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, 10 Nov 2026 07:28:59 GMT1800Scammers use AI-generated images of missing pets to extort desperate ownershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/scammers-ai-images-missing-pets-reward-money6aef129f8beeea965802bbbbFilip TRUȚĂSat, 07 Nov 2026 12:16:07 GMTScammers offer ‘free’ phones, then trick victims into returning themhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/free-phone-upgrade-scam-fake-returns6aedb59e8beeea965802bb99Filip TRUȚĂFri, 06 Nov 2026 11:14:44 GMTApple to check public iCloud links for harmful content in iOS 27.3https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-icloud-public-link-scanning-ios-27-36aec6dde8beeea965802bb4cVlad CONSTANTINESCUThu, 05 Nov 2026 11:53:34 GMTEuropol busts investment scam network spanning 50 countries, seizes over 100 servershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/europol-investment-scam-100-servers-seized6aec660e8beeea965802bb2eFilip TRUȚĂThu, 05 Nov 2026 11:25:30 GMTApple warns German politicians their iPhones may be infected with spywarehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-spyware-warning-german-lawmakers6aeb20038beeea965802b9e9Filip TRUȚĂWed, 04 Nov 2026 12:10:02 GMTFBI blames North Korea for $6.3 billion Binance crypto heisthttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fbi-north-korea-binance-6-billion-crypto-heist6ae8a90f8beeea965802b7a8Filip TRUȚĂMon, 02 Nov 2026 15:18:37 GMTFTC warns of new twist in impersonation scam using the agency’s namehttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ftc-scam-phone-number-used-to-scam-others6ae8a3388beeea965802b785Alina BÎZGĂMon, 02 Nov 2026 15:06:05 GMTFTC takes down 19 fake government websites, cracks down on impersonation scamshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/ftc-shuts-down-19-fake-websites-impersonation-scams6ae4bccf8beeea965802b757Filip TRUȚĂFri, 30 Oct 2026 15:55:50 GMTBinance hack: $6.3B theft may trace to engineer's laptophttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/binance-hack-6-3-billion-laptop-breach6ae47e3d8beeea965802b702Vlad CONSTANTINESCUFri, 30 Oct 2026 11:24:26 GMTHackers leak personnel data of 41,000+ Homeland Security staff, including ICE and border agentshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hackers-leak-41-000-dhs-staff-data6ae4483e8beeea965802b6c4Graham CLULEYFri, 30 Oct 2026 07:34:16 GMTFBI seizes Virtualine domain as police shut down servershttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/virtualine-domain-seized-fbi-bulletproof-hosting6ae334f28beeea965802b5fcVlad CONSTANTINESCUThu, 29 Oct 2026 12:01:45 GMTGoogle ads led travelers to fake government passport services, FTC allegeshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/fake-passport-websites-google-ads-ftc-lawsuit6ae1cce28beeea965802b429Filip TRUȚĂThu, 29 Oct 2026 08:04:57 GMTHive ransomware affiliate jailed, years after FBI infiltrated the gang's systemshttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/hive-ransomware-jailed-fbi-infiltrated6ae20efa8beeea965802b535Graham CLULEYWed, 28 Oct 2026 15:05:14 GMTKingdom Come: Deliverance studio hit with cyberattackhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/kingdom-come-deliverance-cyberattack6ae209ff8beeea965802b51fSilviu STAHIEWed, 28 Oct 2026 14:52:51 GMTApple patches older iPhones against ‘extremely sophisticated’ attacks leveraging CoreGraphics flawhttps://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/apple-patches-older-iphones-exploited-coregraphics-zero-day6ae1d2bc8beeea965802b4a5Filip TRUȚĂWed, 28 Oct 2026 10:51:13 GMT