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malwarebytes.com > blog > ai > 2026 > 09 > flirty-onlyfans-promoters-on-x-may-be-using-ai-to-appear-human

Flirty OnlyFans promoters on X may be using AI to appear human | Malwarebytes

5+ day, 19+ hour ago   (1052+ words) In a recent post, we looked at reports of League of Legends players receiving suspicious friend requests shortly after matches. The accounts quickly steered the conversation toward Discord, where they promoted paid adult-content pages. At the time, one unanswered question…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 09 > dark-web-site-puts-153-million-drivers-licenses-and-millions-more-ids-up-for-sale

153M+ driver???s licenses for sale on new dark web platform

1+ week, 3+ day ago   (563+ words) A new dark web platform called Nexus claimed to be selling 153 million driver’s license scans and millions of other identity and medical cards. The collection included more than 153 million driver’s licenses, 10 million ID cards, 3 million travel documents, and 579,000 medical cards,…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 09 > infostealers-are-hijacking-claude-accounts-at-users-expense

Infostealers are hijacking Claude accounts at users’ expense

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (351+ words) Anthropic has warned some Claude users that criminals are using information stealers to take over their accounts. Rather than guessing passwords or intercepting two-factor authentication (2FA) codes, the attackers steal the browser sessions that prove a user is already logged in....

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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 09 > terminalfix-looks-like-clickfix-but-delivers-a-very-different-payload

TerminalFix looks like ClickFix, but delivers a very different payload

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (441+ words) Microsoft has published details about a Windows malware campaign it calls TerminalFix. The social engineering used to infect people is very similar to what we’ve seen in ClickFix campaigns. A website visitor is presented with a fake Cloudflare CAPTCHA which,…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > scams > 2026 > 08 > beware-of-fake-indeed-interview-apps-used-to-install-spyware

Beware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spyware

2+ week, 3+ day ago   (634+ words) From several independent reports, we’ve seen evidence of scammers using fake Android “interview” apps to target job seekers on the Indeed platform. Indeed is one of the world’s largest employment websites, giving scammers access to a huge pool of potential…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > mobile > 2026 > 08 > toxicpanda-2-0-can-take-over-your-android-phone-and-banking-apps

ToxicPanda 2.0 can take over your Android phone and banking apps

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (391+ words) Researchers have uncovered ToxicPanda 2.0, an Android banking Trojan and remote-access tool designed for account takeover and “on-device fraud.” The core objective is on-device fraud. That means that rather than logging in from an attacker-controlled machine, the operator can carry out…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 08 > fake-microsoft-security-scans-trick-victims-into-uninstalling-their-antivirus

Fake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirus

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1422+ words) A wave of websites is offering to check whether your antivirus is working. They call themselves SysScan, carry Microsoft branding, and all reach the same conclusion: Your computer has serious problems, and the cause is the antivirus software you installed....

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malwarebytes.com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 08 > tracking-pavinloader-across-clickfix-and-fake-download-campaigns

Tracking PavinLoader across ClickFix and fake download campaigns

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (1618+ words) In our previous analysis of the malicious RenPy campaigns, we identified a multi-stage loader deployed as part of the infection chain. Further threat hunting has since shown that the same loader, which we track as PavinLoader, is being used across…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 08 > 41-deceptive-download-sites-show-a-real-link-then-send-you-somewhere-else

41 deceptive download sites show a real link, then send you somewhere else

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (1340+ words) We identified a network of 41 websites impersonating popular games and Windows software, all designed to push visitors towards the same Download Studio installer. The sites advertise everything from Counter-Strike, Half-Life, Fallout, Roblox, PUBG, and The Witcher to VLC, 7-Zip, Paint....

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malwarebytes.com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 08 > fake-ccleaner-installs-ghostdesk-chrome-spyware

Fake CCleaner installs GhostDesk Chrome spyware

1+ mon, 1+ day ago   (563+ words) A fake version of the popular PC cleaning tool CCleaner is being used to infect Windows users with a malicious Chrome extension called GhostDesk, which acts as spyware inside the browser. With more than 2 billion downloads worldwide, CCleaner is one…...