This week on the Lock and Code podcast… In the United States today, you can have your bank account closed, your credit cards cancelled, and your online payments revoked for any number of crimes, like funding terrorism, engaging in money laundering, or violating sanctions. Sensible, right? Well, you can also face financial ruin for teaching […]

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Payment apps are watching what you say (Lock and Code S07E11) Scammers pretending to be Microsoft had help from US executives 700+ education and tech websites hijacked in huge ClickFix malware campaign Fake software on GitHub and SourceForge distribute Deno RAT Fake LinkedIn emails abuse Adobe to track victims Company […]

Does it sometimes take your phone a few minutes to accomplish one simple task? That can be wildly frustrating. But you’re in luck, because we’ve got a free tool that scans your phone for leftover files, temporary data, outdated caches and helps you clean up all that junk. Introducing our Junk Cleaner for Android. The […]

A fake website impersonating BlueWallet (a real Bitcoin wallet) is targeting Mac users with a simple but effective attack. BlueWallet itself has not been compromised. Instead, cybercriminals have stolen the name and branding of the legitimate Bitcoin wallet to make a malicious download appear trustworthy. If you went looking for a cryptocurrency wallet and landed […]

Introduction Modern infrastructures universally rely on containerization to deploy applications, scale services, and build cloud platforms. The use of Docker, Kubernetes, and similar technologies has become the corporate standard for efficient automation. However, as containers grow in popularity, so does the interest of malicious actors — a trend we actively track in our research into […]

Introduction Containerization using Docker has become firmly established in modern development standards, significantly increasing the speed and convenience of deploying various services. Developers often use ready-made Docker images, making only minimal changes. The largest repository of container images is the Docker Hub service. Container-hosted infrastructure is an attractive target for attackers. At a minimum, a […]

A new phishing campaign is targeting Signal users by attempting to steal their backup recovery keys to access encrypted message archives.  The attack is initiated by a text message pretending to come from Signal Support. “Action Required: Data Recovery NeededYour Signal account data (message and media) Is at risk of permanent loss due to a […]

Carnival Corporation, parent of Carnival Cruise Line, is sending out fresh “Notice of Cybersecurity Event” letters dated May 27, 2026. If you feel like you’ve read that sentence before, you’re not imagining things. Over the last decade, the world’s largest cruise operator has accumulated a worrying track record of breaches, ransomware incidents, and regulatory penalties, […]

A convincing fake website is impersonating OpenAI’s ChatGPT download page and infecting visitors with malware designed to steal passwords, browser data, cryptocurrency wallets, and other sensitive information. The site, openew[.]app, closely mimics OpenAI’s real ChatGPT download experience and offers what appear to be official desktop apps for both Windows and macOS. Instead, Windows users receive […]

A Secure Boot certificate refresh is rolling out across supported Windows devices through Windows Update. In June 2026, the Secure Boot certificates that have shipped inside Windows since 2011 begin to expire, and Microsoft is replacing them with new 2023-dated certificates. The good news: If you keep your PC updated, you probably won’t need to […]