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Avast (NASDAQ: GEN) launched a new animated YouTube series, "The Twelve Days of Scam-mas", to teach holiday scam awareness from December 1–12, 2025. Avast will publish a new one-minute episode each day at 2:00 p.m. PT / 5:00 p.m. ET, using festive stories and a character named Deceivus to illustrate common seasonal scams.

Gen researchers say attacks from fake online shopping sites more than doubled last holiday season and Gen blocked over 1.26 million fake ads; nearly one-third of Americans reported being targeted by a holiday scam. The series is based on Gen's threat intelligence and aims to make safety tips accessible for families to share and discuss.

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) launched Scam Guardian and Scam Guardian Pro for Android and iOS on Nov 12, 2025, extending Avast's AI scam protection from desktop to mobile.

Scam Guardian is free with Avast Mobile Security; Pro is included in Avast Premium Mobile Security. Gen reports that >80% of mobile attacks blocked by Gen Threat Labs this year were scams and that Gen blocks an average of four scam attacks per mobile second. Initial rollout starts in France and Germany, with global availability planned.

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) reported record Q2 FY26 results for the quarter ended October 3, 2025, driven by a subscription-led model and expansion into secure financial wellness. Q2 revenue was $1,220 million (up 25%) with non-GAAP operating income of $623 million (up 10%) and non-GAAP diluted EPS of $0.62 (up 15%). The company raised FY26 non-GAAP revenue guidance to $4.92–4.97 billion and EPS to $2.51–2.56. Gen also declared a quarterly cash dividend of $0.125 per share payable December 10, 2025. Management highlighted bookings growth and cash flow strength while scheduling an earnings call on November 6, 2025 at 2 p.m. PT.

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) subsidiary MoneyLion released a Nov 4, 2025 survey of 1,000 U.S. adults (Aug 26–Sep 3, 2025) on holiday finances. Key findings: 78% expect to spend the same or more on gifts, average holiday spending exceeds $2,000, and 1 in 4 feel pressured to spend beyond their means.

To cope, 25% plan extra work and 23% plan gig work; 84% plan to use credit cards and 30% plan BNPL, while 46% are unaware BNPL can affect credit. Nearly all (99%) review bank statements after holidays; 36% report anxiety.

Gen (NASDAQ: GEN) announced on November 3, 2025 a global expansion of Norton’s AI-powered Scam Protection across all Norton 360 and Norton mobile plans. The rollout extends real-time defenses across web, email, SMS, videos, and phone calls and includes Norton Scam Protection Pro for Norton 360 Advanced customers.

Key facts: Gen Threat Labs observed social engineering threats accounting for more than 80% of threats worldwide in the first three quarters of 2025, and Gen reported blocking an average of 110 social engineering-related attempts every second. New features include Deepfake Protection (English YouTube/Facebook), Safe Web, Safe SMS, Safe Email (Pro), Safe Call (Pro), and a Genie AI assistant. Deepfake Protection is in early access and has platform and system requirements.

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.