Security News

UN says Asian scam call center epidemic expanding globally amid political heat
2025-04-22 15:15

What used to be a serious issue mainly in Southeast Asia is now the world’s problem Scam call centers are metastasizing worldwide "like a cancer," according to the United Nations, which warns the...

CTM360 Tracks Global Surge in SMS-Based Reward and Toll Scams
2025-04-17 14:01

Thousands tricked by fake reward & toll scam texts. CTM360 exposes PointyPhish & TollShark—SMS phishing campaigns powered by the Darcula PhaaS platform, with 5K+ domains stealing payment info...

Google blocked over 5 billion ads in 2024 amid rise in AI-powered scams
2025-04-16 19:16

Google blocked 5.1 billion ads and suspended more than 39.2 million advertiser accounts in 2024, according to its 2024 Ads Safety Report released this week. [...]

Lovable AI Found Most Vulnerable to VibeScamming — Enabling Anyone to Build Live Scam Pages
2025-04-09 14:28

Lovable, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) powered platform that allows for creating full-stack web applications using text-based prompts, has been found to be the most susceptible to...

Six arrested for AI-powered investment scams that stole $20 million
2025-04-07 18:56

Spain's police arrested six individuals behind a large-scale cryptocurrency investment scam that used AI tools to generate deepfake ads featuring popular public figures to lure people. [...]

How to recognize and prevent deepfake scams
2025-03-31 03:30

Deepfakes are a type of synthetic media created using AI and machine learning. In simple terms, they produce videos, images, audio, or text that look and sound real, even though the events...

U.S. seized $8.2 million in crypto linked to 'Romance Baiting' scams
2025-03-29 14:23

The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) has seized over $8.2 million worth of USDT (Tether) cryptocurrency that was stolen via 'romance baiting' scams. [...]

Scam Alert: FBI ‘Increasingly Seeing’ Malware Distributed In Document Converters
2025-03-19 19:11

FBI warns computer users to keep an eye out for malware, including ransomware, distributed through working document converters.

Click Profit blocked by the FTC over alleged e-commerce scams
2025-03-19 16:36

The Federal Trade Commission (FTC) in the U.S. has taken action against Click Profit for allegedly deceiving consumers with false promises of guaranteed passive income through AI-powered online...

That 'angry guest' email from Booking.com? It's a scam, not a 1-star review
2025-03-13 15:02

Phishers check in, your credentials check out, Microsoft warns An ongoing phishing campaign disguised as a Booking.com email casts keystroke and credential-stealing malware into hospitality...