Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: LinkedIn adds new checks for fake profiles and work histories Kothamine malware uses Tailscale’s tailcat to evade network detection Criminals turn placeholder domain into ClickFix trap That shipping rebate offer may come with a monthly charge OpenAI agent breached Australian government site, took months to report it New Browser Guard features add protection before and after you click Update Chrome: 108 security fixes for desktop, new release…
A week in security (September 21 – September 27)
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