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Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) released its Q3 2025 Gen Threat Report for July–September, showing rapid escalation in AI‑driven cybercrime.

Key findings: 140,000 AI‑generated phishing sites blocked since January 2025; an 82% quarter‑over‑quarter increase in breach incidents; average 37 million device‑fingerprinting detections per month; and 247 million trackers blocked monthly. Gen also found AI‑written scam SMS campaigns concentrated into top lures (top five = 26% of malicious texts) and highlighted a free decryptor released for Midnight Ransomware victims. The report emphasizes growing personalization of attacks as criminals use AI to automate persuasion and harvest high‑value credentials.

GEN highlights consumer risk ahead of the holidays in the 2025 Norton Cyber Safety Insights Report: Holiday (Oct 16, 2025). The report finds 62% of Americans say they’ll buy a holiday deal on impulse and 54% made holiday purchases via social media (up 10 points YoY). Social platforms account for over 50% of detected social-media scams. 38% plan to use AI tools for gift ideas while 62% worry about AI scams. 31% reported being targeted by holiday scams and 51% of those were victimized. Norton urges cybersecurity steps and designates Nov 30 as Cyber Safety Sunday.

LifeLock (GEN) is launching Control Room, a new YouTube series premiering October 22, 2025 at 5 p.m. ET with weekly episodes every Wednesday.

The series convenes cybersecurity experts, policy researchers, and consumer advocates to examine causes of America’s identity theft surge—noting over 18 million Americans were affected last year—and threats from AI deepfakes, large data breaches, and global fraud networks. Hosts Shawnee Delaney and Tyler Grey guide conversations with guests including Ted Harrington, James E. Lee, Caitlin Sarian, Josephine Wolff, and Renée DiResta. Viewers are directed to LifeLock’s official YouTube channel and LifeLock.com for resources on protecting identity.

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) will release its fiscal 2026 second quarter financial results on Thursday, November 6, 2025 after market close. Following the release, company management will host a conference call and webcast on November 6, 2025 at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET. Conference call dial-in details and the live webcast link will be available on Investor.GenDigital.com.

MoneyLion (NASDAQ: GEN) on Oct 9, 2025 urged consumers to "lock in" financial fitness before 2026, linking money stress to physical health. MoneyLion's 2025 Health is Wealth report found 66% of U.S. adults experienced physical symptoms from financial stress (trouble sleeping 40%, headaches 37%), and 67% said inflation harmed their physical or mental health. The company recommends five habits: No-Spend Days, monthly "money dates," monthly credit checks and bill automation, quarterly subscription reviews, and building a 3–6 month emergency fund (or a $100–$300 flex fund).

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) has announced a strategic partnership between its Norton division and Intel to enhance protection against AI-powered scams through Norton Deepfake Protection. The technology will be integrated with Intel Core Ultra processors, offering Norton 360 customers real-time detection of deepfake content directly on their devices.

The new feature analyzes both video and audio content for manipulation, leveraging Norton's AI trained on real-world scams including financial fakes, phony giveaways, and crypto cons. The solution currently supports YouTube and Facebook videos and is available in the US, UK, Australia, and New Zealand as part of Norton Genie Scam Protection and Scam Protection Pro in Norton 360 products.

Avast (NYSE:GEN) has been recognized as a top cybersecurity provider by Software Experts in their September 2025 best antivirus report. The company's flagship products, Avast Premium Security and Avast Ultimate, received high marks for their multi-platform protection across Windows, macOS, iOS, and Android devices.

The recognition follows multiple awards in 2024, including AV-Test's Best macOS Security Award with perfect scores in protection, and AV-Comparatives' Top Rated Product status. Avast currently serves over 435 million users globally. The company's Premium Security includes the new AI-powered Scam Guardian Pro, while Avast Ultimate offers a comprehensive suite with VPN, anti-tracking, and system optimization features.

Norton, a division of Gen (NASDAQ: GEN), has expanded its Norton Small Business offering with new Dark Web Monitoring and Social Media Monitoring features to combat rising cyber threats against small businesses. The enhancement comes as data breaches affecting businesses have surged 20% in the last quarter, with small business breach attacks up 50% in 2025.

The Dark Web Monitoring feature now includes eight additional business-specific fields, monitoring company names, Tax ID numbers, and VAT numbers. The Social Media Monitoring feature provides early warnings of account takeover attempts and scam detection for Facebook and Instagram business profiles. These features are available in various regions, with Dark Web Monitoring included in Standard and Premium plans, while Social Media Monitoring is limited to Premium plans in the US and UK.

GOBankingRates, in partnership with MoneyLion, has unveiled its Top 100 Money Experts of 2025 list, featuring renowned financial experts like Dave Ramsey, Barbara Corcoran, Mark Cuban, and Suze Orman. The experts will address the most searched personal finance questions throughout the year.

The selection criteria included thought leadership, media presence, professional credentials, and industry experience. A survey of over 1,000 Americans revealed that Gen Z shows the highest trust in financial experts, while boomers show the least. Notably, TikTok ranked as the least trusted platform for financial advice, even among Gen Z users.

The program, part of the Gen (NYSE:GEN) family, will release exclusive expert Q&As daily over the next 100 days.