ALL POSTS Malwarebytes earns PCMag Best Tech Brand spot, scores 100% with MRG Effitas Malwarebytes Labs February 11, 2026 0 Comments Malwarebytes is not only one of PCMag's Best Tech Brands for 2026, it also scored 100% on the MRG Effitas consumer security product test. 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. Previous 1 … 15 16 17 18 19 … 617 Next Contributors Threat Center Podcast Glossary Scams
