Consumer InsightsNews, views and insights from the Bitdefender expertshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/https://download.bitdefender.com/resources/images/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngConsumer Insightshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/Bitdefender BlogWed, 16 Sep 2026 13:09:19 GMT1800Hackers hijack HBO Max Reddit account to spread malwarehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-hijack-hbo-max-reddit-clickfix-malware6aa947618beeea9658029ec0Filip TRUȚĂTue, 15 Sep 2026 13:30:51 GMTFormer AT&T store worker jailed after moonlighting as a SIM-swap gang's inside manhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/former-at-t-worker-jailed-sim-swap6aa8e03b8beeea9658029e14Graham CLULEYTue, 15 Sep 2026 06:06:40 GMTBitdefender Wins Best Scam Awareness Campaign Award at the GASS Summit America 2026https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/bitdefender-best-scam-awareness-campaign-award-winner-gass-america-20266aa7e1fd8beeea9658029d8cAlina BÎZGĂMon, 14 Sep 2026 12:07:40 GMTApple Watch can now remember conversations. What could go wrong?https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-watch-listens-records-conversations6aa3fe6c8beeea9658029cd1Filip TRUȚĂFri, 11 Sep 2026 13:27:02 GMTConti ransomware developer sentenced to four years in US prisonhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/conti-ransomware-developer-sentenced-four-years6aa3dd4e8beeea9658029c7bVlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 11 Sep 2026 10:53:00 GMTSteam now requires a credit card for R18+ games in Australiahttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/steam-credit-card-for-mature-games-australia6aa2eb218beeea9658029c63Silviu STAHIEThu, 10 Sep 2026 17:42:35 GMT'Anne Hathaway' admits leading $245 million crypto theft gang that spent a fortune on nightclubs, watches, and luxury carshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/anne-hathaway-245-million-crypto-theft-nightclubs-watches-luxury-cars6aa2ad938beeea9658029c0eGraham CLULEYThu, 10 Sep 2026 13:19:54 GMTWindows 11 to share users’ ages with installed appshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/windows-11-age-verification6aa174278beeea9658029af8Silviu STAHIEWed, 09 Sep 2026 15:09:52 GMTGoogle patches Chrome zero-day exploited by hackers – update now!https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/google-patches-chrome-zero-day-exploited-hackers6aa138928beeea9658029abeFilip TRUȚĂWed, 09 Sep 2026 10:50:54 GMTInstagram creators hit by ransom demandshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/instagram-creator-ransom6aa0357e8beeea96580299c0Filip TRUȚĂTue, 08 Sep 2026 16:25:24 GMTThe US military just turned off ad tracking on its phones. Maybe you should toohttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/us-military-turned-off-ad-tracking-phones6aa01d1b8beeea96580299acGraham CLULEYTue, 08 Sep 2026 14:36:01 GMTHow a hole in Lenovo's login system let hackers walk into 5,000 Dropbox accountshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/lenovo-login-system-hackers-dropbox6a9e87598beeea965802988cGraham CLULEYMon, 07 Sep 2026 09:44:44 GMTRevolut scam steals £180,000 from Jersey residents in just four weekshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/revolut-scam-jersey6a9833908beeea9658029860Graham CLULEYWed, 02 Sep 2026 14:33:43 GMTBig Tech calls for cyber-defense before AI attacks surgehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/big-tech-cyber-defense-ai-cyber-attacks6a91ae3d8beeea96580295e2Filip TRUȚĂFri, 28 Aug 2026 15:54:46 GMTShai-Hulud hackers: two men charged over TeamPCP's global supply chain crime spree that hit OpenAI, and thousands morehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/shai-hulud-hackers-charged-teampcps6a91602f8beeea96580295b2Graham CLULEYFri, 28 Aug 2026 10:18:00 GMT