Americans lost nearly $900 million to AI-powered scams, FBI says
2026-06-08T20:51:52Z•4dd369c69419619a787c70a8923cef7db5ed5943b394bd5a8d3801739dd41b23
account takeoverai-powered scamscredential theftdata breachdeepfakefake downloadsfake invoicesinfostealermac malwarephishingpirated softwaresignal phishingsocial engineeringsupport-bot exploitationvoice cloningwindows malware
What happened
Collection of Malwarebytes Labs stories (June 2026) documenting a surge in credential- and money‑stealing campaigns: the 2025 FBI report attributes nearly $900M in losses to AI-powered scams (deepfakes, voice cloning); infostealers are increasingly used as scalable phishing payloads; cracked/pirated PC games and fake download sites (including bogus ChatGPT and BlueWallet installers) are distributing password‑stealing malware to Windows and macOS users (over 400,000 devices noted); attackers are exploiting AI support bots and social‑engineering (fake invoices, spoofed takedown notices) to hijax
Why it matters
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Evidence and limitations
- Source ID
- malwarebytes_labs
- Record identifier
- 4dd369c69419619a787c70a8923cef7db5ed5943b394bd5a8d3801739dd41b23
- Enrichment time
- 2026-06-08T20:51:52Z
- AI-assisted enrichment
- Yes
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