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macOS Gatekeeper review: How well does Apple’s free antivirus defend a Mac from malware

Apple's security layers fight the good fight, but malware and suspect applications can still be installed if warnings are ...

Malware strikes Steam again as game update hides crypto trojan

For the fourth time in 2025, Steam has been infected by an alleged malware attack. This time it's managed to steal $150,000 ...

Another malware masquerading as a Steam game took tens of thousands from streamer's cancer recovery donations

According to SteamDB, around 6k users own BlockBlasters, and Gamalytic suggests hundreds had the game installed. Being ...
Rock Paper Shotgun

Streamer raising funds for cancer care loses $32,000 to Steam game malware thanks to "appalling levels of vetting"

Valve are under fire after a streamer fund-raising for medical care lost thousands to a malware delivered via Steam game ...

Google Warns That China-Linked Malware Will Haunt Networks for Years

On Wednesday, Google’s Threat Intelligence Group reported that it is tracking a backdoor malware known as BRICKSTORM, which ...

Twitch streamer raising money for cancer treatment has funds stolen by malware-ridden Steam game — BlockBlasters title stole $150,000 from hundreds of players

Twitch streamer Raivo "RastalandTV" Plavnieks said on Sept. 30 that over $32,000 worth of cryptocurrency—which had been ...
MacTech

Study: only 15% of Mac users now believe macOS is free from malware

Moonlock, a cybersecurity division of MacPaw, has just published the findings of its Mac Security Survey 2025. The new survey ...
The Hacker News

Researchers Uncover GPT-4-Powered MalTerminal Malware Creating Ransomware, Reverse Shell

MalTerminal, created before Nov 2023, shows earliest LLM-embedded malware, signaling new AI-driven cyber threats.

Free Bitcoin? Here’s the truth about crypto faucets

Crypto faucets drip free Bitcoin — but the real value is learning wallets. Here’s how to use them without drowning.
TechRaptor

Cancer-Stricken Streamer Scammed for $30k by Malware-Riddled Steam Game

A Steam game riddled with malware has managed to trick a streamer battling stage 4 cancer out of around $30,000 in donations.
PC Magazine

Malwarebytes Ultimate

Malwarebytes Ultimate is a handy bundle that combines an effective antivirus, a VPN with no bandwidth limits, and a familiar identity protection service, though it doesn't include some other expected ...