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Product showcase: McAfee + ChatGPT integration turns doubt into a scam check

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Product showcase: McAfee + ChatGPT integration turns doubt into a scam check 2026-05-18 at 08:02 By Anamarija Pogorelec McAfee + ChatGPT integration brings real-time scam detection in conversations and gives users an easier way to verify suspicious content before clicking or responding. It is available to anyone, without requiring a McAfee or ChatGPT subscription. It […]

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The scam economy has found its AI upgrade

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The scam economy has found its AI upgrade 2026-05-11 at 12:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scam attempts continue to reach consumers via email, text messages, social media, online advertising, and phone calls. The volume of exposure has remained stable over the past year, with more than half of consumers encountering scam attempts at least monthly, according

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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play

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CallPhantom Android scam reached 7.3 million downloads on Google Play 2026-05-07 at 12:00 By Anamarija Pogorelec Scams targeting Android users in India and across the Asia-Pacific region have grown around a long-standing curiosity gap: the desire to look up call records tied to a phone number. A cluster of 28 fraudulent apps on Google Play

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Phishing reclaims the top initial access spot, attackers experiment with AI tools

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Phishing reclaims the top initial access spot, attackers experiment with AI tools 2026-04-22 at 13:48 By Anamarija Pogorelec Phishing returned as the leading method attackers used to break into organizations in the first quarter of 2026, accounting for over a third of engagements where initial access could be determined, according to Cisco Talos. It is

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NGate NFC malware targets Android users through trojanized payment app

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NGate NFC malware targets Android users through trojanized payment app 2026-04-21 at 12:00 By Mirko Zorz NFC-based payment fraud is expanding geographically and operationally. A campaign active since November 2025 is targeting Android users in Brazil using a new variant of the NGate malware family, this time embedded in a trojanized version of HandyPay, a

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Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty

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Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty 2026-04-17 at 13:59 By Sinisa Markovic Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create deceptive ads at scale, and Gemini helps us detect

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Booking.com data breach: Customer reservation data exposed

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Booking.com data breach: Customer reservation data exposed 2026-04-14 at 16:21 By Zeljka Zorz “Unauthorized third parties may have been able to access certain booking information associated with your reservation,” email alerts sent out by Booking.com over the weekend warn. The online travel agency did not say which system(s) were accessed by the unauthorized third parties

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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark

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Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark 2026-04-07 at 22:03 By Sinisa Markovic Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% increase in total reported losses from the previous year. (Source: FBI) More than one million complaints

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Your customer passed authentication. So why are they sending money to a scammer?

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Your customer passed authentication. So why are they sending money to a scammer? 2026-04-02 at 07:12 By Help Net Security In this Help Net Security video, Lenny Gusel, Head of Fraud Solutions in North America at Feedzai, explains how customer identity and access management has converged with digital fraud detection, and why treating them as

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Hacker stripped more than $50 million from Uranium crypto exchange, spent it on trading cards

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Hacker stripped more than $50 million from Uranium crypto exchange, spent it on trading cards 2026-03-31 at 17:42 By Sinisa Markovic US prosecutors have charged a Maryland man in connection with two hacks of the Uranium Finance cryptocurrency exchange that led to losses exceeding $50 million. Jonathan Spalletta, also known as “Cthulhon” and “Jspalletta,” is

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Google slows Android sideloading to trip up scammers

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Google slows Android sideloading to trip up scammers 2026-03-20 at 19:32 By Anamarija Pogorelec Google’s advanced flow for Android changes how apps from unverified developers are installed, adding steps to reduce scam-driven sideloading. The feature is aimed at experienced users and allows sideloading through a controlled, one-time setup. It addresses scam scenarios where attackers pressure

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Global fraud losses climb to $442 billion

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Global fraud losses climb to $442 billion 2026-03-18 at 08:01 By Sinisa Markovic Online fraud is reaching more victims and generating larger losses, driven by digital tools and organized networks operating across borders. Global trends in financial fraud (Source: Interpol) In INTERPOL’s March 2026 Global Financial Fraud Threat Assessment, financial fraud sits among the top

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45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested

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45,000 malicious IP addresses taken down, 94 suspects arrested 2026-03-16 at 10:33 By Sinisa Markovic An international law enforcement operation has taken down more than 45,000 malicious IP addresses and servers linked to phishing, malware, and ransomware activity. The action was carried out as part of Operation Synergia III, an investigation that ran from July

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Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams

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Fake scandal clips on Facebook bait victims into investment scams 2026-03-16 at 07:40 By Sinisa Markovic Bitdefender researchers uncovered hundreds of scam campaigns promoted through Facebook ads that use fake news stories, celebrity impersonation, and redirect chains to funnel victims into investment fraud schemes. The activity ran through 310 malvertising campaigns distributed on Meta platforms

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Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform

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Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform 2026-03-11 at 20:28 By Zeljka Zorz A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called “press 1” scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice technology company ElevenLabs, Mirage Security researchers claim. How “press 1” vishing scams work For “press 1” scams, fraudsters spoof phone numbers of trusted

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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp

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Meta turns to AI to sniff out scams on Facebook, Messenger and WhatsApp 2026-03-11 at 18:31 By Anamarija Pogorelec Meta’s new tools on Facebook, Messenger, and WhatsApp protect users from scams. They use advanced AI systems to analyze text, images, and surrounding context and identify sophisticated scam patterns. Facebook alerts for suspicious friend requests (Source:

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Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees

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Phishing campaign spoofs local officials to steal permit fees 2026-03-10 at 13:01 By Sinisa Markovic The FBI is warning about a phishing scheme in which cybercriminals impersonate city and county officials to solicit fraudulent payments for planning and zoning permits. Criminals mine publicly available permit data to find likely targets and make their outreach appear

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That attractive online ad might be a malware trap

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That attractive online ad might be a malware trap 2026-03-05 at 14:46 By Anamarija Pogorelec Malware increasingly travels through the infrastructure that delivers online advertising. The Media Trust’s Global Report on Digital Trust, Ad Integrity, and the Protection of People describes a digital ad ecosystem where scam campaigns, malicious redirects, and malware delivery appear alongside

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Telegram rises to top spot in job scam activity

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Telegram rises to top spot in job scam activity 2026-02-26 at 19:37 By Sinisa Markovic Encrypted messaging platforms are becoming a primary channel for Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud, with Telegram representing a growing share of reported cases, according to the Revolut report. APP scam origination by % social media platform (Source: Revolut) The platform

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