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The ghosts of WhatsApp: How GhostPairing hijacks accounts
GhostPairing attackers take over WhatsApp accounts, adding their browser as an invisible linked device on the account.
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One headline, three breaches: SoundCloud, Pornhub, 700Credit
Comparing data breaches is like apples and oranges—headlines focus on scale, victims on stolen data, organizations on response—so let’s look at the latest three.
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Update now! Google fixes two security flaws in Google Chrome
Google's fixed two flaws in Chrome, both of which can be triggered remotely when a user loads specially crafted web content.
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Photo booth flaw exposes people’s private pictures online
A researcher discovered a security flaw that allowed anyone to download customers' photos and videos from photo kiosk company Hama Firm.
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To: Android
From: Hackers
Cybercriminals quietly changed their delivery tactics in 2025 to install more online threats that can steal text messages, browser activity, and financial details from countless Android users. In the second half of the year, Malwarebytes tracked a:
  • 90% increase in adware
  • 75% increase in Potentially Unwanted Programs
  • 20% increase in malware
Read our full report to learn how to stay safe.
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Pig butchering is the next “humanitarian global crisis.”
Pig butchering is more than a scam—it’s all-out digital war. This week on the Lock and Code podcast, Erin West describes how organized crime syndicates are snaking across borders to steal every last dollar from victims, no matter where they live.
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