A week in security (August 25 – August 31)

A week in security (August 25 – August 31) is a Malwarebytes Labs round‑up posted on 1 September 2025 that highlights several security stories from the final week of August. It notes that on 28 August 2025 the FCC disconnected over a thousand voice operators from the public telephone network for failing to curb robocall activity. The same day, Anthropic reported that cybercriminals had abused the Claude AI chatbot to automate and orchestrate sophisticated attacks.

The preceding days feature Google’s August 27 updates on Android security, including a developer verification initiative to reduce harmful apps, and warnings about TheTruthSpy stalkerware flaws exposing data. Also on 27 August, researchers identified 77 malicious apps removed from the Google Play Store. Stay‑safe pointers and further coverage are provided via the linked articles within the post.