stronger identity security for kids
Sorry for the headline, but we have to get creative to get anyone to read an article on a Friday like this one, even if it is an important story. As we enter the holidays and parents begin to rest after another hectic year of shopping for their kids, Malwarebytes Labs wants to draw some attention...
kernel: fs/proc: do_task_stat: use sig->stats_lock to gather the threads/children stats
A vulnerability was found in the dotaskstat function in the Linux kernel, where due to excessive lock contention, a potential hard lockup could be created. This can create a performance bottleneck and lead to kernel unresponsiveness...
kernel: smb: client: guarantee refcounted children from parent session
The following vulnerability has been resolved in the Linux kernel: smb: client: Fix - Guarantee refcounted children from the parent session...
SUSE CVE-2024-47699
In the Linux kernel, the following vulnerability has been resolved: nilfs2: fix potential null-ptr-deref in nilfsbtreeinsert Patch series "nilfs2: fix potential issues with empty b-tree nodes". This series addresses three potential issues with empty b-tree nodes that can occur with corrupted...
CVE-2024-9026
In PHP versions 8.1. before 8.1.30, 8.2. before 8.2.24, 8.3. before 8.3.12, when using PHP-FPM SAPI and it is configured to catch workers output through catchworkersoutput = yes, it may be possible to pollute the final log or remove up to 4 characters from the log messages by manipulating log...
PHP 8.3.x < 8.3.12 Multiple Vulnerabilities
According to its self-reported version number, the version of PHP installed on the remote host is 8.1.x prior to 8.1.30, 8.2.x prior to 8.2.24, or 8.3.x prior to 8.3.12. It is, therefore, affected by multiple vulnerabilities: - Parameter injection vulnerability with a bypass of CVE-2024-4577...
Apple iOS 17.2.1 Screen Time Passcode Retrieval / Mitigation Bypass
Document Title: =============== Apple iOS 17.2.1 - Screen Time Passcode Retrieval Mitigation Bypass Release Date: ============= 2024-09-24 Affected Products: ==================== Vendor: Apple Inc. Product: Apple iOS 17.2.1 possibly all 18.0 excluding 18.0 References: ==================== VIDEO...
“Simply staggering” surveillance conducted by social media and streaming services, FTC finds
The US Federal Trade Commission FTC released a report that examines the data collection and use practices of major social media and video streaming services, finding that—and this will not come as a surprise to our regular readers—the companies engaged in vast surveillance of consumers in order t...
Facebook scrapes photos of kids from Australian user profiles to train its AI
Facebook has admitted that it scrapes the public photos, posts and other data from the accounts of Australian adult users to train its AI models. Unlike citizens of the European Union EU, Australians are not offered an opt-out option to refuse consent. At an inquiry as to whether the social media...
Meta takes down 63,000 sextortion-related accounts on Instagram
Meta announced the take-down of 63,000 sextortion-related Instagram accounts in Nigeria alone. The action was directed against a group known as Yahoo Boys, a loosely organized set of cybercriminals that largely operate out of Nigeria and specialize in different types of scams. Meta took down a ho...
Alleged ‘Maniac Murder Cult’ Leader Indicted Over Plot to Kill Jews
US prosecutors have charged Michail Chkhikvishvili, also known as “Commander Butcher,” with a litany of crimes, including alleged attempts to poison Jewish children in NYC...
