A trojanized Slack download from a typosquatting website is giving attackers something most users wouldn’t even know to look for: a hidden desktop running on their machine. The installer looks legitimate and even launches a working copy of Slack. But in the background, it can create an invisible session where attackers can browse, access accounts, […]

Pushpaganda is the name researchers have given to an AI-assisted ad fraud, social engineering, and scareware operation targeting mobile users. For most people, Pushpaganda starts as something that looks completely normal. For example, a recommended article in your Google Discover feed (the personalized news stream on your phone) or one of the suggested stories you see when […]

Statistics across all threats The percentage of ICS computers on which malicious objects were blocked has been decreasing since the beginning of 2024. In Q4 2025, it was 19.7%. Over the past three years, the percentage has decreased by 1.36 times, and by 1.25 times since Q4 2023. Percentage of ICS computers on which malicious […]

If there is anything that annoys me more than a scammer, it’s companies that behave like one, while staying just on the right side of the law. They manage to linger and disappoint customers for years. It’s also why sometimes people think that Malwarebytes Scam Guard can be overly cautious when flagging websites. Some sites […]

This month’s patch Tuesday looks to remediate 167 security vulnerabilities including two zero-day vulnerabilities, one of which is known to be actively exploited in the wild. This makes April one of those months where “Patch Tuesday” looks more like “patch the entire stack,” from servers and endpoints to network gear, browsers, and mobile devices. But […]

We’ve uncovered multiple campaigns distributing an infostealer we track as NWHStealer, using everything from fake VPN downloads to hardware utilities and gaming mods. What makes this campaign stand out isn’t just the malware, but how widely and convincingly it’s being spread. Once installed, it can collect browser data, saved passwords, and cryptocurrency wallet information, which […]

A convincing phishing campaign is going after YouTube creators, and if it works, attackers don’t just steal your Google login. They can take over your entire Google account, including Gmail, your files, and payments, then hijack your YouTube channel and use your audience to run scams. The lure is a fake copyright strike notification that’s […]

Chatbots don’t kill people. But they can help others do so. On April 9, Florida Attorney General James Uthmeier announced that his office is investigating OpenAI over the role ChatGPT might have played in a deadly shooting at Florida State University, saying: “Subpoenas are coming.” The campus attack, which happened a year ago, killed two […]

A new infostealer dubbed Omnistealer is turning the blockchain into a permanent malware hosting platform, which is bad news for both companies and everyday users. It’s pretty common for malware to store its payload on a public platform, ideally one that adds some trustworthiness to the download location, like Google docs, OneDrive, GitHub, npm, PyPI, […]

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 […]