A week in security (September 29 – October 5)

A week in security (September 29 – October 5) was published on 6 October 2025 by Malwarebytes Labs. The piece points readers to a series of posts from the previous week, including From threats to apology, hackers pull child data offline after public backlash (October 3, 2025) and Your Meta AI conversations may come back as ads in your feed (October 2, 2025).

It also notes Scam Facebook groups send malicious Android malware to seniors (October 2, 2025) and Gemini AI flaws could have exposed your data (October 1, 2025). A related item on Tile trackers plagued by weak security, researchers warn is dated 30 September 2025. According to Malwarebytes Labs, the roundup highlights how threats and responses spanned social media, AI, and consumer devices during that week.