Zombie Card: An expired Visa credit card can be used for purchases

2026-08-21T20:51:45Z7ef993010225fa5de2936ac1510de22c6204a3a4eb2b73dd71ae6cb4ecf5c769
AI privacyAndroid sideloadingAppleChromeGoogle DocsMicrosoft Defenderactively exploitedcredit card fraudcritical vulnerabilitycryptocurrencycryptominingdata breachfinancial datahealthcare dataidentity theftmacOSmalwarephishingprivacy exposureprivilege escalationscamssocial engineeringspyware

What happened

Malwarebytes Labs feed covering major cybersecurity and privacy developments from August 14–21, 2026. Key items include exposed healthcare and financial data affecting millions, critical Chrome and Apple vulnerabilities, an actively exploited macOS Screen Sharing flaw enabling root access and cryptomining, a Microsoft Defender patch bypass, deceptive download and crypto scams, exposed facial-image databases, and mercenary spyware targeting notifications.

Why it matters

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Evidence and limitations

Source ID
malwarebytes_labs
Record identifier
7ef993010225fa5de2936ac1510de22c6204a3a4eb2b73dd71ae6cb4ecf5c769
Enrichment time
2026-08-21T20:51:45Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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