FTC Report: Americans Lost $3.5 Billion to Imposter Scams Last Year

Imposter scams were the most commonly reported type of fraud in 2025, with Americans reporting $3.5 billion in losses, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). ...

Report: Online Shoppers Increasingly Ignore Scam Warning Signs

New research by McAfee has found that many consumers tend to ignore red flags associated with scams when searching online for a good deal. The research identified the following consumer ...

New Extortion Brand Uses IT Impersonation to Breach Organizations

A newly surfaced extortion brand called “Pink” is using voice phishing and fake IT support calls to breach organizations, the Register reports. The threat actor may be a rebrand of prior ...

Americans Lost $900 Million to AI-Powered Scams Last Year

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) warns that Americans lost just under $900 million to AI-powered scams in 2025, Malwarebytes reports. Total reported losses to scams last year ...

What AI Can’t Hide When It Writes a Phishing Email

Lead Analysts: Jeewan Singh Jalal, Prabhakaran Ravichandhiran, and Shikhar Dalela

Report: AI-Assisted Fraud is Surging

AI-generated fraud schemes are now the dominant type of fraud, according to a new report from AU10TIX. AI-assisted forgeries overtook physical manipulation for the first time, as these ...

Attackers Use Spoofed ChatGPT Site to Deliver Malware

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that a fake ChatGPT download site is delivering malware. The attackers use sponsored results and SEO manipulation to target users who search for “ChatGPT ...

FBI: Kali365 Phishing Kit is Targeting Microsoft 365 Accounts

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that a new phishing-as-a-service (PhaaS) platform called “Kali365” is targeting OAuth tokens to gain direct access to users’ ...