FBI: Cybercriminals stole $262M by impersonating bank support teams
The FBI warned today of a massive surge in account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes and said that cybercriminals impersonating financial institutions have stolen over $262 million in ATO attacks since the start of the year. Since January 2025, the FBI's Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has received over 5,100 complaints, with the attacks impacting individuals, as well as businesses and organizations across all industry sectors. In these schemes, criminals gain unauthorized access to online bank, payroll, or health savings accounts using various social engineering techniques or fraudulent websites, the FBI said. https://www.bleepingcomputer.com/news/security/fbi-cybercriminals-stole-262-million-by-impersonating-bank-support-teams-since-january/