Major organizations across finance, healthcare, and technology have reported large-scale breaches in 2025, with attackers increasingly focusing on third-party vendors and data-rich platforms.
Cybercriminals posed as bank representatives and used spoofed phone numbers and social-engineering tactics to convince victims to move money into fraudulent accounts. The scheme has led to at least $262 million in losses since January, with attackers increasingly targeting older adults and people unfamiliar with digital banking risks.
A growing wave of malicious calendar invites is tricking users into clicking unsafe links by making the events appear legitimate across email and mobile devices.
Spanish authorities arrested a teenager accused of stealing 64 million personal records from multiple companies using stolen credentials and security flaws. Investigators say the individual attempted to sell the data online, raising concerns about how easily massive datasets can be traded on underground markets.
Scammers are using AI-altered images and audio taken from social media to fabricate fake “kidnapping” situations and extort money from families. The FBI reports a rise in these cases and warns that attackers often rely on publicly available online details to make the threats appear real.
Criminals ramp up phishing, fake charity schemes, delivery scams, and fraudulent shopping deals during the holiday season to exploit increased online activity. There are common tactics and red flags to watch for when shopping or engaging digitally this time of year.
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