Malwarebytes Labs – The Security Blog From Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes Labs Family and parenting How safe are kids using social media? We did the groundwork February 10, 2026 – Our research found that mainstream platforms often protect children well—until curiosity or the wrong settings get in the way. News Discord will limit profiles to teen-appropriate mode until you verify your age News Man tricked hundreds of women into handing over Snapchat security codes AI AI chat app leak exposes 300 million messages tied to 25 million users News Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal payment details PODCAST Podcast Our bi-weekly podcast of the latest security headlines and in-depth interviews with guests VIEW EPISODES AI AI If the robots are taking over, you'll want to know about it. READ MORE Data Breaches Data breaches Keep on top of the latest data breach news. READ MORE Threat Intelligence Threat Intel Stay up to date with the latest research and threat intelligence reports. READ MORE Discord will limit profiles to teen-appropriate mode until you verify your age Pieter Arntz February 10, 2026 0 Comments Discord will make all profiles teen-appropriate by default until you prove you’re an adult. What you’d “miss” may not be all that terrible. How safe are kids using social media? We did the groundwork Malwarebytes Labs February 10, 2026 0 Comments Our research found that mainstream platforms often protect children well—until curiosity or the wrong settings get in the way. Man tricked hundreds of women into handing over Snapchat security codes Danny Bradbury February 10, 2026 0 Comments Hacked Snapchat accounts and secret filming with smart glasses, this week served two reminders of how women’s privacy is still being violated. Is your phone listening to you? (re-air) (Lock and Code S07E03) Malwarebytes Labs February 9, 2026 0 Comments This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit an episode from 2025 in which we tried to answer: Is your phone listening to you? AI chat app leak exposes 300 million messages tied to 25 million users Pieter Arntz February 9, 2026 0 Comments A security researcher found an exposed database belonging to the Chat & Ask AI app, once again traced back to a Firebase misconfiguration. Fake 7-Zip downloads are turning home PCs into proxy nodes Stefan Dasic February 9, 2026 0 Comments A convincing lookalike of the popular 7-Zip archiver site has been silently turning victims’ machines into residential proxy nodes. A week in security (February 2 – February 8) Malwarebytes Labs February 9, 2026 0 Comments A list of topics we covered in the week of February 2 to February 8 of 2026 Apple Pay phish uses fake support calls to steal payment details Pieter Arntz February 6, 2026 0 Comments This Apple Pay phishing campaign is designed to funnel victims into fake Apple Support calls, where scammers steal payment details. Open the wrong “PDF” and attackers gain remote access to your PC Pieter Arntz February 5, 2026 0 Comments The DEAD#VAX campaign tricks users into installing AsyncRAT by disguising a virtual hard disk as a PDF attachment. 1 2 3 … 601 Next Contributors Threat Center Podcast Glossary Scams
