AST Payroll Service Scotland

06/04/2026

The bot-ocalypse is coming....

An AI agent was banned from editing Wikipedia pages... and that's when things got weird, with the agent publishing its complaints publicly.

23/02/2026

Nasty wee zero day Google Chrome bug is being exploited now - make sure and update your Chrome before using it........

Google has released an emergency update to patch an actively exploited zero-day—the first Chrome zero-day of the year.

01/12/2025

https://clicks.malwarebytes.com/s/vb/tdQtMwYP_3eusE0T5twXtS-Y8kR5YMZCZl5H8FP46JneGK0DpU6bn81uffdQTKBoCZgQU81ALAATFt7CeUjDGuScPFna3EfsCe06BWqvGqLPcr1YaPftPw15RkWbVHevwi7tsF1C2JDk1yFgPxHHkon4vuZ9XWyLBa0dDw/5GeT_bqRFiScRnTocp6H87wuVSHoMHFF/15

All Gmail users at risk from clever replay attack

08/09/2025

Paypal users beware.....https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/09/paypal-users-targeted-in-account-profile-scam?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_pro_oth_20250908_septemberweeklynewsletter_nonpaid_v2_2_175701054141&utm_content=PayPal

14/07/2025

Extensions for Chrome and Edge listed in the official web stores have been found to be malicious. Users should ask themselves if an extension is really necessary before taking the risk of installing it - even if it's on a trusted web store.

Researchers have discovered a campaign of malicious browser extensions that were available in the official Chrome and Edge web stores.

26/05/2025

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/05/update-your-chrome-to-fix-serious-actively-exploited-vulnerability?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_pro_oth_20250526_mayweeklynewsletter_paid_v4_1_174792831761&utm_content=Update_your_Chrome

Make sure your Chrome is on the latest version, to patch against an actively exploited vulnerability that can be used to steal sensitive information from websites.

14/04/2025

https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2025/04/whatsapp-for-windows-vulnerable-to-attacks-update-now?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_pro_oth_20250414_aprilweeklynewsletter_nonpaid_v2_2_174433153644&utm_content=whatsapp_windows

If you use WhatsApp for Windows, you'll want to make sure you're on the latest version.

17/03/2025

If a website ReCaptcha starts asking you for information to "finish verification" get off that page and don't look back......

An increasing number of websites use a clipboard hijacker and instruct victims on how to infect their own machine.

04/11/2024

You'd think it was safe making a call to your bank on your mobile using the bank's published contact number, wouldn't you? Not any more, it seems........https://www.malwarebytes.com/blog/news/2024/10/android-malware-fakecall-intercepts-your-calls-to-the-bank?utm_source=iterable&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=b2c_pro_oth_20241104_novemberweeklynewsletter_v1_173071598285&utm_content=Andriod

12/08/2024

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