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 BlogFri, 16 Oct 2026 17:49:36 GMT1800Irish police force has its Twitter hacked in cryptocurrency scamhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/irish-police-twitter-hacked-crypto-scam6ad263128beeea965802adb6Graham CLULEYFri, 16 Oct 2026 17:48:13 GMTSocial media starts at 13. Many parents don’t know the rulehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/social-media-13-parents6ad21b108beeea965802ad5cSilviu STAHIEFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:44:21 GMTSextortion victims allegedly scammed out of $60 million by company promising to catch blackmailershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ftc-sextortion-relief-scam-60-million6ad212ce8beeea965802ad40Filip TRUȚĂFri, 16 Oct 2026 12:08:21 GMTGoogle expands Android scam protection with AI checks for texts and callshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/android-scam-protection-ai-messages-calls6ad1fef38beeea965802ad2bVlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 16 Oct 2026 10:40:57 GMTFake Google Chrome App With 100,000+ Downloads Promoted on Google Playhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fake-google-chrome-app-google-play6ad0dba88beeea965802ad11Silviu STAHIEThu, 15 Oct 2026 14:01:39 GMTFBI busts North Korean laptop farms used to infiltrate US workplaceshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/north-korean-it-workers-fbi-laptop-farms6ad0ba9c8beeea965802acf3Filip TRUȚĂThu, 15 Oct 2026 11:42:15 GMTFake WatchGuard VPN site steals logins before real downloadhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/watchguard-vpn-download-phishing-scam6ad0a66a8beeea965802acdcVlad CONSTANTINESCUThu, 15 Oct 2026 10:12:06 GMTOpenAI engineer arrested for allegedly planting spy device in executive meeting roomhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/openai-engineer-arrested-spy-device6acf82b48beeea965802acb7Filip TRUȚĂWed, 14 Oct 2026 13:30:03 GMTWoman Loses Nearly $2 Million in Gold Scam: Never Hand Over Money for ‘Safekeeping’https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/gold-courier-scam-warning6ace57a98beeea965802ac77Alina BÎZGĂTue, 13 Oct 2026 16:19:44 GMTUK warns powerful AI models could pose security risks before they're even releasedhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/uk-ai-security-risks-unreleased-models6ace494b8beeea965802ac5aFilip TRUȚĂTue, 13 Oct 2026 15:18:31 GMTCrypto source of funds request: why exchanges ask and when it’s fakehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/crypto-source-of-funds-request6ace114e8beeea965802ac08Vlad CONSTANTINESCUTue, 13 Oct 2026 11:14:38 GMTGTA 6 leaker threatens to release full playable version of game ahead of official launchhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/gta-6-leaker-threatens-release-full-game6acdd6308beeea965802abe0Graham CLULEYTue, 13 Oct 2026 06:57:34 GMT15,000 Americans caught up in massive cybercrime money laundering schemehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/15-000-americans-massive-cybercrime-money-laundering-scheme6accef4c8beeea965802abc6Filip TRUȚĂMon, 12 Oct 2026 14:34:01 GMTTurning your side hustle into a full-time business? It’s time to upgrade your cybersecurityhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/side-hustle-full-time-business-cybersecurity6acc890a8beeea965802ab59Cristina POPOVMon, 12 Oct 2026 07:19:35 GMTHow scammers exploit small business owners’ biggest worrieshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/scammers-exploit-small-business-problems6acc874c8beeea965802ab38Cristina POPOVMon, 12 Oct 2026 07:14:36 GMT