Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Fake Claude site installs malware that gives attackers access to your computer
- ClickFix finds a new way to infect Macs
- Scammers pose as Amazon support to steal your account
- NSFW app leak exposes 70,000 prompts linked to individual users
- 30,000 private Facebook images allegedly downloaded by Meta employee
- This fake Windows support website delivers password-stealing malware
- Your extensions leak clues about you, so we made sure Browser Guard doesn’t
- Russian hacking group targets home and small office routers to spy on users
- Timeshare owners warned to watch out for cartel-linked scams
- Traffic violation scams swap links for QR codes to steal your card details
- Support platform breach exposes Hims & Hers customer data
- Killer robots are here. Now what? (Lock and Code S07E07)
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