A week in security (July 20 – July 26)
27 July 2026 at 09:01
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Donβt get fooled by TikTok resin art scams
- Call of Duty Mobile scam uses fake free points to steal player accounts
- OpenAIβs agent escaped its sandbox during a security test
- Google wants to store a selfie video of your face
- Beyond the Play Store: How Android threats really spread
- Millions of cars could be tracked and unlocked by a hidden security flaw
- WhatsApp Web chats exposed by Adobeβs Acrobat extension flaw
- Chick-fil-A loyalty accounts hijacked using stolen passwords
- Paidwork breach exposes data of 23 million users: Check if youβre affected
- What happens if you visit a WordPress site hacked through wp2shell?
- New ClickLock Stealer locks your Mac until you hand over your password
- Donβt trust that βFBI agentβ in your DMs
- AI nudify apps spark legal scrutiny of Apple and Googleβs profits
- The Odyssey piracy scams appear within hours of the movieβs release
- Healthcare giant Abbott probes two cyber incidents amid extortion claims
- Fake games spread stealers with RenPy Loader, MSBuild and EtherHiding
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