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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 09 > a-week-in-security-august-31-september-6

A week in security (August 31 - September 6)

6+ day, 13+ hour ago   (123+ words) Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Available with Malwarebytes Premium Security for all your devices, and in the Malwarebytes app for iOS and Android. Try it free → As X expands into payments, users are receiving password-reset emails they didn’t request. Here’s…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > ai > 2026 > 08 > encrypted-instructions-can-fool-ai-assistants-like-grok-and-gemini

Encrypted instructions can fool AI assistants like Grok and Gemini

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (507+ words) A new type of prompt injection attack shows why giving AI assistants access to browsers, code tools, and private data deserves extra caution. AI researchers describe “Cryptographic Context Injection”—an attack that hides malicious instructions inside encrypted data. The AI…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > podcast > 2026 > 08 > your-data-doesnt-die-when-you-do-lock-and-code-s07e17

What happens to your data when you die? (Lock and Code S07E17)

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (460+ words) This week on the Lock and Code podcast… You will die. Your data will not. The afterlife of our information is a recent phenomenon, and some of the companies with the most to sort through are still just figuring it…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > privacy > 2026 > 08 > aliexpress-caught-using-silent-audio-to-fingerprint-visitors-browsers

AliExpress caught using silent audio to fingerprint visitors’ browsers

2+ week, 6+ day ago   (532+ words) AliExpress, the online marketplace owned by Alibaba Group, has come under scrutiny after researchers and browser maker Brave reported finding silent Web Audio processing on the site that could help fingerprint visitors’ devices. The audio processing did not record people…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > product > 2026 > 08 > your-mac-already-has-a-built-in-firewall-heres-how-to-get-more-from-it

Your Mac already has a built-in firewall. Here's how to get more from it

3+ week, 3+ day ago   (496+ words) Your Mac comes with a built-in firewall, but it’s probably not something you’ve given much thought to. A firewall helps control incoming connections—requests from apps and other devices that want to connect to your Mac—giving you an extra…...

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malwarebytes.com > blog > news > 2026 > 08 > be-careful-what-you-put-in-anyone-with-the-link-google-docs

Be careful what you put in “anyone with the link” Google Docs

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (751+ words) The next time you type something sensitive into a Google Doc—or any other online tool with a sharing feature—be careful about the permissions you grant. Speaking with The Register, the founder of QR generation service Pageloot said that…...