A week in security (October 26 β November 1)
2 November 2026 at 09:01
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Fake PDF and search tools hijacked searches for 13.4 million Chrome users
- Photo ID, bank checks, face scan? The UKβs age-check options
- Binance hit by largest-ever crypto theft, with $6.3 billion stolen
- Hackers steal and publish data on 41,000 Homeland Security workers
- Malicious Firefox extensions impersonate popular crypto wallets
- Have an older iPhone or iPad? Apple has a security update for you
- Banks are blocking AI agents from customer accounts
- Chrome and Firefox updates fix serious security flaws. Install now
- Five election scams to watch out for
- Artificial Intimacy: Love and lies in the age of AI
- The webβs having a rough week. Hereβs how to browse safely
- Samsung TVs without mics may listen through soundbars, researcher says
- Popcorn Timeβs forgotten updater left millions of devices exposed to hijacking
- AI Halloween videos: Whoβs getting your photos?
- Patient records exposed in Quest breach: What you need to know
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