A week in security (December 8 – December 14)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

• The US digital doxxing of H-1B applicants is a massive privacy misstep
• Google ads funnel Mac users to poisoned AI chats that spread the AMOS infostealer
• How private is your VPN?
• DroidLock malware locks you out of your Android device and demands ransom
• Malwarebytes for Mac now has smarter, deeper scans
• [updated]Another Chrome zero-day under attack: update now
• December Patch Tuesday fixes three zero-days, including one that hijacks Windows devices
• GhostFrame phishing kit fuels widespread attacks against millions
• Prompt injection is a problem that may never be fixed, warns NCSC
• EU fines X $140m, tied to verification rules that make impostor scams easier
• Deepfakes, AI resumes, and the growing threat of fake applicants
• How phishers hide banking scams behind free Cloudflare Pages
• Scammers harvesting Facebook photos to stage fake kidnappings, warns FBI

On the ThreatDown blog:

• Tracking remote ransomware attacks at their source

Stay safe!

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