New Investment Scams Use Facebook Ads, RDGA Domains, and IP Checks to Filter Victims

Cybersecurity researchers have lifted the lid on two threat actors that orchestrate investment scams through spoofed celebrity endorsements and conceal their activity through traffic distribution systems TDSes. The activity clusters have been codenamed Reckless Rabbit and Ruthless Rabbit by DNS...

Hacking Spree Hits UK Retail Giants

Plus: France blames Russia for a series of cyberattacks, the US is taking steps to crack down on a gray market allegedly used by scammers, and Microsoft pushes the password one step closer to death...

200+ Fake Retail Sites Used in New Wave of Subscription Scams

Bitdefender uncovers a massive surge in sophisticated subscription scams disguised as online shops and evolving mystery boxes. Learn…...

Darcula Phishing Kit Uses AI to Evade Detection, Experts Warn

Darcula phishing platform adds AI to create multilingual scam pages easily. Netcraft warns of rising risks from Darcula-Suite…...

North Korean Hackers Spread Malware via Fake Crypto Firms and Job Interview Lures

North Korea-linked threat actors behind the Contagious Interview have set up front companies as a way to distribute malware during the fake hiring process. "In this new campaign, the threat actor group is using three front companies in the cryptocurrency consulting industry – BlockNovas LLC...

Darcula Adds GenAI to Phishing Toolkit, Lowering the Barrier for Cybercriminals

The threat actors behind the Darcula phishing-as-a-service PhaaS platform have released new updates to their cybercrime suite with generative artificial intelligence GenAI capabilities. "This addition lowers the technical barrier for creating phishing pages, enabling less tech-savvy criminals to...

A week in security (April 12 – April 18)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Text scams grow to steal hundreds of millions of dollars Apple patches security vulnerabilities in iOS and iPadOS. Update now! Hi, robot: Half of all internet traffic now automated "I sent you an email from your email account," sextortion scam claims "Follow me" to...

Text scams grow to steal hundreds of millions of dollars

Text scams alone cost US citizens at least $470 million in 2024, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission FTC. Because many scams go unreported, though, this dollar amount might be considerably more. The FTC illustrated this with a graph comparing the reported losses to the numb...

Cyber Signals Issue 9 | AI-powered deception: Emerging fraud threats and countermeasures

Introduction | Security snapshot | Threat briefing Defending against attacks | Expert profile Microsoft maintains a continuous effort to protect its platforms and customers from fraud and abuse. From blocking imposters on Microsoft Azure and adding anti-scam features to Microsoft Edge, to fightin...

Crypto Developers Targeted by Python Malware Disguised as Coding Challenges

The North Korea-linked threat actor assessed to be behind the massive Bybit hack in February 2025 has been linked to a malicious campaign that targets developers to deliver new stealer malware under the guise of a coding assignment. The activity has been attributed by Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 t...

Smishing Triad: The Scam Group Stealing the World’s Riches

Millions of scam text messages are sent every month. The Chinese cybercriminals behind many of them are expanding their operations—and quickly innovating...

A week in security (April 7 – April 13)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: The Pall Mall Pact and why it matters Child predators are lurking on dating apps, warns report Your 23andMe genetic data could be bought by China, senator warns WhatsApp for Windows vulnerable to attacks. Update now! Man accused of using keylogger to spy on...

Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams

Cisco Talos has observed a widespread and ongoing financial theft SMS phishing smishing campaign since October 2024 that targets toll road users in the United States of America. We observed that the campaign targets people across several states in the U.S. according to the domain names used in th...

Rockwell Automation Arena

RISK EVALUATION Successful exploitation of these vulnerabilities could disclose information to an attacker or allow execution of arbitrary code on the system. 2. RECOMMENDED PRACTICES CISA recommends users take defensive measures to minimize the risk of exploitation of these vulnerabilities...

Toll fee scams are back and heading your way

Back in August 2024, we warned about a relatively new type of SMS phishing or smishing scam that was doing the rounds. Now a new wave of toll fee scams are working their way round the US. These attempts come as an unexpected text message linking to a website pretending to belong to one of the US...

Why we’re no longer doing April Fools’ Day

The internet is filled with falsehoods. We’re forever investigating new scams here at Malwarebytes, and so we get how hard it is to know what—or who—to trust online. There’s the scam that takes advantage of grieving people and tricks them into paying for a funeral live stream. There’s the fake...

Security expert Troy Hunt hit by phishing attack

Internet security expert and educator Troy Hunt disclosed this week that he had been hit by one of the oldest—and most proven—scams in the online world: A phishing attack. Through an automated attack disguised as a notice from Hunt’s chosen newsletter provider Mailchimp, scammers stole roughly...

INTERPOL Arrests 306 Suspects, Seizes 1,842 Devices in Cross-Border Cybercrime Bust

Law enforcement authorities in seven African countries have arrested 306 suspects and confiscated 1,842 devices as part of an international operation codenamed Red Card that took place between November 2024 and February 2025. The coordinated effort "aims to disrupt and dismantle cross-border...

Staying Safe with In-Game Skins: How to Avoid Scams and Malware

In-game skins are more than just cosmetic upgrades, they’re a core part of gaming culture. Whether you’re looking…...

A week in security (March 17 – March 23)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: What Google Chrome knows about you, with Carey Parker Lock and Code S06E06 Personal data revealed in released JFK files Semrush impersonation scam hits Google Ads Targeted spyware and why it’s a concern to us The "free money" trap: How scammers exploit financial...