Consumer InsightsNews, views and insights from the Bitdefender expertshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/https://download.bitdefender.com/resources/images/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngConsumer Insightshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/Bitdefender BlogSun, 08 Mar 2026 17:03:42 GMT1800War as a Hook: How Fraudsters Are Using the Israel-Iran Crisis to Target Netizenshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/israel-iran-crisis-scams69a985392fa53a9f2eef476cAlina BÎZGĂThu, 05 Mar 2026 13:42:27 GMTInstagram giveaway scams are designed to steal your accounthttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/instagram-giveaway-scams69a84aa32fa53a9f2eef470dVlad CONSTANTINESCUWed, 04 Mar 2026 15:17:01 GMTSlam the Scam Day 2026: The rise of AI-powered impersonation scamshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/slam-the-scam-day-202669a6e1a12fa53a9f2eef4584Alina BÎZGĂTue, 03 Mar 2026 13:35:31 GMTThe ‘I Accidentally Reported You’ Discord Scam: What You Need to Knowhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/discord-scam-accidentally-reported69a1b1592fa53a9f2eef4453Silviu STAHIEFri, 27 Feb 2026 15:25:46 GMTDeepfake Mugur Isărescu and Florin Talpeș used in fake ‘National Investment Platform’ scam abusing Bitdefender’s namehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/deepfake-mugur-isarescu-and-florin-talpes-used-in-fake-national-investment-platform-scam-abusing-bitdefenders-name69a05d962fa53a9f2eef43a7Alina BÎZGĂThu, 26 Feb 2026 15:09:04 GMTPokémon card listing scams and how to avoid them in 2026https://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/pokemon-card-scams-202669a03b632fa53a9f2eef42e0Alina BÎZGĂThu, 26 Feb 2026 12:34:25 GMTFake Instagram login pages: How phishing hijacks your accounthttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/instagram-phishing-fake-login-pages699d7b1c2fa53a9f2eef3f8bVlad CONSTANTINESCUTue, 24 Feb 2026 10:59:45 GMTHijacked Google Ads Push Fake 7-Zip, Notepad++ and Office Downloads to Mac Users via Evernote Pages, Bitdefender Labs Warnshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/hijacked-google-ads-push-fake-7-zip-notepad-and-office-downloads-to-mac-users-via-evernote-pages69947ce62fa53a9f2eef3c72Alina BÎZGĂWed, 18 Feb 2026 14:00:15 GMTFake ‘Olympics Shop’ Ads on Meta Lead Netizens to Cloned Websites Promising 80% Off Merchhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/fake-olympics-shop-ads-on-meta-lead-netizens-to-cloned-websites-promising-80-off-merch698f4a9b2fa53a9f2eef3afbAlina BÎZGĂTue, 17 Feb 2026 13:58:29 GMTTikTok Dating Scams: What You Need to Knowhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/tiktok-dating-scams699433a02fa53a9f2eef3bcfAlina BÎZGĂTue, 17 Feb 2026 09:32:35 GMTGot An Unexpected Amazon Package With a QR Code? Police Say it’s a Scamhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/amazon-package-qr-code-scam699347cb2fa53a9f2eef3b8cAlina BÎZGĂMon, 16 Feb 2026 16:41:40 GMT8 Off-Season Scams Targeting Tourism Businesses, Cafés, Restaurants, and Rentalshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/8-off-season-scams-targeting-tourism-businesses-cafes-restaurants-and-rentals6992ec122fa53a9f2eef3b08Cristina POPOVMon, 16 Feb 2026 10:10:35 GMTNearly 4 in 10 Valentine’s Day Emails Are Scams: What Bitdefender Antispam Lab Is Seeing in 2026https://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/nearly-4-in-10-valentines-day-emails-are-scams-what-bitdefender-antispam-lab-is-seeing-in-2026698b448a2fa53a9f2eef378fAlina BÎZGĂThu, 12 Feb 2026 13:58:23 GMT“Your Accountant Made a Mistake” Scam: How It Hurts Small Businesses and Accountants and How to Protect Yourselveshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/your-accountant-made-a-mistake-scam-how-it-hurts-small-businesses-and-accountants-and-how-to-protect-yourselves698ce0032fa53a9f2eef3841Cristina POPOVWed, 11 Feb 2026 20:13:11 GMTFugitive Crypto Scam Kingpin Gets 20 Years for $73 Million ‘Pig Butchering’ Scamhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-au/blog/hotforsecurity/fugitive-crypto-scam-kingpin-20-years-73-million-pig-butchering-scam698b183b2fa53a9f2eef3734Filip TRUȚĂTue, 10 Feb 2026 11:42:43 GMT