F-Secure Scam Intelligence & Impacts Report 2026 is here!
Scams are no longer defined by how often they happen, but by the damage they cause. This year’s report reveals how the scam economy is evolving, driven by AI and organized crime — and shaped by the rising importance of
AI isn’t just writing better phishing messages. It’s also being used to pick targets and build infrastructure.
This changes the speed at which scams can be set up. See how: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
The people running scam operations are getting better at scale.
That’s one reason losses are rising even when overall exposure levels stay relatively flat. See the connection: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
When scam activity becomes structured and repeatable, both the volume and the sophistication increase quickly.
Here’s what we uncovered: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
Scam groups are running structured operations with defined roles and processes. This is organized activity, a far cry from low-effort opportunistic crime.
That changes how consistently they can operate at scale. See what this looks like: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
Law enforcement raids keep finding the same setup: whiteboards with scripts, printed playbooks, and systems for tracking victims.
These scam operations now run like actual businesses. Here’s what that looks like: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
Months of integration work before a single subscriber is activated.
That's what traditional cyber security onboarding looks like.
There's a faster model. How zero-touch onboarding works → eu1.hubs.ly/H0wK4Jk0#Telco#MVNO#CyberSecurity#FSecureHorizon
"Who are the Yahoo Boys? While not a strictly defined group of threat actors, they are people from West Africa, who do fraud and cyber crime online. It's more like a culture of crime, not an organization that pays its employees."
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Scam operations are getting more organized. Law enforcement reports show teams using scripts, training materials, and specialized tools to handle victims at scale.
This is no longer opportunistic crime. See how it’s changing: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
F-Secure's Laura Kankaala spoke at @ScamAlliance Threat Thursday last week on AI, deepfakes, and the fraud economy. Her latest article on YahooBoys, the subculture glorifying and normalizing scamming, is now live: f-secure.com/en/partners/in…
Most platform demos start with the dashboard. That's the wrong place.
The highest-impact moment in any cyber security launch is the sales conversation — not the API.
Our reseller checklist, in the order that actually matters → eu1.hubs.ly/H0wC0g90#CyberSecurity
F-Secure Internet Security has earned @AV_Comparatives Anti-Phishing Certification 2026 for the second year in a row.
Independent testing confirmed protection against phishing sites with zero false positives on legitimate banking websites.
