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Android malware steals your card details and PIN to make instant ATM withdrawals

Researchers found new Android malware that can steal your cash—without stealing your card. Using NFC, it sends your card details and PIN to criminals waiting at the ATM, ready to drain your account.

Should you let Chrome store your driver’s license and passport?

Chrome’s new enhanced autofill goes beyond passwords and payment info—it can now store your driver’s license, passport, and more. But just because you can, does it mean you should?

Apple patches 50 security flaws—update now

Last week, Apple released critical updates across its devices, fixing nearly 50 bugs that could let attackers steal data, take control, or bypass key protections. Update now!

Sling TV turned privacy into a game you weren’t meant to win

Streaming service Sling TV has settled with the California Attorney General over allegations that it made it difficult for users to opt out of data sharing–and used kids’ data for targeted ads.

Malwarebytes Privacy
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Malwarebytes puts privacy in your hands. Enhanced detection now alerts you to remote desktop software and other tools that could allow unauthorized access, helping you maintain a secure and private digital environment.

Would you sext ChatGPT?

On the latest episode of Lock and Code, host David Ruiz speaks with Deb Donig, on faculty at the UC Berkeley School of Information, about the ethics of AI erotica, the possible accountability that belongs to users and to OpenAI, and why intimacy with an AI-powered chatbot feels so strange.

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