Microsoft’s Recall AI Tool Is Making an Unwelcome Return

Microsoft held off on releasing the privacy-unfriendly feature after a swell of pushback last year. Now it’s trying again, with a few improvements that skeptics say still aren't enough...

A week in security (April 7 – April 13)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The Pall Mall Pact and why it matters Child predators are lurking on dating apps, warns report Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns WhatsApp for Windows vulnerable to attacks. Update now! Man accused of using keylogger to spy on...

Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns

Senator Cassidy, the chair of the US Senate Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions Committee has expressed concerns about foreign adversaries, including the Chinese Communist Party, acquiring the sensitive genetic data of millions of Americans through 23andMe. The risk is considered real because ...

72% of people are worried their data is being misused by the government, and that’s not all…

Bad vibes are big news in privacy right now, with the public feeling isolated in securing their sensitive information from companies, governments, AI models, and scammers. That’s the latest from Malwarebytes research conducted this month, which revealed that the vast majority of people are...

Is your phone listening to you? (Lock and Code S06E07)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast … It has probably happened to you before. You and a friend are talking —not texting, not DMing, not FaceTiming—but talking , physically face-to-face, about, say, an upcoming vacation, a new music festival, or a job offer you just got. And then, that same wee...

DIRNSA Fired

In "Secrets and Lies" 2000, I wrote: It is poor civic hygiene to install technologies that could someday facilitate a police state. It's something a bunch of us were saying at the time, in reference to the vast NSA's surveillance capabilities. I have been thinking of that quote a lot as I read ne...

Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to military

Up to one in five of the most popular mobile VPNs for iOS last year are owned by Chinese companies that do their best to hide the fact. In at least one case, the owner is on a US blacklist. That's according to a report from the non-profit Tech Transparency Project TTP, who investigated the top 10...

Location, name, and photos of random kids shown to parents in child tracker mix up

Not one but several worried parents that tracked their children by using T-Mobile tracking devices suddenly found that they were looking at the location of random other children. And could not locate their own. T-Mobile sells a small GPS tracker called SyncUP, which can be used to track, among...

CVE-2025-23391

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2025-04-03 06:02:11+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/infosec.skyfleet.blue/post/3llva3f5gb62r 2025-04-03 08:09:50+00:00| seen| https://bsky.app/profile/andranglin.bsky.social/post/3llvh7l6j2c2s 2025-04-03 20:10:05+00:00| seen|...

“Nudify” deepfakes stored unprotected online

Yesterday, we told you about how millions of pictures from specialized dating apps had been stored online without any kind of password protection. Now it's the turn of an AI "nudify" service. A researcher, famous for finding unprotected cloud storage buckets, has uncovered an unprotected AWS buck...

An AI Image Generator’s Exposed Database Reveals What People Really Used It For

An unsecured database used by a generative AI app revealed prompts and tens of thousands of explicit images—some of which are likely illegal. The company deleted its websites after WIRED reached out...

Apple macOS 安全漏洞

Apple macOS is a specialized operating system developed for Mac computers by Apple USA. A security vulnerability exists in Apple macOS that stems from privacy concerns and could lead to accessing user contact information...

Apple iOS和Apple iPadOS 安全漏洞

Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS are products of Apple Inc. Apple iOS is an operating system developed for mobile devices, and Apple iPadOS is an operating system for iPad tablets. A security vulnerability exists in Apple iOS and Apple iPadOS that arises from privacy concerns and could result in access...

Apple macOS 安全漏洞

Apple macOS is a set of specialized operating systems developed for Mac computers by Apple, Inc. A security vulnerability exists in Apple macOS that stems from privacy concerns and could cause applications to observe unprotected user data...

CVE-2025-24383

creationtimestamp| type| source ---|---|--- 2025-03-28 02:28:18+00:00| seen| https://t.me/DarkWebInformerCVEAlerts/9261 2025-03-28 04:03:36+00:00| seen| Telegram/HLtrfGg4M1aUeJImJnceuXbeT8M976JM0quDSG2ytouQns 2025-03-28 05:12:23+00:00| seen| https://t.me/cvedetector/21370 2025-03-28 09:10:22+00:0...

CVE-2024-12619

An issue has been discovered in GitLab CE/EE affecting all versions from 16.0 before 17.8.6, 17.9 before 17.9.3, and 17.10 before 17.10.1, allowing internal users to gain unauthorized access to internal projects...

DeepSeek users targeted with fake sponsored Google ads that deliver malware

The threat intel research used in this post was provided by Malwarebytes Senior Director of Research, Jérôme Segura. DeepSeek’s rising popularity has not only raised concerns and questions about privacy implications, but cybercriminals are also using it as a lure to trap unsuspecting Google...

GO-2025-3552 Mattermost Fails to Restrict Bookmark Creation and Updates in Archived Channels in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server

Mattermost Fails to Restrict Bookmark Creation and Updates in Archived Channels in github.com/mattermost/mattermost-server...

What Google Chrome knows about you, with Carey Parker (Lock and Code S06E06)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast … Google Chrome is, by far, the most popular web browser in the world. According to several metrics, Chrome accounts for anywhere between 52% and 66% of the current global market share for web browser use. At that higher estimate, that means that, if the 5.5...

How to Avoid US-Based Digital Services—and Why You Might Want To

Amid growing concerns over Big Tech firms aligning with Trump administration policies, people are starting to move their digital lives to services based overseas. Here's what you need to know...