Malwarebytes Labs – The Security Blog From Malwarebytes | Malwarebytes Labs AI Why we’re still not doing April Fools’ Day April 1, 2026 – Scams are so convincing that two in three people can't tell them from the real thing. It's why we're not adding to the noise for April Fools. AI Asking AI for personal advice is a bad idea, Stanford study shows News Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust News Bogus Avast website fakes virus scan, installs Venom Stealer instead Mobile Criminals are renting virtual phones to bypass bank security 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 WhatsApp on Windows users targeted in new campaign, warns Microsoft Pieter Arntz April 1, 2026 0 Comments Microsoft warns WhatsApp on Windows users about an ongoing campaign that tries to gain permanent access to your machine Why we’re still not doing April Fools’ Day Malwarebytes Labs April 1, 2026 0 Comments Scams are so convincing that two in three people can't tell them from the real thing. It's why we're not adding to the noise for April Fools. Asking AI for personal advice is a bad idea, Stanford study shows Danny Bradbury March 31, 2026 0 Comments AI chatbots, including ChatGPT, Claude, and Gemini, were all too willing to validate and hype up their users, a new Stanford study showed. Axios supply chain attack chops away at npm trust Pieter Arntz March 31, 2026 0 Comments Developers using the axios package from npm may have downloaded a malicous version that drops a Remote Access Trojan New macOS security feature will alert users about possible ClickFix attacks Pieter Arntz March 30, 2026 0 Comments Apple introduced an extra layer of protection against ClickFix attacks, only for macOS Tahoe 26.4 and later A week in security (March 23 – March 29) Malwarebytes Labs March 30, 2026 0 Comments A list of topics we covered in the week of March 23 to March 29 of 2026 Criminals are renting virtual phones to bypass bank security Pieter Arntz March 27, 2026 0 Comments Not a real phone, but good enough to fool your bank. Researchers warn criminals are using virtual devices to bypass fraud checks. Bogus Avast website fakes virus scan, installs Venom Stealer instead Stefan Dasic March 27, 2026 0 Comments A fake Avast scan tells you your PC is infected, then installs the malware that steals passwords, session data and crypto wallets. Infiniti Stealer: a new macOS infostealer using ClickFix and Python/Nuitka Stefan Dasic March 26, 2026 0 Comments A new macOS infostealer, NukeChain (now Infiniti Stealer), uses fake CAPTCHA pages to trick users into running malicious commands. 1 2 3 … 613 Next Contributors Threat Center Podcast Glossary Scams
