Fraud & Scams

Edge is dropping older extensions, affecting popular privacy tools

Microsoft is retiring Manifest V2, the technology behind older Edge extensions. Some popular privacy tools will lose features or s…

FTC Stops Sprawling Credit Repair Scheme that Scammed Consumers Out of Nearly $200 Million

At the request of the Federal Trade Commission, a federal court has temporarily halted a bogus credit repair scheme run by a spraw…

A week in security (August 3 – August 9)

A list of topics we covered in the week of August 3 to August 9 of 2026

AI chat bots are sliding into League of Legends friend requests

Chat bots are sending friend requests in Riot immediately after ending your game. What are the scammers up to now?

Meta ordered to pay $942 million over harm to children

A new court ruling not only fined Meta to the extent of $942 million but also ordered it to improve its age assurance tools.

Meta ordered to pay $942 million over harm to children

A new court ruling not only fined Meta to the extent of $942 million but also ordered it to improve its age assurance tools.

Your KnowBe4 Fresh Content Updates from July 2026

Fran Roberts - Studios General Manager, KnowBe4 Twenty years across studios, agencies and global production environments, si…

FTC Ditches ‘Disparate Impact’

The Federal Trade Commission today announced a policy statement clarifying that the Commission will not pursue claims based on dis…

AI Did Not Invent Social Engineering But It Did Industrialize It.

This year National Social Engineering Day falls on Aug. 6. This day is designed to give us an opportunity to remind people that cy…

Apple WebKit vulnerabilities reveal your IP address, despite Private Relay

Researchers have found three methods to bypass Apple's Private Relay which is supposed to shield users' IP addresses and location.

Scammers target OnlyFans users with deepfakes

Criminals are impersonating OnlyFans creators using AI tools in order to scam followers.

Amazon and Apple impersonated in “$149.99 unauthorized charge” scam

Different logos, different color schemes, same scam.

Anthropic’s Mythos AI used social engineering to target real people

Testers found that Anthropic's AI agent Mythos attempted to social engineer Github developers into accepting malicious code.

Google’s synchronized passkeys can be stolen in ‘Pass‑ta‑key’ attacks

Over time, passkeys are supposed to replace passwords. But what happens when malware steals the master key?

Junk Cleaner clears the clutter from your Android

The easiest way to reclaim storage on your phone. Free up space without hunting through folders or risking your important files.

Apple battles it out again with the UK over encrypted iCloud access

Apple is fighting another attempt by the UK's Home Office to get a backdoor providing access to encrypted iCloud data.

Agent Risk Manager Moves into Early Access

When we first introduced Agent Risk Manager, the response was clear: many security teams are actively looking for a way to secure…

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #31 The Majority of Orgs Now Hit by Targeted Impersonation Attacks

Ongoing Threats of Swatting and Indicators for Community Members

Travelers targeted when logging into hotel Wi-Fi networks

Russian cybercrime groups are running a campaign that abuses hospitality Wi-Fi to steal information from travelers worldwide.

Online backlash ends in Google rolling back Google Earth AI tool after a day

Google has walked back an AI feature that allowed users to generate artificial images inside Google Earth, after a predictable flu…

WhatsApp account takeover scam asks you to “vote for my friend”

Scammers are trying to take over WhatsApp accounts by sending messages asking people to vote for a friend in a fake online contest…

“Adult TikTok” searches lead to scams

That "free" adult TikTok site could leave you with spam, unwanted apps, or fake verification fees.

KnowBe4 Rockets To No 96 On the Inc. 500, Appearing For The Third Time. Stu Takes A CakeDive

Today, we celebrated two milestones in-one:

The AI Act kicks into action, forces companies to be clear about AI chatbots

The European Union (EU) has started enforcing key parts of the AI Act, with immediate, visible consequences for chatbots, deepfake…

Californians can tell data brokers to DROP their information

California has launched the Delete Request and Opt‑out Platform (DROP), a state‑run portal that lets residents send deletion and o…

Shadow IT in the Interconnected Web: A CISO Advisor’s View

On World Wide Web Day (August 1), it’s worth celebrating what the web has made possible. It enabled remote work to function at sca…

A week in security (July 27 – August 2)

A list of topics we covered in the week of July 27 to August 2 of 2026

Apple Warns Users to be Wary of Unsolicited FaceTime Calls

Apple is warning users to be wary of unsolicited FaceTime calls amidst a wave of scams impersonating Apple Support, Malwarebytes r…

Fake Fortnite rewards are stealing players’ accounts

Scammers are using fake V-Bucks offers and locker value sites to hijack Fortnite accounts.