A week in security (August 17 – August 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:

• Zombie Card: An expired Visa credit card can be used for purchases
• Medical records, SSNs, and bank details exposed in CareCloud data breach
• ChatGPT for Teens tackles risky chats and homework shortcuts
• Twitch wants your content for Amazon AI training. Here’s how to opt out
• Your Mac already has a built-in firewall. Here’s how to get more from it
• 9 million images of people’s faces exposed by reverse lookup service
• 41 deceptive download sites show a real link, then send you somewhere else
• Sideloading on Android: What it is, why it’s risky, and how to do it more safely
• Scammers are using fake crypto AML checkers to drain your wallet
• Update Chrome now: Two critical vulnerabilities fixed
• Your polite reply to that text is worth $2 on the dark web
• Apple fixes another image-processing flaw that could allow code execution
• Be careful what you put in “anyone with the link” Google Docs
• Heights Finance data breach: What customers need to know
• ShieldBreak bypasses Microsoft’s patch for earlier Defender flaw
• Fake TikTok rewards promise cash you’ll never get
• Update your Mac: Screen Sharing vulnerability exploited in the wild
• Why Facebook’s war on ad blockers could help scammers

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