Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Fake xStocks, Pendle, and other sites bait crypto users with rewards votes Shadow AI explained: The work shortcut that could leak your company’s secrets Convincing Free Mobile phishing emails appear after data breach Malwarebytes earns another Top Product award in independent testing Pentagon breach exposes Social Security numbers and military records of millions Losing gamblers pushed to bet more by DraftKings’ AI, report says Hackers steal…
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