Report: 9 out of 10 Americans Have Been Targeted by Scams

91% of Americans have been targeted by a scam, and 17% have fallen victim to one, according to a new survey by Consumer Reports. Notably, 20% of respondents said the latest scam they ...

New Phishing Campaign Uses Claude-Themed Lures

A phishing campaign is targeting Google accounts with lures that promise free subscriptions to Anthropic’s Claude Max AI model, Malwarebytes warns.

Warning: Tech Support Scams Are Abusing Google Ads

Researchers at Netskope are tracking a phishing kit that hijacks users’ browser windows to display fake security alerts. The malicious websites are distributed via Google Ads, and pose as ...

The Price of a Deal: How Scammers are Hijacking Amazon Prime Day

Lead Analysts: Lucy Gee and Emily Hanlon As millions of shoppers prepare their wishlists and await discounts for Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days starting October 6, cybercriminals are ...

FBI Alert: Phishing Attacks Are Impersonating Law Enforcement

The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert warning that widespread fraud campaigns are impersonating law enforcement or government officials to trick users into ...

Attackers Use Vishing Attacks to Distribute New Android Malware

Attackers are distributing a new Android malware called “WindRelay” via phone-based social engineering attacks, according to researchers at Group-IB. The attackers call the victims, ...

Report: AI Chatbots Are More Effective at Building Trust Than Human Scammers

A study has found that AI chatbots can be more effective at social engineering than human scammers, WIRED reports. The researchers looked at a form of romance scam commonly known as “pig ...

Report: Americans Lose an Estimated $148 Billion to Scams Each Year

Americans are now losing an estimated $148 billion each year to online scams, a 22% increase compared to 2024, according to a new report from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA). The ...

Apple Warns Users to be Wary of Unsolicited FaceTime Calls

Apple is warning users to be wary of unsolicited FaceTime calls amidst a wave of scams impersonating Apple Support, Malwarebytes reports. The scammers inform the user that there’s been ...

Attackers Exploit AI Hallucinations to Send Users to Phishing Sites

Threat actors are using a new technique called “phantom squatting” to trick AI tools into directing users to phishing sites, according to researchers at Palo Alto Networks’ Unit 42. Since ...