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malwarebytes. com > blog > threat-intel > 2026 > 07 > fake-google-and-cloudflare-verification-pages-spread-multiple-malware-families

Fake Google and Cloudflare verification pages spread multiple malware families

2+ hour, 5+ min ago  (1142+ words) Click Fix attacks, which trick people into running malicious commands themselves, continue to evolve. This latest campaign uses fake Google and Cloudflare verification pages to convince victims to infect their own devices. A single mistake can install malware that steals…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 07 > apples-hide-my-email-doesnt-hide-it-very-well

Apple's Hide My Email doesn't hide it very well

1+ hour, 30+ min ago  (395+ words) 404 Media reports that a researcher has found a vulnerability in Apple's Hide My Email feature that could allow someone to discover a person's real email address. That's especially concerning because protecting your real email address is exactly what the feature…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > privacy > 2026 > 07 > fake-perplexity-chrome-extension-spies-on-your-searches

Fake Perplexity Chrome extension spies on your searches

21+ hour, 59+ min ago  (631+ words) Type "Perplexity" into the Chrome Web Store and you get a range of browser extensions offering access to the popular AI search service. Until last week, one of them was called "Search for perplexity ai," and it delivered something extra…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > bugs > 2026 > 07 > chrome-needs-another-whopper-update-to-fix-382-security-fixes

Chrome needs another whopper update to fix 382 security bugs

1+ day, 6+ hour ago  (514+ words) If there was ever a time when it dawned on users how full of holes the software they've been using is, it's now. Last month Microsoft pushed out its biggest patch Tuesday update ever. And yesterday, on the last day…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > ai > 2026 > 07 > bioshocking-when-gaming-ai-agents-is-no-longer-a-game

Bio Shocking: when "gaming" AI agents is no longer a game

1+ day, 5+ hour ago  (287+ words) AI-powered browsers and agents promise to take the drudgery out of web tasks. They can summarize pages, pull data from your accounts, and even act as a smart assistant that clicks and types for you. But new research shows that…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > ai > 2026 > 07 > chatgpt-produced-graphic-violent-images-that-shocked-researchers

Chat GPT produced graphic violent images that shocked researchers

1+ day, 8+ hour ago  (685+ words) AI assistants like Chat GPT are supposed to be safe to use, with appropriate guardrails to stop people creating harmful content. However, a British AI security firm just figured out how to make Chat GPT produce explicit material. The results…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > scams > 2026 > 06 > watch-out-for-high-paying-low-effort-amazon-job-texts

Watch out for "high paying, low effort" Amazon job texts

1+ day, 21+ hour ago  (543+ words) Remote, flexible, high'paying work is a tempting prospect, and the holy grail for many people looking for a new role. But it's not just recruiters who are aware of this, job scammers do too and are happy to use it…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > update-time-apple-releases-security-patches-for-ios-macos-tahoe-safari

Update time: Apple releases security patches for i OS, Mac OS Tahoe, Safari

2+ day, 3+ hour ago  (527+ words) Apple has released security updates for more than two dozen security vulnerabilities across i Phone, i Pad, and Mac. The updates for i OS/i Pad OS, Mac OS Tahoe, and Safari were issued after testing on i OS 26. 6 and…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > 119-edge-extensions-promised-useful-tools-instead-downloaded-malware

119 Edge extensions promised useful tools, instead downloaded malware

3+ day, 3+ hour ago  (462+ words) Microsoft has removed 119 extensions from the Edge add-on store which were all tied to one adware campaign. In a paper titled "Inside Stego Ad: How We Disrupted a Massive Malicious Extension Campaign," Microsoft researchers detail how they uncovered and dismantled…...

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malwarebytes. com > blog > news > 2026 > 06 > malware-steals-chrome-session-cookies-to-take-over-your-accounts

Malware steals Chrome session cookies to take over your accounts

6+ day, 5+ hour ago  (307+ words) The attack starts with an email attachment disguised as a PDF. The file uses the misleading extension. pfd. js to look like a PDF document, but it's actually an obfuscated Java Script file that drops additional files into the temporary…...