A week in security (July 20 – July 26)
2026-07-27T08:51:44Z•448c64e894eff586541c56ec4cdc9d01b3b868e5e5d300d48485d4e8bb914018
AI securityAdobe Acrobat extensionAmatera StealerEtherHidingIoT securityMSBuildRen'PyWhatsApp WebWordPressaccount takeovercredential theftdata breachextortioninfostealermacOSmalwarephishingprivacyscamssmart vacuumsupply chainvehicle securitywp2shell
What happened
Malwarebytes Labs weekly feed covering scams, phishing, malware, data breaches, exposed vulnerabilities, privacy issues, and security research published July 17–26, 2026. Notable topics include ClickLock macOS infostealer activity, Amatera Stealer distributed through fake games using Ren'Py, MSBuild, and EtherHiding, WordPress wp2shell exploitation, Adobe Acrobat extension flaws exposing WhatsApp Web chats, vehicle and smart-vacuum vulnerabilities, account hijacking, and large-scale breach allegations.
Why it matters
A reviewed impact interpretation has not been published for this record.
Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 448c64e894eff586541c56ec4cdc9d01b3b868e5e5d300d48485d4e8bb914018
- Enrichment time
- 2026-07-27T08:51:44Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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