Imposter Scams Hit Record $3.5 Billion in 2025
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with social media being the most cost-effective attack vector.
Most bot-management vendors publish no price at all. We collected every figure that is actually on the record — DataDome, AWS WAF Bot Control, reCAPTCHA, hCaptcha, Cloudflare and Imperva — plus the four cost traps that sit behind the headline numbers.
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) reports that Americans lost $3.5 billion to imposter scams in 2025, with social media being the most cost-effective attack vector.
Artificial intelligence is being used across the security landscape, with both benefits and risks, and its misuse by insiders and exploitation by cyber adversaries is a growing concern.
India temporarily blocked Telegram to prevent cheating in the nationwide medical entrance exam, affecting millions of users, amid allegations of leaked question papers.
A critical vulnerability in SimpleHelp remote management software, tracked as CVE-2026-48558, allows unauthenticated attackers to create privileged technician accounts on servers using OpenID Connect authentication.
Google's Threat Intelligence Group discovered UNC6508, a Chinese state-sponsored espionage group that has been stealing data from government and private organizations since 2023.
DragonForce ransomware gang uses custom malware to hide command-and-control traffic inside Microsoft Teams relay infrastructure, allowing them to evade detection.
The UK will require ID or face scans for new social media accounts to enforce an under-16 ban, with regulations due before Christmas and taking effect in spring 2027.
Isira Adithya, a Sri Lankan-born hacker, discusses his journey from a childhood prodigy to a successful ethical hacker, driven by curiosity and a desire to push boundaries.
The US Department of Justice has seized CFAKE and SOCFAKE, two websites hosting nonconsensual AI-generated nude images and videos, under the TAKE IT DOWN Act.