Windows File Shredder: When deleting a file isn’t enough
2026-03-05T20:51:57Z•96ec8c5ea2c5306808358c2eb8114ea8c55eaf096643f503fa4326d0961ebb26
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What happened
Malwarebytes Labs roundup (late Feb–early Mar 2026) covering multiple active and high-impact threats plus privacy/regulatory news. Key technical items include: an actively exploited, high‑severity Qualcomm component bug in Android (patched by Google); abuse of OAuth built‑in redirects to funnel users from legitimate Google/Microsoft login pages to phishing or malware; a Chrome vulnerability that allowed extensions to inherit Gemini’s camera/mic/file permissions (now patched); a fake FileZilla site distributing a tampered client that contacts attacker servers over encrypted DNS; credential‑harv
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 96ec8c5ea2c5306808358c2eb8114ea8c55eaf096643f503fa4326d0961ebb26
- Enrichment time
- 2026-03-05T20:51:57Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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