A week in security (August 10 – August 16)

Malwarebytes Labs weekly security feed covering August 10–16, 2026. Key items include critical Zoom vulnerabilities enabling malicious code execution by meeting participants, Microsoft’s August Patch Tuesday addressing 421 flaws including three zero-days and 62 critical vulnerabilities, Android malware combining social engineering, RAT capabilities, and NFC relay attacks to facilitate real-time bank-card abuse, and fake software/download sites distributing GhostDesk Chrome spyware or abusing legitimate remote-access tools. The feed also covers mercenary spyware targeting, phishing and scam-asよ