External Reports & Articles:
• BitDefender Reports & Data:
 – 2024 Consumer Cybersecurity Assessment Report
 – 2024 Business Cybersecurity Assessment Report
  • Bitdefender Business: https://www.bitdefender.com/business.html
 – Bitdefender internal data & public reports
 – Defeat Cybercrime (Sponsor): https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/company/defeat-cybercrime?adobe_mc=MCMID%3D58813079024193824950182583613162839176%7CMCORGID%3D0E920C0F53DA9E9B0A490D45%2540AdobeOrg%7CTS%3D1739390682

• Data & Statistics Sources:
 – ITRC 2023 Annual Data Breach Report: https://www.idtheftcenter.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/01/ITRC_2023-Annual-Data-Breach-Report.pdf
 – Verizon 2024 DBIR Insights: https://www.verizon.com/business/resources/articles/s/what-the-2024-dbir-tells-us-about-enterprise-cybersecurity-strategy/
 – FBI Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3): https://www.ic3.gov/
 – FBI: https://www.fbi.gov/
 – Federal Trade Commission (FTC): https://www.ftc.gov/
 – Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG): https://apwg.org/
 – LastPass State of Passwords (data reference)
 – Verizon DBIR (additional reference)

• Phishing & AI-Driven Threats:
 – Phishing statistics ([6]): https://controld.com/blog/phishing-statistics-industry-trends/
 – FBI PSA 2024 on phishing: https://www.ic3.gov/PSA/2024/PSA241203#:~:text=The%20FBI%20is%20warning%20the,content%20is%20not%20inherently%20illegal
 – Mailgun – The 4 Pillars of AI Phishing: https://www.mailgun.com/blog/email/ai-phishing/#chapter-3
 – Cyberscoop on evading phishing defenses: https://cyberscoop.com/email-natural-language-obfuscation-phishing-egress/#:~:text=Hackers%20are%20evading%20natural%20language,threat%20intelligence%20unit%20released%20Tuesday
 – Security.org on chatbot scams: https://www.security.org/digital-safety/scams/chatbot/#:~:text=Dating%20app%20chatbot%20scams
 – StationX Phishing Statistics: https://www.stationx.net/phishing-statistics/

• Deepfake & Fraud Cases:
 – Deepfake demo clip (Thelma): https://youtu.be/fUlSWCltVhk?si=DNT9aAJD5mt8Go7i
 – Incode – Top 5 Cases of AI Deepfake Fraud 2024: https://incode.com/blog/top-5-cases-of-ai-deepfake-fraud-from-2024-exposed/
  • (Arup deepfake loss detail): https://incode.com/blog/top-5-cases-of-ai-deepfake-fraud-from-2024-exposed/#:~:text=The%20British%20engineering%20company%20Arup,loss%20of%20over%20USD%20%2425M
  • (Woman sent $10K detail): https://incode.com/blog/top-5-cases-of-ai-deepfake-fraud-from-2024-exposed/#:~:text=Click%20here%20to%20accept%20marketing,cookies%20and%20load%20the%20video
 – McAfee on AI voice scams: https://www.mcafee.com/ai/news/ai-voice-scam/#:~:text=Cybercriminals%20create%20the%20kind%20of,they%20need%20money%20right%20away
 – Bitdefender romance scam article: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/heartbreak-and-fraud-woman-loses-375-000-in-fake-martin-henderson-romance-scam
 – Taylor Swift Deepfake Example: https://youtu.be/Ts4WO5plg1w?si=urruV_E17IWISJ5G
 – David Beckham Deepfake Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QiiSAvKJIHo
 – Taylor Swift (another deepfake example): https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f6-FM7rMHTE
 – Jennifer Aniston Deepfake Example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xlz8Y1Ps44g
 – Bitdefender on deepfake attacks: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/deepfake-attacks-immediate-threat-or-future-concern-for-organizations
 – CNN on Arup deepfake scam: https://www.cnn.com/2024/05/16/tech/arup-deepfake-scam-loss-hong-kong-intl-hnk/index.html
 – Sumsub – Global Deepfake Incidents Surge: https://sumsub.com/newsroom/sumsub-research-global-deepfake-incidents-surge-tenfold-from-2022-to-2023/
 – Bellingcat on non-consensual deepfake pornography: https://www.bellingcat.com/news/2024/02/23/behind-a-secretive-global-network-of-non-consensual-deepfake-pornography/
 – Omnihuman Lab Deepfake Scam: https://omnihuman-lab.github.io/
 – Bitdefender Survey on Deepfakes & AI-Generated Phishing: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/businessinsights/survey-results-making-sense-of-deepfakes-and-gen-ai-created-phishing-attacks
 – Bitdefender – Deepfake Detection & Protection: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/hotforsecurity/deepfakes-what-they-are-how-they-work-and-how-to-protect-against-malicious-usage-in-the-digital-age
 – Proofpoint on Deepfakes: https://www.proofpoint.com/us/threat-reference/deepfake

• Ransomware & Malware:
 – Cyberint Ransomware Annual Report 2024: https://cyberint.com/blog/research/ransomware-annual-report-2024/#:~:text=match%20at%20L400%20victims%20in,the%20same%20period%20in%202023
 – Security Intelligence – Ransomware Roundup 2024: https://securityintelligence.com/articles/roundup-the-top-ransomware-stories-of-2024/
 – Bitdefender Free Decryption Tools: https://www.bitdefender.com/en-us/blog/labs/tag/free-tools
 – Cypfer on Encryptionless Malware: https://cypfer.com/the-new-threat-landscape-in-2025/#:~:text=%F0%9F%94%B9%2066,threaten%20exposure%20without%20locking%20systems

• IoT Security:
 – IoT For All – The Future of IoT Security Trends & Predictions: https://www.iotforall.com/the-future-of-iot-security-trends-and-predictions