An EFF investigation found that most Android antivirus apps fail to detect stalkerware. Malwarebytes detected 100%, while Google Play Protect found just over half.

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A monumental data breach has compromised approximately 17.5 million Instagram users, resulting in the exfiltration of sensitive personal information that is now proliferating across the dark web. …

Instagram has formally denied allegations of a breach, notwithstanding a deluge of disconcerting password-reset notifications received by users in recent days. The corporation maintains that these…

New malware campaign impersonates Malwarebytes installers. Hackers use DLL sideloading to deploy infostealers targeting crypto & MFA. Verify downloads now.

Malwarebytes exposes a deceptive campaign using fake Windows 11 Facebook ads to trick users into downloading stealthy info-stealing malware.

Cybercriminals are using a fake Google security checkup (google-prism) to trick you into installing powerful PWA malware. Learn how to spot the trap.

Malwarebytes uncovers a trojanized FileZilla campaign using DLL hijacking and DNS-over-HTTPS to silently steal FTP credentials and bypass security.

Fake Claude AI installer mimicking Anthropic spreads PlugX malware on Windows, using DLL sideloading to gain persistent remote access to infected systems.

Attackers are hiding malware inside fake game and software installers. Malwarebytes Labs calls the threat RenPy Loader. Once it runs, the loader starts a multi-stage chain that ends in Amatera Ste…