As AI-generated scams, deepfakes, and impersonation spread, a new Malwarebytes report finds people increasingly unsure what to trust online.
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This week on the Lock and Code podcast, we speak with Marti DeLiema about what really works in protecting older adults from financial scams.
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Modeling scammers are reinventing old tricks for the social media age—targeting not just the young, but older adults too.
We often don’t find out the real details of a scam, and how one ‘like’ can turn into a nightmare that controls someone’s life for many years. This is that story.
A woman in Florida was tricked into giving thousands of dollars to a scammer after her daughter’s voice was AI-cloned and used in a scam.
As scammers develop new ways of exploiting unsuspecting users, Malwarebytes is introducing Scam Guard to combat this new wave of threats.
Cybercriminals are using text-to-video-AI tools to lure victims to fake websites that deliver malware like infostealers and Trojans.