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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > free-spotify-premium-hacks-on-social-media-are-spreading-infostealers

Free Spotify Premium hacks on social media are spreading infostealers

1+ hour, 34+ min ago  (445+ words) Short-form video platforms like Tik Tok and Instagram Reels have become the latest way cybercriminals spread malware. We've already seen attackers move away from traditional phishing emails and toward tactics that trick people into installing malware themselves. Now they're being…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > bugs > 2026 > 06 > microsofts-biggest-ever-patch-tuesday-fixes-206-bugs-including-3-zero-days

Microsoft's biggest-ever Patch Tuesday fixes 206 bugs, including 3 zero-days

4+ hour, 38+ min ago  (407+ words) This month's Patch Tuesday fixes206 security flaws in Microsoft software, making it the biggest Patch Tuesday release ever. The update includes 32 critical vulnerabilities, as well as three publicly disclosed zero-days. Microsoft classifies these as zero-days because information about the vulnerabilities became…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > bugs > 2026 > 06 > update-chrome-google-patches-actively-exploited-vulnerability-and-73-others

Update Chrome: Google patches actively exploited vulnerability and 73 others

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (428+ words) The update includes fixes for 74 vulnerabilities, including one that is being actively exploited in the wild. The stable channel has been updated to 149. 0. 7827. 102/. 103 for Windows/Mac, and 149. 0. 7827. 102 for Linux, which will roll out over the coming weeks. If you don't…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 06 > pirated-pc-games-are-delivering-password-stealing-malware

Pirated PC games are delivering password-stealing malware

2+ day, 7+ hour ago  (487+ words) A new Windows malware campaign hides inside pirated PC games and modified installers for franchises like Far Cry, Need for Speed, FIFA, and Assassin's Creed. Researchers estimate that more than 400, 000 devices worldwide have been infected, with around 30, 000 users in the…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > a-week-in-security-june-1-june-7-2

A week in security (June 1 - June 7)

2+ day, 10+ hour ago  (97+ words) Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Let's'face it, an incognito window can only do so much. Breaches, dark web trading, credit fraud. Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection'monitors for all of it, alerts you fast, and comes with identity theft insurance.' Public concern…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > ai > 2026 > 06 > ai-threat-tool-or-both

AI: Threat, tool, or both?

5+ day, 9+ hour ago  (602+ words) Public attitudes toward Artificial Intelligence (AI) are changing, and we wanted to understand why. The concern is usually less about science'fiction extinction scenarios and more about social and economic harm. People worry about their jobs disappearing, a loss of creativity,…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 06 > these-convincing-copyright-notices-are-designed-to-steal-google-logins

These convincing copyright notices are designed to steal Google logins

1+ week, 23+ hour ago  (832+ words) A'adir dispositivos o actualizar > "No tienes una cuenta? Reg'strate > A new scam is targeting people who publish Chrome extensions. The scam arrives as an official-looking "copyright removal request" claiming your extension is about to be removed from the Chrome Web…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > mobile > 2026 > 06 > fake-virus-alerts-are-invading-mobile-games

Fake virus alerts are invading mobile games

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (691+ words) A'adir dispositivos o actualizar > "No tienes una cuenta? Reg'strate > Sometimes it happens. You're happily playing a game on your phone or laptop when suddenly alarms pop up out of nowhere: "Your device is infected!" "Your i Cloud is full!" "Your…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 06 > fake-bluewallet-steals-passwords-accounts-and-crypto-from-macs

Fake Blue Wallet steals passwords, accounts, and crypto from Macs

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1552+ words) A fake website impersonating Blue Wallet (a real Bitcoin wallet) is targeting Mac users with a simple but effective attack. Blue Wallet itself has not been compromised. Instead, cybercriminals have stolen the name and branding of the legitimate Bitcoin wallet…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > a-week-in-security-may-25-may-31

A week in security (May 25 - May 31)

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (95+ words) Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Rainey Reitman about financial censorship that boots customers off major payment apps. Cybercriminals are impersonating Signal Support to steal backup recovery keys, giving them…...