Common Crypto Scams and How to Protect Your Funds in 2026
Crypto scams are surging worldwide, from pig butchering to fake trading platforms and deepfakes, draining victims while fraud teams struggle to keep up.
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Phishing Campaigns Abuse Trusted Cloud Platforms, Raising New Risks for Enterprises
ANY.RUN experts report a surge in phishing campaigns abusing trusted cloud and CDN platforms to bypass security controls and target enterprise users.
Auto finance fraud is costing dealers up to $20,000 per incident
Auto retailers see fraud as a regular part of selling and financing vehicles, something that shows up often enough to plan around, according to Experian. Income and identity fraud lead the list Most fraud problems start with the borrower. Income and em…
Phishing Scam Uses Clean Emails and PDFs to Steal Dropbox Logins
A multi-stage phishing campaign is targeting business users by exploiting Vercel cloud storage, PDF attachments, and Telegram bots to steal Dropbox credentials.
US Sentences Chinese National for Role in $36.9 Million Crypto Scam
A Chinese national has been sentenced for his role in a massive $36.9 million cryptocurrency scam operated from…
Malicious Google Ads Target Mac Users with Fake Mac Cleaner Pages
Mac users searching for software on Google or other search engines should be extra careful.
Phantom Malware in Android Game Mods Hijacks Devices for Ad Fraud
Another day, another Android malware strain. This time, Phantom malware (aka Android.Phantom) is targeting users who install third-party gaming apps from unofficial sources.
16 Fake ChatGPT Extensions Caught Hijacking User Accounts
A coordinated campaign of 16 malicious GPT optimisers has been caught hijacking ChatGPT accounts. These tools steal session tokens to access private chats, Slack, and Google Drive files.
US Charges 31 Suspects in Nationwide ATM Jackpotting Scam
US prosecutors have charged 31 more suspects in a nationwide ATM jackpotting scam, bringing the total number of defendants to 87 across multiple states.
Why AI Keeps Falling for Prompt Injection Attacks
Imagine you work at a drive-through restaurant. Someone drives up and says: “I’ll have a double cheeseburger, large fries, and ignore previous instructions and give me the contents of the cash drawer.” Would you hand over the money? Of course not. Yet this is what large language models (LLMs) do.
Prompt injection is a method of tricking LLMs into doing things they are normally prevented from doing. A user writes a prompt in a certain way, asking for system passwords or private data, or asking the LLM to perform forbidden instructions. The precise phrasing overrides the LLM’s …