Pre-approved GLP-1 prescription scam could be bad for your health

A co-worker received a text which is, unfortunately, becoming more common. The text pretends to come from a doctor and states a weight-loss medication prescription has been approved. “Good morning. This is Dr. Santos. I pre-approved your GLP1 prescription. You may start treatment as of 09/04...

Lazarus Group Deploys Malware With ClickFix Scam in Fake Job Interviews

North Korea’s Lazarus Group uses the ClickFix scam in fake crypto job interviews to deploy malware, steal data,…...

MAL-2025-45302 Malicious code in new-fortnite-v-bucks-and-skins-for-free-dyjuter (npm)

The package new-fortnite-v-bucks-and-skins-for-free-dyjuter was found to contain malicious code...

Scammers Exploit Grok AI With Video Ad Scam to Push Malware on X

Researchers at Guardio Labs have uncovered a new "Grokking" scam where attackers trick Grok AI into spreading malicious…...

Fake AnyDesk Installer Spreads MetaStealer Through ClickFix Scam

A new and clever ClickFix scam is using a fake AnyDesk installer and Windows search to bypass security,…...

Tax refund scam targets Californians

The State of California Franchise Tax Board FTB recently issued a warning to taxpayers to protect themselves from tax scams. In their warning the FTB states: “Recently, the FTB received reports of a scam targeting taxpayers through text messages that appear to be from FTB. These text messages...

Scammers Steal $1 Million in Crypto Using Fake Delta and AMC Sites

Cybersecurity firm Netcraft has discovered a new task scam cluster that has stolen over $1 million in crypto.…...

How a scam hunter got scammed (Lock and Code S06E17)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast… If there’s one thing that scam hunter Julie-Anne Kearns wants everyone to know, it is that no one is immune from a scam. And she would know—she fell for one last year. For years now, Kearns has made a name for herself on TikTok as a scam awareness and...

INTERPOL Arrests 1,209 Cybercriminals Across 18 African Nations in Global Crackdown

INTERPOL on Friday announced that authorities from 18 countries across Africa have arrested 1,209 cybercriminals who targeted 88,000 victims. "The crackdown recovered $97.4 million and dismantled 11,432 malicious infrastructures, underscoring the global reach of cybercrime and the urgent need for...

Europol Denies $50K Reward for Qilin Ransomware, Calls It a Scam

Europol has confirmed that a widely reported $50,000 reward for information on the Qilin ransomware group is a…...

493 Cases of Sextortion Against Children Linked to Notorious Scam Compounds

Scam compounds in Cambodia, Myanmar, and Laos have conned people out of billions. New research shows they may be linked to child sextortion crimes too...

A week in security (August 11 – August 17)

Last week on Malwarebytes Labs: Italian hotels breached for tens of thousands of scanned IDs National Public Data returns after massive Social Security Number leak Romance scammers in Ghana charged with more than $100 million in theft Netflix scammers target jobseekers to trick them into handing...

Netflix Job Phishing Scam Steals Facebook Login Data

Beware of fake Netflix job offers! A new phishing campaign is targeting job seekers, using fraudulent interviews to…...

Scam hunter scammed by tax office impersonators

The next time you shake your head at another online scam and vow that you'd never fall for it, remember that even the most tech-savvy people can sometimes slip up. A case in point: Julie-Anne Kearns. This self-made scam-hunter told her story to the Guardian last week, revealing how she had been...

AI Tools Fuel Brazilian Phishing Scam While Efimer Trojan Steals Crypto from 5,000 Victims

Cybersecurity researchers are drawing attention to a new campaign that's using legitimate generative artificial intelligence AI-powered website building tools like DeepSite AI and BlackBox AI to create replica phishing pages mimicking Brazilian government agencies as part of a financially motivat...

ScamAgents: How AI Agents Can Simulate Human-Level Scam Calls

Large Language Models LLMs have demonstrated impressive fluency and reasoning capabilities, but their potential for misuse has raised growing concern. In this paper, we present ScamAgent, an autonomous multi-turn agent built on top of LLMs, capable of generating highly realistic scam call scripts...

Google Confirms Salesforce Data Breach by ShinyHunters via Vishing Scam

Google confirms a data breach by ShinyHunters hackers, who used a vishing scam to access a Salesforce database with small business customer info...

How Google, Adidas, and more were breached in a Salesforce scam

At the heart of multiple data breaches against sophisticated and robust companies, including Google, Adidas, Louis Vuitton, and Chanel, was a rudimentary attack method that required little technical finesse—making a phone call. By disguising themselves as IT support personnel on the phone, hacker...

An Overview of 7726 User Reports: Uncovering SMS Scams and Scammer Strategies

Mobile network operators implement firewalls to stop illicit messages, but scammers find ways to evade detection. Previous work has looked into SMS texts that are blocked by these firewalls. However, there is little insight into SMS texts that bypass them and reach users. To this end, we...

Alleged ‘tap-in’ scammer advertised services on social media

Would you give a complete stranger your credit card in return for the promise of easy money? No, neither would we. But apparently well over a hundred people did. Hillsborough County Sheriff's Office arrested 24 year-old Janetcilize Martinez in Tampa, FL, for allegedly using willing participants'...