Americans lost nearly $900 million to AI-powered scams, FBI says
2026-06-09T08:51:48Z•30a0246f0945a97e205b00de7b974675c423b9d258fc03c823325696bd59816a
AI-powered scamsaccount takeovercredential theftdata breachdeepfakefake downloadsinfostealermac malwaremobile malwarephishingpirated softwaresocial engineeringvoice cloningwindows malware
What happened
Malwarebytes Labs roundup highlighting a surge in AI-enabled scams (deepfakes, voice cloning) that cost U.S. victims nearly $900M in 2025, and a broader trend of credential- and asset-theft via infostealer malware. Threat actors are increasingly distributing stealer and downloader payloads through cracked/pirated games, fake download sites (including fake ChatGPT and BlueWallet), in-game ads with fake virus alerts, and targeted phishing (Signal backup theft, fake takedown/Google login pages). Additional items cover social-engineering abuses of AI support bots (Instagram account takeovers), B2C
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- malwarebytes_labs
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- 30a0246f0945a97e205b00de7b974675c423b9d258fc03c823325696bd59816a
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- 2026-06-09T08:51:48Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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