WhatsApp account takeover scam asks you to “vote for my friend”

A scam is spreading through WhatsApp with the goal of taking over victims' accounts entirely. It starts with a message that feels harmless and familiar. Someone—often a contact whose account has already been compromised—asks you to support a friend or relative of theirs by voting in an online...

A week in security (April 4 – 10)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Why data protection and privacy are not the same, and why that matters: Lock and Code S03E09 YouTube channels of Taylor Swift, Justin Bieber, Harry Styles, and other musicians compromised Successful operations against Russian Sandworm and Strontium groups targeting...