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 BlogTue, 28 Apr 2026 22:56:09 GMT1800Social Media Scams Cost Americans $2.1 Billion in 2025, FTC Warnshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/social-media-scams-2-1-billion-2025-ftc69f073d32fa53a9f2eef68a3Filip TRUȚĂTue, 28 Apr 2026 08:49:50 GMTFrench police arrest 21-year-old "HexDex" hacker over 100 alleged data breacheshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/french-police-arrest-hexdex-hacker69f05d6c2fa53a9f2eef6882Graham CLULEYTue, 28 Apr 2026 07:11:46 GMTiOS Flaw Exposes ‘Deleted’ Message Data Through Notifications – Patch Now! (iOS 26.4.2 and iOS 18.7.8)https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/ios-flaw-exposes-deleted-messages-signal-iphone-fbi69ea16ac2fa53a9f2eef6671Filip TRUȚĂThu, 23 Apr 2026 13:01:06 GMTSony Starts Enforcing PlayStation Age Verification; UK and Ireland Are Firsthttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/sony-playstation-age-verification-uk-ireland69e8dc5c2fa53a9f2eef658bSilviu STAHIEWed, 22 Apr 2026 14:37:29 GMTRansomware ‘Negotiator’ Faces 20 Years in Prison for Allegedly Betraying His Employershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/ransomware-negotiator-20-years-prison69e8b2882fa53a9f2eef655eFilip TRUȚĂWed, 22 Apr 2026 11:43:17 GMTYou’ve Got Mail and It’s Tracking Your Warshiphttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/mail-tracking-dutch-warship69e74fda2fa53a9f2eef6429Silviu STAHIETue, 21 Apr 2026 10:39:57 GMTCrypto Investment Scam Costs Woman in Hong Kong Nearly $1 Millionhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/crypto-investment-scam-hong-kong69e66f242fa53a9f2eef63a9Alina BÎZGĂMon, 20 Apr 2026 18:36:50 GMTOperation PowerOFF warns 75,000 DDoS users as 53 domains go darkhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/operation-poweroff-75-000-ddos-users69e1f9da2fa53a9f2eef61bdVlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 17 Apr 2026 09:16:25 GMTSinger loses life savings to fake wallet downloaded from the Apple App Storehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/singer-loses-life-savings-fake-wallet69e1dd0b2fa53a9f2eef609cGraham CLULEYFri, 17 Apr 2026 07:12:02 GMTAgingFly malware hits local authorities and hospitals in Ukrainehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/agingfly-malware-ukraine69e0e52b2fa53a9f2eef6085Vlad CONSTANTINESCUThu, 16 Apr 2026 13:36:48 GMT108 malicious Chrome extensions caught stealing Google and Telegram data from 20,000 usershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/malicious-chrome-extensions-steal-google-telegram-data69df6d5c2fa53a9f2eef604fGraham CLULEYWed, 15 Apr 2026 10:54:29 GMTRockstar Games confirms breach after ShinyHunters leaks stolen analytics datahttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/rockstar-games-data-breach69de05b62fa53a9f2eef5f71Vlad CONSTANTINESCUTue, 14 Apr 2026 09:23:44 GMTFBI: Cybercrime Losses Hit a Record $21 Billion Last Year, Fueled by AIhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-cybercrime-losses-21-billion-2025-ai69d66ba32fa53a9f2eef5e88Filip TRUȚĂWed, 08 Apr 2026 14:59:32 GMTLife imprisonment for Cambodian scam compound operators - but will it make a difference?https://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/life-imprisonment-cambodian-scam-operators69d4aa682fa53a9f2eef5d2cGraham CLULEYTue, 07 Apr 2026 06:56:43 GMTFake Claude code leak on GitHub pushes Vidar malwarehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-gb/blog/hotforsecurity/claude-code-leak-github-vidar-malware69cfb0462fa53a9f2eef5c79Vlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 03 Apr 2026 12:21:40 GMT