> A week in security (August 24 – August 30)
[DATE: 31/08/2026 07:01]
[LANGUAGE: EN]
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:Protect your WhatsApp account with new passkey and 2FA upgradesThe AI agent swarm that attacked Hugging Face is a warning for the futureFlock wants privacy to meet surveillance halfwayFake listings can turn trusted platforms into scam springboardsFake Apple Pay charge brings the classic tech support scam to your phoneNew Instagram and Facebook rules set a default two-hour limit for teensUpdate Chrome before you browse againPopular school apps may be sharing student data with advertisersBeware of fake Indeed interview apps used to install spywareGrok fooled into stealing user chat, location data, and moreGTA 6 leak hunt could expose data belonging to thousands of Discord usersTikTok phishing: How to spot fake login and verification pagesFake GTA 6 Extended Look and demo sites deliver an infostealerFake Microsoft security scans trick victims into uninstalling their antivirusWhat happens to your data when you die? (Lock and Code S07E17)AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsersToxicPanda 2.0 can take over your Android phone and banking appsTracking PavinLoader across ClickFix and fake download campaignsStay safe!Scammers know more about you than you think. Malwarebytes Mobile Security protects you from phishing, scam texts, malicious sites, and more. With real-time AI-powered Scam Guard built right in. Download for iOS → Download for Android →