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US regulators have sued a cybersecurity company accused of exploiting sextortion victims by charging thousands of dollars for investigative services it allegedly never delivered, sometimes using fabricated evidence and fake customer reviews. People desperate to prevent intimate images from being leaked online may have fallen victim to a second scheme while seeking help. The Federal…
Bitdefender
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Sending out lots of job applications without keeping track could make a scammer’s message look like a reply you’ve been waiting for.
Malwarebytes
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Three weeks before Americans vote in the 2026 midterm election, fraudsters are borrowing candidate names, logos and slogans to collect fake donations and harvest personal data, the FBI warned. “The FBI warns the public that scammers could exploit the 2026 US Midterm Election to perpetrate financial fraud schemes,” reads the public service announcement, which adds…
Help Net Security
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Google is adding AI-assisted scam detection to Messages as well as new Android safeguards against risky links, fake bank calls and screen-sharing abuse.
Bitdefender
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Google’s new scam protections cover Google Messages and third-party messaging apps, with an enhanced protection mode, expanded scam alerts and safeguards against call-forwarding and screen-sharing scams. “With scams growing harder to spot, it’s nearly impossible for users to catch every red flag themselves. That’s why Android’s built-in defenses actively intercept these threats before they reach…
Help Net Security
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Built from decades of threat intelligence research, the new resource explains scams from the victims’ perspective and tracks emerging forms of cyber crime.
Dark Reading
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Google announced new AI-powered defenses against scam messages and call-forwarding abuse on Android, currently rolling out to eligible devices.
BleepingComputer
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A long-running Traffic Distribution System (TDS) known as Help TDS to a Russian-language affiliate program called Hotejka, which appears to be a rebrand of a traffic monetization operation dubbed ROI777. Help TDS is assessed to be active since at least 2017, offering PHP code templates to partners and affiliates that are installed into compromised websites…
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A fake version of Google Chrome appeared in the Google Play Store, boasting with more than 100,000 downloads, and even securing a sponsored position above the legitimate browser.
Bitdefender
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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 encountered was personalized, indicating that attackers are increasingly using automation and public or leaked information to craft targeted phishing attacks.
KnowBe4
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Not sure if a link is safe? Malwarebytes Scam Link Check scans suspicious links for signs of phishing, scams, malware, and other online threats before you click.
Malwarebytes
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US authorities have arrested two suspects and seized nearly 190 devices in a crackdown on North Korea’s fake remote IT workers. The FBI warns that the scheme is expanding to include identity theft, extortion and even threats of physical violence. North Korean operatives have been posing as US-based workers to quietly land remote IT jobs…
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