AI chat bots are sliding into League of Legends friend requests

2026-08-08T08:51:45Zecd13d44fcf21fb3bd58634bc83a04ea33b9ff5d822276b7d02fa88f21dc1168
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What happened

Malwarebytes Labs feed covering recent cybersecurity and privacy developments, including phishing and account takeover scams, AI-enabled social engineering and deepfakes, malware distribution campaigns, hospitality Wi-Fi targeting, passkey theft research, browser privacy bypasses, data protection regulation, and platform privacy issues. The most directly actionable threats include AtlasRAT delivered through fake Flash Player installers, Russian cybercrime campaigns targeting travelers via hotel Wi-Fi, WhatsApp and gaming account takeover scams, and abuse of AI for impersonation and social-­in­

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2026-08-08T08:51:45Z
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