Consumer InsightsNews, views and insights from the Bitdefender expertshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/https://download.bitdefender.com/resources/images/favicon/favicon-32x32.pngConsumer Insightshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/Bitdefender BlogTue, 27 Oct 2026 16:43:11 GMT1800What parents need to know about the ‘Scam With Your Friends’ Video Gamehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/what-parents-need-to-know-about-the-scam-with-your-friends-video-game6ae0bcc88beeea965802b325Alina BÎZGĂTue, 27 Oct 2026 15:09:33 GMTBitdefender wins Best Scam Protection in H1 2026 from Artifact Securityhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/bitdefender-best-scam-protection-h1-20266ae0b7b88beeea965802b2f4Filip TRUȚĂTue, 27 Oct 2026 14:46:14 GMTWhere to report a scam and what to do next in your countryhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/where-to-report-a-scam6ae08b318beeea965802b2d1Vlad CONSTANTINESCUTue, 27 Oct 2026 11:32:17 GMTHalloween Scams Return on Email, SMS and Social Media Adshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/halloween-scams-fake-shops-sms-giveaways-20266adfb8158beeea965802b2a7Alina BÎZGĂTue, 27 Oct 2026 09:57:00 GMTScammers Are Telling Norwegians to Drop Gold in Forests for ‘Safekeeping’https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/norwegians-leave-gold-in-forest-scam6adf837a8beeea965802b28aAlina BÎZGĂMon, 26 Oct 2026 17:11:47 GMTSocial Security Identity Theft: How It Occurs & How to Avoid Ithttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/social-security-identity-theft6adf29ca8beeea965802b230BitdefenderMon, 26 Oct 2026 16:13:06 GMTUS Army employee pleads guilty to stealing veterans' benefits using leaked recordshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/us-army-insider-veterans-identity-theft-fraud6adf577b8beeea965802b259Filip TRUȚĂMon, 26 Oct 2026 13:40:24 GMTWhat Is Mortgage Fraud? Types, Examples, and Red Flagshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/what-is-mortgage-fraud6adf27118beeea965802b1ecBitdefenderMon, 26 Oct 2026 10:21:19 GMTIs gym Wi-Fi safe? What to know before connectinghttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/gym-wifi-safety6adf25af8beeea965802b1d5Cristina POPOVMon, 26 Oct 2026 10:09:46 GMTFake Arch Linux package hid a script that could run attacker-controlled code as roothttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fake-arch-linux-package-hid-a-script-that-could-run-attacker-controlled-code-as-root6adb739e8beeea965802b180Silviu STAHIEFri, 23 Oct 2026 14:54:02 GMTThe ‘Vote for My Child’ WhatsApp Scam Is Back, Spreading in France, Belgium and Spainhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/vote-for-my-child-whatsapp-scam-spreads-in-europe-20266adb62b28beeea965802b15dAlina BÎZGĂFri, 23 Oct 2026 13:47:06 GMTOperation Serengeti III nets 1,462 arrests as police expose fake investment ringshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/operation-serengeti-iii-cybercrime-arrests6adb4d638beeea965802b14aVlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 23 Oct 2026 12:06:42 GMTHacker leaks 281 GB of data from Germany's far-right AfD partyhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hacker-leaks-281-gb-data-germany-afd6adb4cfa8beeea965802b136Graham CLULEYFri, 23 Oct 2026 12:03:57 GMTPennsylvania Woman Arrested After Her Identity Was Stolenhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/pennsylvania-woman-arrested-after-her-identity-was-stolen6adb41118beeea965802b116Alina BÎZGĂFri, 23 Oct 2026 11:23:45 GMTHalloween party safety: 5 digital rules to discuss with your teenhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/halloween-party-digital-safety-rules-teens6ad8ce8a8beeea965802b02fCristina POPOVThu, 22 Oct 2026 17:50:00 GMT