Plus: Intimate brand customer data exposed, fake Google Coin pushed by a fake Gemini AI, and Meta wants you to post from beyond the grave. It’s been a week.

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Update Chrome now: Zero-day bug allows code execution via malicious webpages

Google has released an emergency update to patch an actively exploited zero-day—the first Chrome zero-day of the year.

Intimate products producer spilled customer data

A phishing attack on a Tenga employee may have exposed US customer data. Customers should watch for sextortion-themed phishing attempts.

Scammers use fake “Gemini” AI chatbot to sell fake “Google Coin”

An AI chatbot posing as Google’s Gemini is being used to pitch fake “Google Coin,” promising 7x returns.

Meta patents AI that could keep you posting from beyond the grave

Hopefully Meta will file this in the "just because we can do it doesn't mean we should" drawer.

Introducing: Scam Guard for Desktop

Did you know that two-thirds of people have trouble telling a scam apart from the real thing? Fortunately for you, detecting scams is our thing.

Our free AI-powered scam detection assistant has already helped countless mobile users, and it’s now available for Windows and Mac.

Is your phone listening
to you? (re-air)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, host David Ruiz revisits a conversation with EFF technologist Lena Cohen that digs into the question—and explores the many ways our devices track us, even if they’re not literally eavesdropping.

Get it wherever you get your podcasts, or click through to listen below.

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