8+ hour, 38+ min ago  (1087+ words) Deepfakes and misinformation have brought the Internet, one of humanity's greatest inventions, to a place that endangers the entire concept of shared information. It means the end of the Internet as we know it. The truth is that no one…...

1+ day, 54+ min ago  (1245+ words) Planning a summer getaway? Heading to a Formula 1 race weekend? Looking forward to a long-awaited vacation abroad? Be careful when that hotel "verification" message arrives on Whats App. Researchers at Bitdefender Labs have been tracking an ongoing phishing campaign impersonating…...

2+ day, 1+ hour ago  (722+ words) Instagram account recovery scams work by striking precisely when users are most vulnerable. When someone is locked out of an account, sees unfamiliar posts, receives password reset emails or notices messages they did not send, their first instinct is often…...

6+ day, 20+ hour ago  (691+ words) A scammer claiming to be a U. S. Marine contacts you with what appears to be a lucrative opportunity: help sell a secretly seized oil tanker cargo allegedly recovered during military operations near the Strait of Hormuz and earn a share of…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago  (518+ words) Whats App says it has uncovered new spyware-related attacks linked to NSO Group, the controversial Israeli surveillance vendor behind Pegasus spyware. It is now asking a U. S. court to hold the company in contempt for allegedly violating a permanent injunction that…...

1+ week, 2+ day ago  (1319+ words) Instagram comments can feel harmless, especially when they're under a viral Reels or a brand giveaway. However, malicious links in Instagram comments are often designed to steal logins, hijack accounts, push fake shops, or lure users into financial scams. Scammers…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (1133+ words) Gone are the days when deepfakes were just strange celebrity videos or internet curiosities. Scammers now use AI-generated faces, cloned voices, fake livestreams and synthetic endorsements to trick people with their disturbingly real feel. For years, deepfakes were treated as…...

2+ week, 1+ day ago  (452+ words) Hackers have reportedly found a way to exploit Meta's AI-powered assistant to take control of high-profile Instagram accounts, including those linked to public figures, government organizations, and holders of valuable usernames. Meta's AI support assistant allegedly became an unexpected entry…...

2+ week, 2+ day ago  (721+ words) Bitdefender Labs has uncovered a large-scale malvertising ecosystem operating across APAC, where scam campaigns are distributed through paid advertising on Meta platforms and quickly generate massive reach. Between January and April 2026, Alexandra Svetlana DINULICA and Vlad Mihai Sireanu of Bitdefender…...

2+ week, 6+ day ago  (737+ words) A single missed call. A malicious image. A hidden flaw buried deep in your phone's software. That can be enough for attackers to install spyware and read your messages, track your location, record you through the phone's camera and mic,…...