Fraud & Scams

FTC Issues Annual Report to Congress on Agency’s Actions to Protect Older Adults

The Federal Trade Commission issued its latest report to Congress on protecting older adults, which highlights key trends based on…

Millions of California students’ sensitive data stolen in breach

The California Department of Education notified students about a data breach at contractor Educational Testing Service.

A week in security (October 12 – October 18)

A list of topics we covered in the week of October 12 to October 18 of 2026

Phishing Is Now A Criminal Impersonation Industry. Here Is How To Fight Back

For years, we described phishing as an email problem: an attacker writes a convincing message, sends it to thousands of people and…

Phishing Attacks Target YouTubers With Phony Sponsorships

A phishing campaign is targeting YouTubers with phony sponsorship offers, according to researchers at ESET. The emails are persona…

NIS2 Part Two: How Stolen Vendor Data Fuels Downstream Attacks

In part one of this NIS2 series, we examined why vendor questionnaires fall short and how third-party breaches impact downstream o…

Eiliko robot companion exposes private chats and can be hijacked

A researcher found serious flaws in Eiliko’s security, exposing private conversations and allowing remote changes to what the robo…

Cyber Threat Actors Use a Variety of Techniques to Target Election and Campaign Officials

“Spray and pray” job applications could make it harder for you to spot a scam

Sending out lots of job applications without keeping track could make a scammer’s message look like a reply you’ve been waiting fo…

OpenAI sued over children safety and data use

Eight US states and a mother of two accuse the ChatGPT maker of putting children’s safety and privacy at risk.

Crime or Career? What Young People Told Us About Cybercrime Recruitment

"Someone online shows a 'trick' that feels harmless at first. Then the community pulls you in. Everyone's doing it. It feels like…

Update Chrome: Google fixes 37 security flaws, including seven critical bugs

Some flaws could let attackers run malicious code on your device through a crafted webpage.

Report: 9 out of 10 Americans Have Been Targeted by Scams

91% of Americans have been targeted by a scam, and 17% have fallen victim to one, according to a new survey by Consumer Reports. N…

Scammers Exploit 2026 U.S. Midterm Election to Perpetrate Multiple Fraud Schemes

FBI Warns Voters on Election Crimes Ahead of the November 2026 Midterm Election

FBI Cautions About Threats to Election Workers Ahead of the November 2026 Midterm Election

Is this link safe? Find out with Malwarebytes Scam Link Check

Not sure if a link is safe? Malwarebytes Scam Link Check scans suspicious links for signs of phishing, scams, malware, and other o…

FTC Sends More than $9.8 Million to Consumers Harmed by Walmart’s Failure to Stop Scammers that Used its Wire Transfer Services to Take Millions from Customers

The Federal Trade Commission is sending payments totaling more than $9.8 million to consumers harmed by Walmart’s alleged failure…

FTC Sues Ticket Broker Over Unlawful Tactics Used to Buy Millions of Tickets to Popular Live Events

The Federal Trade Commission sued REPS & Company Inc., alleging the ticket broker illegally circumvents measures designed to limit…

Sextortion “help” firm took $60 million from victims, FTC alleges

The FTC accuses Digital Forensics Corporation and affiliated companies of exploiting people seeking help with intimate-image black…

Raven AI lets cops find your home from a photo taken inside

Removing location data may not keep your home private. An AI tool used by law enforcement can match indoor photos to property list…

NIS2 Part One: Why Your NIS2 Supply Chain Strategy Is Already Falling Short

Tens of thousands of European organizations are legally accountable for the security of companies they do not control but on whose…

AI worms could spread across your smart devices, Anthropic warns

Researchers say small AI models could be capable of spreading across vulnerable smart devices within months.

Warning: Phishing Attacks Are Using AI-Themed Ad Lures

A phishing campaign is using AI-themed lures to target employees who operate advertising accounts, according to a new report from…

Business-Themed Phishing Lures Deliver RMM Tools

Microsoft is tracking phishing campaigns that use various lures to deliver MSP360, a legitimate RMM tool that attackers are abusin…

Update Windows: Record Patch Tuesday fixes flaw already under attack

Microsoft’s October updates address a record 1,413 vulnerabilities, including a Windows flaw attackers are already exploiting and…

Fake Calendly “Meta Careers” pages steal Facebook and Google logins

An interview invitation becomes a trap for your Facebook and Google passwords, even with two-factor authentication turned on.

Police receive fake murder tip from Anthropic’s Claude AI

Anthropic’s Claude submitted a made-up tip about an unsolved murder during testing.

Extortion Groups are Impersonating Help Desks to Gain Initial Access

Researchers at ReliaQuest have observed a surge in voice phishing (vishing) and Microsoft Teams phishing over the past several mon…

North Korean IT Workers Expanding Use of Facilitators, Broadening Recruitment