How do you know if an airline support number is real? Use the official app, website or booking confirmation. Scammers use paid search ads and lookalike sites to pose as airlines and hotels. Check suspicious travel links with Bitdefender Link Checker.

How do you know if a job offer is a scam? Find the role on the company’s official careers page and never pay to apply. Nearly 1 in 3 young people in a UK survey fell for a recruitment scam. Bitdefender Scamio can help you check a suspicious offer. Read more:

F1 heads to Austin's Circuit of the Americas, where the steep uphill climb into Turn 1 and rapid changes of direction test drivers' precision and control. This weekend’s Cyber Mindset: Elevated Focus. Bitdefender. Exclusive Cybersecurity Partner of Scuderia Ferrari HP.

Sponsored doesn’t mean verified. A fake Chrome app appeared at the top of Google Play search results as a sponsored listing, right above the real browser. Paid placement can put any app first, so check the publisher before you tap Install. Read more:

Your AI agent can run commands and open files on your Mac. Bitdefender AI Guardian checks each step before it happens. If something breaks the rules you set, it warns you or blocks it. Free during the open beta for macOS:

Scams come in many shapes, from fake bank texts to cloned voices of the people you love. This Cybersecurity Awareness Month, share these three clues with someone who might need them. One conversation can stop one click.

🏎️ Reference Plane = An imaginary geometric plane defined by the technical regulations from which various dimensions and positions on the car are measured.

🦠 Dropper = Malware built to install (“drop”) another malicious payload onto a system.

When the whole family feels secure, that says a lot. Bitdefender Family Plans help protect up to 25 devices and send real-time alerts if something suspicious happens. See why families choose Bitdefender:

Press 1 to fix your listing? Don’t. Scam robocalls claim businesses are missing from Google, Siri, or Alexa, then ask for payment or card details. Hang up and check your listings yourself. Learn more:

Your child won’t always ask before they click, reply or share. But they can learn to ask themselves the right questions. Here’s how to build that habit, one conversation at a time.

Privacy isn’t the same as secrecy. Couples can be open with each other without having full access to each other’s phones and accounts. Read what a psychologist says about trust and digital boundaries:

Struggling to hire? Watch out for applicants who seem a little too eager. Fake job candidates using false or stolen identities may try to access your company's systems. Here’s what to look for:

Your child just said a word you didn’t teach them. Now what? A strong reaction can give a swear word even more power. A calm, proportionate response usually works better, says clinical psychologist Anca Ivu. Learn how to respond:

A bank alert. A missed package. A prize you never entered for. These are some of the most common text scam themes. See the insights in Bitdefender’s 2026 Global Scam Intelligence Report:

Deepfakes are getting harder to spot, even for a careful eye. When a video looks real but something feels off, Bitdefender RealCheck can help you check whether it shows signs of AI generation or manipulation in seconds. Try it now!

That’s a wrap on #prplSummit2026 in Vienna! Razvan Todor presented our Partner Spotlight on why security must follow people across every device, and Alexandru Trifan moderated a roundtable with Qualcomm, CUJO AI, Sagemcom, and Vantiva. Thank you, prpl Foundation!

Can a phone come with malware before you even turn it on? Bitdefender researchers found malicious software preinstalled on some low-cost Android phones. Because it’s built into the system, it can’t be uninstalled like a regular app. Read more: