Meta’s face-recognition code raises new concerns about smart glasses
2026-06-09T20:51:51Z•3d01100347fb0da696a71e06a9f98cdd8a759807048cb4089ac60a7e5680dab1
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What happened
Malwarebytes Labs roundup covering multiple active threats and privacy concerns: Google patched an actively exploited Chrome vulnerability plus 73 others; infostealers and password-stealing malware are increasingly distributed via pirated PC games (>400,000 devices) and fake apps (eg. fake BlueWallet targeting macOS). Scams and social-engineering remain prolific — AI-powered deepfake/voice-cloning frauds caused large losses (~$900M in 2025), attackers abused Meta’s AI support bot to hijack Instagram accounts, Signal users faced backup-stealing phishing, and convincing copyright- and invoice‑sc
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
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- 3d01100347fb0da696a71e06a9f98cdd8a759807048cb4089ac60a7e5680dab1
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-09T20:51:51Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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