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Monthly Threat Report April 2025
Generative AI is fueling a rise in low-effort, high-volume email attacks, making phishing campaigns easier to launch than ever. PDF, Archive, and HTML files dominated as the preferred payload carriers. Meanwhile, DocuSign, DHL, and PayPal remained the …
Love and Lies: The Tinder Swindler’s Ayleen Charlotte talks to Bitdefender about Romance Scams (Part 2)
In Part 1 of our conversation with Ayleen Charlotte, we explored her personal story and the emotional manipulation that romance scammers use to deceive their victims. Now, in Part 2, we shift our focus to the lessons she learned, and expert advice on h…
Love and Lies: The Tinder Swindler’s Ayleen Charlotte talks to Bitdefender about Romance Scams (Part 1)
Finding love is not like the sweet romances of the movies – you don’t just bump into your soulmate in the park and live happily ever after. In another sense, though, it can sometimes resemble a movie script – that attractive, suave “love of your life” …
US charges two Russian men in connection with Phobos ransomware operation
The US Department of Justice (DOJ) has unsealed criminal charges against two Russian nationals, alleged to have operated a cybercrime gang that used ransomware to target over 1000 American organisations.
Roman Berezhnoy and Egor Nikolaevich Glebov, 33…
Google Patches Vulnerabilities That Could Expose YouTube Users’ Email Addresses
Google recently patched a couple of vulnerabilities that, if exploited, could have allowed threat actors to expose YouTube users’ email addresses.
Researchers discover flaws impacting YouTube user privacy
A couple of vulnerabilities in YouTube-relat…
US woman faces years in federal prison for running laptop farm for N Korean IT workers
A 48-year-old woman from Arizona has pleaded guilty to charges related to a criminal scheme which saw North Korean IT workers employed remotely by hundreds of US companies.
Christian Marie Chapman, of Litchfield Park, Arizona, is said to have helped g…
Roblox and Child Safety: What Parents Need to Know
Roblox is one of the most popular online platforms for children, with millions of active users creating, sharing, and playing games. As of Q2 2024, the platform had over 79.5 million daily active users worldwide. Notably, in Q3 2024, more than 34 milli…
What Is a Finsta and What Parents Should Do If Their Children Have One
Have you ever heard your child mention the term “Finsta” and wondered what it’s all about? If their explanation left you with more questions than answers, don’t worry—you’re not alone. Here’s everything you need to know about Finstas, why kids use them…