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Gen. AI used to mislead victims in fraud campaigns

Jul 1, 2026 By LimaCharlie In LimaCharlie
It is almost impossible to trust the source of an image or video anymore. On The Cybersecurity Defenders Podcast, Tamas Kadar, CEO and Co-Founder of SEON, explains how generative AI has reshaped what fraudsters can pull off. Setting up sophisticated fraud operations no longer requires coding skills, and synthetic identities and deepfake documents have become convincing enough that visual verification alone is no longer reliable.
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The MemcycoFM Show: Ep25 - How to Detect Brand Impersonation: Key Signals for Security Teams

Jun 30, 2026 By Memcyco In Memcyco
In the recently published blog from @Memcyco titled 'How to Detect Brand Impersonation: Key Signals for Security Teams', we discussed brand impersonation detection, the process of identifying fake domains, cloned brand experiences, and the exposure signals that show attackers are using a trusted brand to deceive customers, employees, or partners. For security teams, the harder problem is not finding every impersonation asset. It is knowing which signals indicate live user exposure and which ones should change the response.
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How to Avoid eBay Scams: What Buyers & Sellers Need to Know

Jun 29, 2026 By Avast In Avast
eBay is one of the biggest online marketplaces in the world, but scammers are active on both sides of every transaction. Whether you're buying or selling, knowing what to look for can make all the difference. In this video, we break down: The most common eBay buyer scams — fake deals, missing items, phishing links How sellers get targeted — fake payments, overpayment scams, and false "item not received" claims.
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Fake Bots, Fake Sites, Fake Trades: CS2 Scams to Watch For

Fake Bots, Fake Sites, Fake Trades: CS2 Scams to Watch For

Jun 29, 2026 By SecuritySenses In SecuritySenses
Thousands of dollars move through CS2 every day. Skins pass from one account to another, trades happen by the minute, and the money flowing around them long ago outgrew simple in-Steam trading. The more money there is, the more people want to take it by deceiving players. These scammers don't hack directly; they don't write complex exploits or break into servers. Instead they copy what you already trust. Below are the three schemes that even experienced traders fall for, no fluff and no fiction, just what actually works against CS2 players today.
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Using 100+ Signals to Capture 100M Fraudsters

Jun 28, 2026 By Persona In Persona
Over 100 behavioral and technical risk signals can be captured in every verification. But knowing which ones to use and combine can be difficult. In this webinar, three fraud and identity practitioners break down how to stack signals to catch synthetic IDs and GenAI-driven fraud without blocking legitimate users.
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FTC Report: Americans Lost $3.5 Billion to Imposter Scams Last Year

Jun 26, 2026 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
Imposter scams were the most commonly reported type of fraud in 2025, with Americans reporting $3.5 billion in losses, according to new data from the US Federal Trade Commission (FTC). Reported losses have increased nearly three times since 2020, and the true number is likely much higher since many scams go unreported. Losses across all types of fraud surged to $16 billion, a 25% increase compared to 2024.
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What Is Agentic Threat Intelligence?

Jun 25, 2026 By Julian Agudelo In Memcyco
Agentic threat intelligence is an emerging CTI model where bounded agents support repetitive investigation work, such as collection, enrichment, prioritization, and evidence packaging, while analysts retain control over takedown and escalation decisions. Vendor briefings are full of “agentic AI” right now. Most of them describe the same thing: faster dashboards and smarter alerts. That is not agentic threat intelligence.
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New Extortion Scam Uses IT Impersonation to Breach Organizations

Jun 23, 2026 By KnowBe4 Team In KnowBe4
A newly surfaced extortion brand called “Pink” is using voice phishing and fake IT support calls to breach organizations, the Register reports. The threat actor may be a rebrand of prior extortion groups, including BlackFile and Redact, though its tactics remain the same.
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