A week in security (May 11 – May 17)
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Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Attackers replaced JDownloader installer downloads with malware
- Meta’s confusing new approach to chat privacy
- Why Malwarebytes blocks some Yahoo Mail redirects
- Fake Claude search results lure Mac users into ClickFix attack
- Deepfake sextortion forces schools to remove student photos from websites
- Texas sued Netflix over claims it secretly collected and sold users’ data
- May 2026 Patch Tuesday: no zero-days but plenty to fix
- 1 in 8 employees have sold company logins or know someone who has
- Stolen Canvas data was “returned” after hacker agreement, Instructure says
- Yarbo responds to robot flaws that could mow down their owners
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