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Vietnam fake account farms fuel global cybercrime wave

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Vietnam-based fake account farms are fuelling a growing global cybercrime market, flogging cheap logins, bot tools and disposable email tricks.

Bitdefender unmasks global Meta investment scam ads

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Bitdefender exposes 26,000 Meta ads in 25 countries pushing fake investment schemes, impersonating banks, media and public figures.

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Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in major sting

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Police and tech firms have dismantled Tycoon 2FA, a phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts at industrial scale.

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Meta removes nearly 6m scam ads after DSA reports

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Meta took down nearly 6m scam ads in 2025 after alerts from Lithuanian watchdog Debunk.org under the EU's Digital Services Act system.

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Israel-Iran conflict exploited in fresh email scam wave

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Scammers hijack Israel-Iran war headlines for classic advance-fee email cons, security researchers warn, urging users not to respond.

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Microsoft & Europol disrupt global Tycoon 2FA scam

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Microsoft and Europol have seized over 300 domains to disrupt Tycoon 2FA, a vast phishing-for-hire service bypassing MFA worldwide.

Bybit says 2025 security drive saved USD $300m from scams

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Bybit says its 2025 Dynamic Risk-Based Protection System stopped scams from draining over USD $300m in suspicious crypto withdrawals.

Tycoon 2FA phishing service disrupted in EU crackdown

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European authorities and tech firms have disrupted Tycoon 2FA, a major phishing service used to bypass MFA and hijack cloud accounts.

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OpenID Foundation urges standards for digital estates

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OpenID Foundation warns that fragmented rules for managing digital estates after death demand global standards before AI deepfakes escalate risks.

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Account Takeover (ATO) fraud: The hidden threat to your business and how to stop it

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Silent account takeover fraud is draining billions as criminals hijack real identities; here's how businesses can finally fight back.

Indonesia launches SHECURE Digital to protect women online

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Indonesia has launched SHECURE Digital, a national programme to shield women and girls from online abuse, extortion and data exploitation.

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Phishing gangs weaponise .arpa DNS to evade defences

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Phishing gangs abuse .arpa DNS and IPv6 tunnels to hide brand-impersonation scams in core internet plumbing that most defences ignore.

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Ransomware attacks dip but NCC warns threat evolving

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Global ransomware attacks fell 17% in January, but NCC warns evolving tactics, AI and messaging apps mean risk is not receding.

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AI now default tool in fraud & AML, says SEON report

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AI has become the default weapon against fraud and AML, but SEON warns fragmented systems mean higher spend and rising operational strain.

Phishing campaigns exploit .arpa DNS to evade filters

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Phishing gangs exploit obscure .arpa DNS space and IPv6 tunnels to sneak past reputation-based web filters and lure users to fake sites.

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Hijacked Google Ads push MacSync malware to Mac users

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Hijacked Google Ads accounts are serving bogus installers that trick Mac users into running MacSync stealer via fake Evernote guides.

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Firms race to counter fast-evolving AI-driven fraud

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Half of fraud chiefs say fast-changing, AI-powered scams are outpacing their defences, forcing a shift to real-time, adaptive protection.

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INTERPOL cybercrime sweep in Africa recovers USD $4.3m

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INTERPOL's Africa cybercrime blitz nets 651 arrests, seizes 2,341 devices and recovers USD $4.3m after scams linked to USD $45m losses.

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3DiVi sets four-layer defence for face authentication

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3DiVi unveils four-layer defence model to harden face authentication against deepfakes and spoofing as remote ID checks surge globally.

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Phishing & smishing scams surge across Philippines

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Phishing and smishing scams in the Philippines surged in 2025, with phishing sites jumping 423% as fraud shifts to mobile and social media.