The Federal Trade Commission has reported that US$12.5bn was lost to fraud in 2024, marking the highest level of fraud losses to date and a 25% increase from 2023.
Young adults aged 20 to 29 were most likely to be scammed.
Apple has released a patch to fix a vulnerability in its WebKit browser engine that was being exploited by malicious actors.
One million devices are believed to have downloaded malware that was hosted on GitHub, Microsoft’s code-sharing platform.
Malicious actors are using AI to generate fake GitHub repositories containing malware.
A Russian-Israeli developer suspected of being involved with the LockBit ransomware gang has been extradited to the US.
Four out of six AI voice cloning companies failed to implement sufficient security measures in tests.
Future updates of the Rich Communication Services (RCS) messaging protocol are expected to feature end-to-end encryption.