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Step Drainer Redirects Hit 12 DeFi Sites After DNS Hijacks

Redirects cause malicious wallet-approval prompts that security teams say users must avoid until sites confirm fixes.

319 Chrome Extensions With 13.4 Million Installs Hijacked Users’ Searches

EU Opens DSA Investigation into Booking.com Over Fake Listings and Phishing

Trump Highlights Crackdown as U.S. Restraints Approach $1 Billion

California Warns Gen Z Is Increasingly Targeted by AI-Enabled Crypto Scams

Microsoft and Health‑ISAC Seize Domains Used by Phishing Market Behind 1 Billion Scam Messages

Joint London Operation Disrupts West African Scam Networks

COLDCARD’s Verified X Account Published Phishing Link to Impersonator Site

NCCIA Lahore Cracks Down on Illegal Call Centres, Detaining More Than 300 Suspects

Multi‑State Police Crackdown Exposes Widespread Cyber‑Fraud Network

Midnight Mimosa Malware Found Preinstalled on Budget MediaTek Android Phones

TGCSB Arrests 101 in Six‑State Crackdown and Traces Rs 17 Crore Through Mule Accounts

Kleinanzeigen Turns On AI Analysis of Private Chats by Default

Microsoft’s X Account Hijacked to Push Fake 'Clippy' Cryptocurrency

Scam Uses Fake Poll QR Codes to Hijack WhatsApp Accounts

FCA Says Nearly 240,000 Suspected Money‑Mule Accounts Were Closed as Profiles Shift

Revolut Faces Scrutiny After Internal Warnings Over Illegal‑Gambling Controls

Frankfurt Court Rules Meta Liable for Fake Ads on Facebook and Instagram

Nearly 500 Fake Sites Scam Drivers Over Brazil's Free Flow Toll System

Maharashtra Cyber Unit Arrests Jalgaon Man Linked to Rs 2.14 Crore Mule-Account Scheme