Warning: Phishing Operations Are Impersonating Prediction Markets

Fraudsters are exploiting the increased public interest in prediction markets such as PolyMarket and Kalshi, according to researchers at Recorded Future. Criminal groups known as ...

Warning: Scammers Are Targeting Voters Ahead of Election Day

Scammers continue to target voters ahead of the U.S. midterm elections, Malwarebytes reports. The scams arrive via text message, email, or phone call, offering to help users register to ...

Warning: Romance Scammers Are Targeting US Citizens For Money Laundering

Threat actors are using romance scams to trick U.S. citizens into acting as money mules, the Wall Street Journal reports. The Journal cites the example of Garrick Stafford, a 50-year-old ...

FBI Warns of Phishing Attacks Ahead of the US Midterm Elections

The U.S. FBI and the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have issued joint advisories warning of election-themed scams targeting voters and spear phishing attacks ...

Job Seekers Who Use AI for Applications Need to be on the Lookout for Scams

Researchers at Malwarebytes warn that job seekers are increasingly vulnerable to scams as AI enables them to take a “spray-and-pray” approach to job applications. Users who have automated ...

Free Helpline for Victims of Online Crime Pilots in South Africa

South Africans who fall victim to cybercrime now have more support available. MiDO Academy, The Cyber Helpline (UK) and Amazon Web Services (AWS) launched the pilot of The Cyber Helpline ...

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 ...