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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 08 > a-week-in-security-august-17-august-23

A week in security (August 17 - August 23)

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (120+ words) Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Available with Malwarebytes Premium Security for all your devices, and in the Malwarebytes app for iOS and Android. Try it free → Scientific research showed that the expiration date on some Visa credit cards can be…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 09 > a-week-in-security-august-31-september-6

A week in security (August 31 - September 6)

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (123+ words) Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Available with Malwarebytes Premium Security for all your devices, and in the Malwarebytes app for iOS and Android. Try it free → As X expands into payments, users are receiving password-reset emails they didn’t request. Here’s…...

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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

6+ day, 9+ 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 > bugs > 2026 > 09 > two-critical-chrome-flaws-put-users-at-risk-on-malicious-websites

Two critical Chrome flaws put users at risk on malicious websites

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (435+ words) Chrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 26 security fixes, two of which Google rates as critical use-after-free vulnerabilities. The Stable channel has been updated to 152.0.7977.75/.76 for Windows and Mac, and 152.0.7977.75 for Linux. If you…...

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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, 4+ 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 > threat-intel > 2026 > 08 > tracking-pavinloader-across-clickfix-and-fake-download-campaigns

Tracking PavinLoader across ClickFix and fake download campaigns

2+ week, 6+ 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 > bugs > 2026 > 09 > update-chrome-now-to-protect-against-an-actively-exploited-vulnerability

Update Chrome now to protect against an actively exploited vulnerability

3+ day, 10+ hour ago   (400+ words) Chrome is rolling out an update for its desktop browser. The update includes 230 security fixes, one of which is known to be actively exploited. The stable channel has been updated to 153.0.8010.36/.37 for Windows and Mac, and 153.0.8010.36 for Linux. If you…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > privacy > 2026 > 08 > aliexpress-caught-using-silent-audio-to-fingerprint-visitors-browsers

AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (532+ words) AliExpress, the online marketplace owned by Alibaba Group, has come under scrutiny after researchers and browser maker Brave reported finding silent Web Audio processing on the site that could help fingerprint visitors’ devices. The audio processing did not record people…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > data-breaches > 2026 > 08 > heights-finance-data-breach-what-customers-need-to-know

Heights Finance data breach: What customers need to know

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (407+ words) Heights Finance is a consumer lender that offers personal installment loans. Reportedly, the company filed a report with Texas regulators mentioning 734,828 affected people, though that figure should not automatically be read as a confirmed nationwide total, since Heights Finance operates…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > podcast > 2026 > 08 > your-data-doesnt-die-when-you-do-lock-and-code-s07e17

What happens to your data when you die? (Lock and Code S07E17)

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) This week on the Lock and Code podcast… You will die. Your data will not. The afterlife of our information is a recent phenomenon, and some of the companies with the most to sort through are still just figuring it…...

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