How mule betting scams recruit ordinary people
Mule betting or third-party betting account scams are a form of money mule scam where criminals recruit or coerce people into opening gambling accounts in…
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This new Windows malware can take over your PC and wipe it clean
Microsoft published new research on GigaWiper, a modular Golang backdoor for Windows that combines robust remote access with multiple ways to permanently destroy systems and…
Microsoft fixes RoguePlanet zero-day in Defender
Microsoft issued a security update that fixes the zero-day vulnerability known as RoguePlanet in Microsoft Defender. RoguePlanet is tracked as CVE-2026-50656, a Microsoft Defender elevation of…
6.9 million driver’s license numbers stolen from AssuranceAmerica
Insurance provider AssuranceAmerica has confirmed a data breach affecting the personal information and driver’s license numbers of up to 6.9 million people. AssuranceAmerica provides car…
How World Cup crypto prediction sites take your money
Crypto prediction and betting sites are appearing around the World Cup, and researchers have already tracked scams aimed at fans, including fake ticketing, fixed-match betting,…
Turn off this Meta setting before someone generates AI images of you
Every consumer app has a settings menu that lets you make decisions about things like notifications or dark mode. Meta has just decided that anyone…
Your next car could be watching your face
To reduce traffic incidents, all new cars sold in the EU must now include driver-monitoring technology, including Driver Drowsiness and Attention Warning (DDAW) systems and,…
Claude Code’s hidden tracker was an “experiment,” says Anthropic
As a developer, you want to use tools you can trust and rely on. One researcher took that idea seriously enough to scrutinize their local…
How the Reddit and Discord false report scam steals accounts
A stranger messages you on Reddit. They say someone reported them, and the reporting account looks a lot like yours. Was it you? It wasn’t.…
Fake Netflix, Coca-Cola, and FIFA job scams target marketers
Attackers are impersonating major companies and recruiters to target marketing professionals, using trusted services and browser tricks to make the scam look legitimate. A BleepingComputer…
Scammers are using AI to sell impossible flowers
We’ve had problems with deepfake celebrity scams, non-consensual deepfake sexual material, and deepfake politicians. Now we have to deal with… deepfake plants? Yup, AI seed…
NetNut botnet takes a hit. Don’t be part of the next one.
In a joint operation, Google, the FBI, and other partners have dealt a significant blow to the residential proxy ecosystem by disrupting the NetNut (also…