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Google Gemini
Google wipes out 602 million scam ads with Gemini on duty

Google claims that its security teams work around the clock using its Gemini AI models to detect and stop harmful ads. “Bad actors are using generative AI to create …

malware
Cargo theft malware actor spent a month inside a decoy network before researchers pulled the plug

Proofpoint researchers executed a malicious payload from a threat actor known to target trucking and logistics companies in late February 2026, doing so inside a decoy …

phishing
W3LL phishing service sold for $500 dismantled by the FBI

The W3LL phishing kit, a cybercrime tool used to impersonate legitimate login pages and steal usernames and passwords, has been dismantled by the FBI and Indonesian law …

Basic-Fit
Basic-Fit hack compromises data of up to 1 million members

Basic-Fit, a European gym chain, disclosed that hackers breached one of its internal systems, exposing members’ personal data in several countries. The company operates more …

crypto scams
$12 million frozen, 20,000 victims identified in crypto scam crackdown

More than $12 million has been frozen, and over 20,000 victims have been identified in an international law enforcement operation targeting cryptocurrency and investment …

arrested
Seized VerifTools servers expose 915,655 fake IDs, 8 arrested

On April 7 and 8, Dutch police arrested eight suspects in a nationwide operation targeting users of the VerifTools platform as part of an identity fraud investigation. The …

chaos malware
Chaos malware expands from routers to Linux cloud servers

Chaos, Go-based malware first documented by Lumen’s Black Lotus Labs, has historically targeted routers and edge devices. A new variant observed in March 2026 shows the …

hands
Cybercriminals move deeper into networks, hiding in edge infrastructure

Attack activity is moving toward infrastructure outside endpoint visibility. Proxy networks support a wide range of operations, edge devices serve as initial access points, …

cybercrime
Cybercrime losses break the $20 billion mark

Online crime continues to generate rising financial losses, with totals reaching $20.877 billion in 2025. The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) report shows a 26% …

Apple
DarkSword exploit forces Apple to loosen its patching policy

Apple has extended security updates to a wider range of devices still running iOS 18, aiming to protect users from the DarkSword exploit kit. This is not the first time Apple …

fraud
Your customer passed authentication. So why are they sending money to a scammer?

In this Help Net Security video, Lenny Gusel, Head of Fraud Solutions in North America at Feedzai, explains how customer identity and access management has converged with …

Hasbro
Cybercriminals take aim at Hasbro, weeks of recovery ahead

Hasbro, an American toy maker with more than 5,000 employees, confirmed a cyberattack and proactively took certain systems offline. The intrusion was detected on March 28, and …

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