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Active Subscription Scam Campaigns Flooding the Internet

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Active Subscription Scam Campaigns Flooding the Internet 2025-04-30 at 16:21 By Silviu STAHIE Bitdefender researchers have uncovered a surge in subscription scams, both in scale and sophistication, spurred by a massive campaign involving hundreds of fraudulent websites. What sets this campaign apart is the significant investment cybercriminals have undertaken to make these fake sites look […]

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Deep Dive on Supplement Scams: How AI Drives ‘Miracle Cures’ and Sponsored Health-Related Scams on Social Media

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Deep Dive on Supplement Scams: How AI Drives ‘Miracle Cures’ and Sponsored Health-Related Scams on Social Media 2024-07-10 at 16:21 By Ionut Alexandru BALTARIU Sponsored social media content has become increasingly present on feeds. Sponsored ads can often be beneficial as they are customized to suit online personas, offering relevant content tailored specifically for you.

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AI meets next-gen info stealers in social media malvertising campaigns

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AI meets next-gen info stealers in social media malvertising campaigns 2024-04-04 at 16:02 By Nicolae POSTOLACHI The impact that AI has on society has steadily crept into the darkest nooks and crannies of the internet. So much so that cybercrooks are hitching free rides on the AI bandwagon by leveraging the increased demand of AI-powered

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Sponsored Ad Fraud: Mystery Box Scams Flood Social Media

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Sponsored Ad Fraud: Mystery Box Scams Flood Social Media 2024-02-29 at 16:02 By Andrei ANTON-AANEI Social media platforms are overflowing with scams. In the past couple of months, Bitdefender Labs has been monitoring a steep increase in fraudulent social media ads on Facebook promoting various swindles ranging from crypto-doubling [https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/labs/stream-jacking-2-0-deep-fakes-power-account-takeovers-on-youtube-to-maximize-crypto-doubling-scams/] to AI-generated celebrity-endorsed giveaways [https://www.bitdefender.com/blog/labs/audio-deepfakes-celebrity-endorsed-givea

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