Translated title. Original: Publicités frauduleuses: Les médias norvégiens menacent de poursuivre en justice le géant américain Meta, propriétaire de Facebook et Instagram | Jean-Marc Morandini
Norwegian media groups sue Meta for allowing fraudulent ads that imitate real outlets to siphon readers to scam sites; Meta must respond by a set deadline or face legal action, with calls for stricter ad identity checks and compensation.
Translated title. Original: 特別還付金7億円支給は詐欺！！ | 悪徳サイトを斬る！！出会い侍
A blog-style post warns about a scam site offering fake seven-hundred-million-yen refunds for a 2000-yen fee, detailing its suspicious features, sample scam roles, and advice to verify safety and seek legal help if targeted.
Three individuals allegedly used AI to imitate executives and lawyers, tricking companies into wiring about $129 million. They face wire fraud and identity theft charges, with arrests in Spain and the UK and pending extradition; the scheme spanned over a year and targeted diverse victims worldwide.
The FBI charged three individuals in a $129 million AI-enabled impersonation scam that used deepfake voices and images of executives and lawyers to deceive employees into wiring funds; targets included a Missouri hospital, a Rhode Island bank, and a UK FinTech. The defendants face multiple counts and potential decades in prison, highlighting how criminals exploit AI to conduct large-scale fraud.
Translated title. Original: Golpes bancários de personificação e fraudes com aparelhos roubados crescem 140% e 340% no Brasil | TI INSIDE Online
Fraud attempts are rising globally, with Brazil seeing sharp gains in impersonation and mobile-based fraud. Banks rely on behavioral AI to detect manipulation in real time, as fraud sophistication grows with AI tools; deepfakes and new attack vectors push real-time, behavior-driven defenses as priority.
Translated title. Original: Faux invitations Anthropic, une attaque de phishing vole les mots de passe Google et Microsoft
Cofense identifies a multi-step phishing campaign impersonating Anthropic and using fake GoTo Webinar invitations to harvest Google and Microsoft credentials, aided by CAPTCHA challenges and a concealed final login page.
AI can clone faces and voices to commit fraud, enabling calls and video meetings that impersonate colleagues. Organizations should require multi-person approvals, verify requests through separate channels, and educate employees to call back via official numbers; report suspected scams to authorities.
Translated title. Original: Tuntikausien puheluita: Huijaussoittajat veivät Itä-Suomessa yli 300 000 euroa pelkästään syyskuussa - Ilta-Sanomat
Fraudsters in Eastern Finland used impersonation of authorities and banks to steal over €300,000 in September; some funds were recovered. Victims shared banking credentials and underwent long, convincing calls; authorities advise vigilance and using official contact channels to prevent further losses.
A trio used AI to imitate voices and faces, stealing over $129 million by deceiving employees into transferring funds; arrests were made in Europe, and extradition is being sought, with charges including identity theft and money laundering.
Fraudsters use AI to craft convincing fake login pages to steal passwords and bypass multi-factor checks, with phishing driving a large share of initial access; defenses include security keys, browser protections, traffic monitoring, and strict access control.