> A week in security (February 16 – February 22)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Age verification vendor Persona left frontend exposed, researchers say Facebook ads spread fake Windows 11 downloads that steal passwords and crypto wallets AI-generated passwords are a security risk Intimate products maker Tenga spilled customer data Meta patents AI that could keep you posting from beyond the grave Betterment data breach might be worse than we thought Job scam uses fake Google Forms site to harvest Google logins Scammers use fake “Gemini” AI chatbot to sell fake “Google Coin” Chrome “preloading” could be leaking your data and causing problems in Browser Guard Scam Guard for desktop: A second set of eyes for suspicious moments Update Chrome now: Zero-day bug allows code execution via malicious webpages Hobby coder accidentally creates vacuum robot army ClickFix added nslookup commands to its arsenal for downloading RATs Stay safe! We don’t just report on privacy—we offer you the option to use it. Privacy risks should never spread beyond a headline. Keep your online privacy yours by using Malwarebytes Privacy VPN.