Security News

Google expands Android AI scam detection to more Pixel devices
2025-03-04 17:00

Google has announced an increased rollout of new AI-powered scam detection features on Android to help protect users from increasingly sophisticated phone and text social engineering scams. [...]

Pump.fun X account hacked to promote scam governance token
2025-02-26 16:07

The immensely popular memecoin generator Pump.fun had its X account hacked to promote a fake "PUMP" token cryptocurrency scam. [...]

Thailand ready to welcome 7,000 trafficked scam call center victims back from Myanmar
2025-02-21 03:30

It comes amid a major crackdown on the abusive industry that started during COVID Thailand is preparing to receive thousands of people rescued from scam call centers in Myanmar as the country...

North Korean Hackers Target Freelance Developers in Job Scam to Deploy Malware
2025-02-20 13:37

Freelance software developers are the target of an ongoing campaign that leverages job interview-themed lures to deliver cross-platform malware families known as BeaverTail and InvisibleFerret....

Indian authorities seize loot from collapsed BitConnect crypto scam
2025-02-18 05:29

Devices containing crypto wallets tracked online, then in the real world Indian authorities seize loot from BitConnect crypto-Ponzi scheme Devices containing crypto wallets tracked online, then in...

⚡ THN Weekly Recap: Google Secrets Stolen, Windows Hack, New Crypto Scams and More
2025-02-17 09:19

Welcome to this week’s Cybersecurity News Recap. Discover how cyber attackers are using clever tricks like fake codes and sneaky emails to gain access to sensitive data. We cover everything from...

Pig butchering scams are exploding
2025-02-14 05:00

2024 is set to be a record year for scammers who received at least US$9.9 billion in crypto revenues from their illicit activities, according to Chainalysis. This figure is projected to rise to an...

Malvertising Scam Uses Fake Google Ads to Hijack Microsoft Advertising Accounts
2025-02-01 03:22

Cybersecurity researchers have discovered a malvertising campaign that's targeting Microsoft advertisers with bogus Google ads that aim to take them to phishing pages that are capable of...

Microsoft tests Edge Scareware Blocker to block tech support scams
2025-01-28 14:30

Microsoft has started testing a new "scareware blocker" feature for the Edge web browser on Windows PCs, which uses machine learning (ML) to detect tech support scams. [...]

China and friends claim success in push to stamp out tech support cyber-scam slave camps
2025-01-24 05:59

Paint a target on Myanmar, pledge more info-sharing to get the job done A group established by six Asian nations to fight criminal cyber-scam slave camps that infest the region claims it’s made...