Fraud & Scams

Your AI Agents Are Eager to Please And Easy to Exploit

An AI-driven system at a beverage manufacturer recently churned out several hundred thousand excess cans after misreading unfamili…

Microsoft working on a fix for RoguePlanet, a flaw that grants full PC control

Microsoft says it's working on a fix for an unpatched Defender vulnerability that can give attackers the highest level of access o…

Retro gaming fans are the new target for fake GitHub malware

Retro gaming fans should be careful with GitHub projects that claim to be tools or plugins for their consoles. We looked at one ex…

Kodak confirms breach as ShinyHunters’ leak threat reaches deadline

The photography giant confirmed a data breach after ShinyHunters claimed it stole 2.2 million records and threatened to leak them.

Roblox developers are losing entire games to malware attacks

Attackers are using fake job offers and malware to steal accounts, Robux, and Roblox games from the developers who build them.

From 1% to 26%: How AIDA Orchestration Fixes the Remedial Training Gap

As we speak, bad actors are using AI agents to do their dirty work. Our own research tells us 85.8% of phishing attacks were AI…

Rokarolla Android malware can take over your phone and steal banking logins

Researchers have uncovered an Android banking Trojan that targets more than 200 banking and cryptocurrency apps and can take over…

Best AI Agent Security Tools for SMB and Enterprise in 2026

Introduction Enterprise AI agent adoption has created a massive blind spot: 83% of organizations have no visibility into what t…

FTC Sues to Stop Sprawling Enterprise Operating Unlawful Subscription Schemes

At the Federal Trade Commission’s request, a federal court has temporarily halted a sprawling enterprise of deceptive subscription…

FTC, States Sue World Professional Association for Transgender Health Over Deceptive Claims Regarding the Treatment of Children

The Federal Trade Commission, along with Alaska, Iowa, Nebraska and Texas, today filed a lawsuit against the World Professional As…

24 billion stolen records found in giant data dump. Check if you’re affected

Researchers found an exposed collection of 24 billion stolen records, including usernames, passwords, and other sensitive account…

Malwarebytes earns AV-TEST Top Product award, aces other third-party tests

Malwarebytes got top marks in independent tests against malware, phishing, and other online threats.

4 Hot Summer Travel Tips To Avoid Scams

When the weather starts to get warmer, it is a sign that summer time is around the corner. But just as the weather heats up and tr…

Protect Your Property from Illegal Sales Through Parcel Owner Impersonation

CyberheistNews Vol 16 #24 [FBI Alert] Lock Down Your Microsoft 365 Device Code Flows Now

The Role of Agentic AI in Phishing Security Training

Phishing attacks are evolving faster than traditional training programs can keep up. Advances in AI — including generative tools —…

“Free World Cup stream” sites are serving scams, not football

We found dozens of fake World Cup streaming sites using football as bait to funnel visitors through a malicious advertising networ…

Cardiac patients’ medical data stolen and held to ransom

Cardiac monitoring provider iRhythm has been hit by a data theft followed by an extortion attempt.

Deepfake posting sites depicting famous women taken down by feds

Thanks to Uncle Sam, anyone trying to find nonconsensual intimate deepfakes on CFake.com and SOCFake.com will be disappointed.

A Credit Score for Cyber Behavior

You can add verified AI skills to your LinkedIn profile. Certifications proving you know how to use the latest tools. This shows p…

Inside a malicious infrastructure delivering EtherRAT, phishing pages, and malicious software

We found EtherRAT malware being distributed by a website with a strange homepage. Following the trail, we discovered a vast networ…

Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 “abruptly disabled” after US gov. ban

Anthropic has been ordered by the US government to cut off its newest Claude Fable 5 and Mythos 5 models for fear of abuse.

Deepfake porn sites are going offline (re-air) (Lock and Code S07E12)

This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we revisit an episode from 2024 with David Chiu that shows the progress made against deepf…

Scammers Use Couriers to Collect Cash in Cryptocurrency Investment Scams

Agentic AI Security in 2026: What to Know

Organizations are rapidly deploying autonomous and semi-autonomous AI agents that can make decisions, execute tasks and interact d…

FTC Data Show People Reported Losing $3.5 Billion to Imposter Scams in 2025

New data from the Federal Trade Commission reveal that people reported losing a staggering $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025,…

A week in security (June 8 – June 14)

A list of topics we covered in the week of June 8 to June 14 of 2026

How to Secure AI Agents: 4 Best Practices

Imagine you give an AI agent permission to triage support tickets. A few weeks later, it’s accessing a system no one intended it t…

An Overview of Email Compliance Regulations and Reporting

Email is one of the primary ways people share information, connect with customers and get work done. It is also one of the easiest…

Stolen iPhones could soon be worth a lot less to thieves

Apple and the Met Police are working together to make stolen iPhones harder to reset, resell, and profit from.