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‘Car crash victim’ calls mother for help and $15K bail money. But it’s an AI voice scam
A woman in Florida was tricked into giving thousands of dollars to a scammer after her daughter's voice was AI-cloned and used in a scam. Sharon Brightwell says she received a call from someone who sounded just like her daughter. The woman on the other end was sobbing and crying, telling her mom...
A week in security (July 14 – July 20)
Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Meta execs pay the pain away with $8 billion privacy settlement Adoption agency leaks over a million records Meta AI chatbot bug could have allowed anyone to see private conversations WeTransfer walks back clause that said it would train AI on your files Chrome fix...
Dating app scammer cons former US army colonel into leaking national secrets
Even hard-headed military types can fall victim to romance scams, it seems. A former US army colonel faces up to ten years in prison after revealing national secrets on a foreign dating app. David Slater was a retired colonel in the US army who took up work as a civilian at US Strategic Command,...
Amazon warns 200 million Prime customers that scammers are after their login info
Amazon has sent out an alert to its 200 million customers, warning them that scammers are impersonating Amazon in a Prime membership scam. In the email, sent earlier this month, Amazon said it had noticed an increase in reports about fake Amazon emails: What 's happening: Scammers are sending fak...
CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people
Researchers have uncovered a large campaign impersonating news websites, such as those from CNN, BBC, CNBC, News24, and ABC News, to promote investment scams. Adding a well known brand to your scammy site is a tale as old as time, and gives it an air of legitimacy that increases the likelihood th...
CBI Shuts Down £390K U.K. Tech Support Scam, Arrests Key Operatives in Noida Call Center
India's Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has announced that it has taken steps to dismantle what it said was a transnational cybercrime syndicate that carried out "sophisticated" tech support scams targeting citizens of Australia and the United Kingdom. The fraudulent scheme is estimated to ha...
14 Arrested in Romania for £47 Million UK Tax Phishing Scam
14 arrested in major HMRC phishing scam raids across UK & Romania. Learn about the multi-million-pound tax fraud operation...
New Fake Marketplace From China Mimics Top Retail Brands for Fraud
Silent Push exposes thousands of fake e-commerce websites spoofing major brands like Apple and Michael Kors. Learn how this Chinese phishing scam targets shoppers and steals financial data, impacting global consumers...
FBI Warns of Health Insurance Scam Stealing Personal and Medical Data
The Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI has issued a warning about a scam where criminals pretend to be…...
Fake DMV Texts Scam Hit Thousands in Widespread Phishing Campaign
A series of fraudulent text messages impersonating state Departments of Motor Vehicles DMVs has spread throughout the United…...
BlueNoroff Deepfake Zoom Scam Hits Crypto Employee with macOS Backdoor Malware
The North Korea-aligned threat actor known as BlueNoroff has been observed targeting an employee in the Web3 sector with deceptive Zoom calls featuring deepfaked company executives to trick them into installing malware on their Apple macOS devices. Huntress, which revealed details of the cyber...
Ghostwriting Scam
The variations seem to be endless. Here's a fake ghostwriting scam that seems to be making boatloads of money. This is a big story about scams being run from Texas and Pakistan estimated to run into tens if not hundreds of millions of dollars, viciously defrauding Americans with false hopes of...
5 riskiest places to get scammed online
Scammers love your smartphone. They can text you fraudulent tracking links for packages you never bought. They can profess their empty love to you across your social media apps. They can bombard your email inbox with phishing attempts, impersonate a family member through a phone call, and even...
WordPress Sites Turned Weapon: How VexTrio and Affiliates Run a Global Scam Network
The threat actors behind the VexTrio Viper Traffic Distribution Service TDS have been linked to other TDS services like Help TDS and Disposable TDS, indicating that the sophisticated cybercriminal operation is a sprawling enterprise of its own that's designed to distribute malicious content...
44% of people encounter a mobile scam every single day, Malwarebytes finds
It’s become so troublesome owning a phone. Malicious texts pose as package delivery notifications, phishing emails impersonate trusted brands, and unknown calls hide extortion attempts, virtual kidnapping schemes, or AI threats. Confusingly, even legitimate businesses now lean on outreach tactics...
Been scammed online? Here’s what to do
Unfortunately, people getting scammed online is a frequent event. Scammers are getting better at social engineering and are using Artificial Intelligence AI to sound more authentic and eliminate any spelling errors. It really can happen to anyone, so there's no need to feel embarrassed if you hav...
Booking.com reservation abused as cybercriminals steal from travelers
Robert Woodford, a recruitment marketing specialist, recently shared on LinkedIn how he fell victim to a highly sophisticated scam while booking a hotel in Verona through Booking.com, providing a striking example of how attacks on the hospitality industry affect travelers. After completing a...
Microsoft Helps CBI Dismantle Indian Call Centers Behind Japanese Tech Support Scam
India's Central Bureau of Investigation CBI has revealed that it has arrested six individuals and dismantled two illegal call centers that were found to be engaging in a sophisticated transnational tech support scam targeting Japanese citizens. The law enforcement agency said it conducted...
Scammers are constantly changing the game, but so are we. Introducing Malwarebytes Scam Guard
Mobile scams are becoming increasingly sophisticated, leaving people vulnerable to cybercriminals. We recently reported on the ever-increasing number of scams that are created by AI-supported tools, with attackers crafting highly convincing phishing emails that target both individuals and...