Americans lost nearly $900 million to AI-powered scams, FBI says

The 2025 Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI Internet Crime Report shows that Americans reported $893,346,472 in AI‑related scam losses. Those losses stem from 22,364 AI-related complaints. And these figures represent only the reported losses, which may well be the proverbial tip of the iceberg...

Why we’re still not doing April Fools’ Day

People lost an estimated $442 billion to scams last year worldwide, according to the Global Anti-Scam Alliance. The scale of that is hard to picture, but people's day-to-day scam experience is easier to recognize: Our research found that 44% of people say they encounter mobile scams every single...

Models Are Applying to Be the Face of AI Scams

Dozens of Telegram channels reviewed by WIRED include job listings for “AI face models.” The mostly women who land these gigs are likely being used to dupe victims out of their money...

A week in security (December 29 – January 4)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: How AI made scams more convincing in 2025 In 2025, age checks started locking people out of the internet 2025 exposed the risks we ignored while rushing AI Malware in 2025 spread far beyond Windows PCs Stay safe! We don 't just report on privacy—we offer you the...

⚡ THN Recap: Top Cybersecurity Threats, Tools and Tips (Dec 2 - 8)

This week's cyber world is like a big spy movie. Hackers are breaking into other hackers' setups, sneaky malware is hiding in popular software, and AI-powered scams are tricking even the smartest of us. On the other side, the good guys are busting secret online markets and kicking out shady chat...