A week in security (March 31 – April 6)
A list of topics we covered in the week of March 31 to April 6 of 2025

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs:
- Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day
- Intimate images from kink and LGBTQ+ dating apps left exposed online
- “Urgent reminder” tax scam wants to phish your Microsoft credentials
- “Nudify” deepfakes stored unprotected online
- Location, name, and photos of random kids shown to parents in child tracker mix up
- QR codes sent in attachments are the new favorite for phishers
- Popular VPNs are routing traffic via Chinese companies, including one with link to military
- Flaw in Verizon call record requests put millions of Americans at risk
Last week on ThreatDown:
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