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Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses

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Fake IT help desk callers got by on little more than names and email addresses 2026-10-30 at 08:30 By Mirko Zorz Attackers posing as IT help desk staff contacted employees by phone, email and Microsoft Teams in the third quarter of 2026 and talked them into opening remote access sessions, Cisco Talos Incident Response (Talos […]

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Shame and sleepless nights haunt scam victims long after the money is gone

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Shame and sleepless nights haunt scam victims long after the money is gone 2026-10-29 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scams and identity theft hurt people in different ways, and recovering involves much more than getting money back, according to ITRC’s 2026 Consumer Impact Report. Scam victims often struggle with shame and self-blame, while identity theft […]

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Synthetic identities leave US lenders with $2.4 billion in fraud exposure

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Synthetic identities leave US lenders with $2.4 billion in fraud exposure 2026-10-26 at 07:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Criminals are exploiting established customer accounts and familiar brands to steal money and personal information, according to TransUnion’s Fraud in the Age of Continuous Trust report. Eighty-one percent of suspected digital fraud in its network during the first […]

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Chrome flags malicious commands that scammers pass off as fixes

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Chrome flags malicious commands that scammers pass off as fixes 2026-10-20 at 20:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google is updating Chrome’s Enhanced Protection mode to detect scam websites and warn users when a page tricks them into copying a malicious command. The company introduced Enhanced Protection for Chrome’s Safe Browsing feature in 2020 to address online […]

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Cybercriminals favor Microsoft over Apple and Google in brand phishing attacks

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Cybercriminals favor Microsoft over Apple and Google in brand phishing attacks 2026-10-19 at 12:38 By Anamarija Pogorelec Microsoft accounted for 33% of brand impersonation attempts tracked by Check Point Research in the third quarter of 2026, up from 23% in the previous quarter and roughly four times the share of any other brand. Top 10 […]

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Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns

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Scammers clone candidates’ voices to steal cash and voter data ahead of 2026 midterms, FBI warns 2026-10-16 at 14:34 By Sinisa Markovic 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 […]

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Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors

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Android adds AI-powered scam alerts, hangs up on bank impostors 2026-10-16 at 11:53 By Anamarija Pogorelec 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 […]

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Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks

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Product showcase: Webroot Mobile Security screens texts, blocks risky sites, and checks for data leaks 2026-10-06 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Webroot Mobile Security combines device security checks, Safari protection, text scam filtering, and data breach monitoring. It is available for iPhone, iPad, and Android devices. The app requires an active Webroot subscription and is […]

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Fake brand discounts on social media prey on shoppers’ fear of missing out

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Fake brand discounts on social media prey on shoppers’ fear of missing out 2026-10-05 at 16:55 By Sinisa Markovic Cybercriminals are using fake discounts posted on Facebook and TikTok to lure shoppers to phishing sites that steal their payment card details and one-time passwords, Group-IB has warned. The phishing kit called Milk Dragon (also known […]

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Product showcase: A photo can fool your eyes, Verdict checks the evidence

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Product showcase: A photo can fool your eyes, Verdict checks the evidence 2026-09-28 at 07:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Verdict is an AI image and video detector designed for iPhone. It works offline and requires no account. Choose a photo or video, run a scan, and the app returns a 0–100 score with a verdict and […]

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Apple’s new iOS 27 feature looks for signs you’re being scammed

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Apple’s new iOS 27 feature looks for signs you’re being scammed 2026-09-24 at 11:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec Apple introduced a scam-prevention feature called Impersonation Risk Detection with iOS 27 and iPadOS 27. The feature allows supported apps to request a risk assessment when a user takes an action that could be connected to an active […]

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Product showcase: Scamwise checks the red flags before you take the bait

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Product showcase: Scamwise checks the red flags before you take the bait 2026-09-23 at 08:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scamwise is a free scam-checking service from Savi that examines suspicious messages, emails, websites, phone numbers, images, and real-world situations for signs of fraud. The service works in any web browser on desktop, mobile, or tablet, with […]

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Scammers use genuine Google sign-ins to sell costly, unverified AI subscriptions

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Scammers use genuine Google sign-ins to sell costly, unverified AI subscriptions 2026-09-22 at 11:54 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers are using a $249 website toolkit to sell unverified AI subscriptions worth up to $2,000 a year, and a genuine Google sign-in screen is what makes the sites convincing. Malwarebytes found more than 100 websites built this […]

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Scammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims

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Scammers impersonate cops, use arrest threats to extort victims 2026-09-21 at 13:53 By Sinisa Markovic Scammers are posing as police officers and federal agents, threatening arrest unless victims pay up, the FBI warns. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) updated an alert it first issued in 2022, citing “losses totaling more than $1.6 billion” […]

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Product showcase: Helmit alerts parents when online conversations show signs of trouble

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Product showcase: Helmit alerts parents when online conversations show signs of trouble 2026-09-21 at 08:30 By Anamarija Pogorelec Helmit is a parental control app that combines AI-powered social media monitoring with screen time management, web filtering, location tracking, and safety alerts. It identifies potentially concerning interactions and surface the messages associated with an alert. Helmit […]

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A fake ChatGPT billing email is after your OpenAI password

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A fake ChatGPT billing email is after your OpenAI password 2026-09-17 at 16:01 By Anamarija Pogorelec A fake ChatGPT billing email is steering users to a copy of the OpenAI login page that keeps whatever username and password they type. Josh Varden of Cofense’s Phishing Defense Center traced the email’s payment button through a Google […]

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Scammers leave AI fingerprints all over fake antivirus renewal page

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Scammers leave AI fingerprints all over fake antivirus renewal page 2026-09-17 at 13:10 By Sinisa Markovic AI appears to be helping scammers with little web development skill build convincing fake antivirus-renewal pages, Malwarebytes found. The researchers came across a scam page impersonating Avast, aimed at users in Belgium, that was more polished than most sites […]

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