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The Latest Cybersecurity News & Insights From Around The World
FraudGPT and the Future of Cyber crime: Proactive Strategies for Protection
Generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) has firmly embedded itself in the workplace. As of 2024, more than two-thirds of organizations in every global region have adopted GenAI. And, as always, cyber criminals are eager to capitalize on a new and potentially powerful piece of technology. Over the past few years, a GenAI tool called FraudGPT has made phishing, hacking, and identity theft as simple as entering an AI prompt. FraudGPT and similar tools are essentially democratizing cyber crime.
Military ID Deepfakes: How North Korean Hackers Target the South with AI
North Korean threat actor Kimsuky has escalated its social engineering tactics by leveraging military ID deepfakes to deceive South Korean targets. According to a recent analysis by South Korean cybersecurity firm Genians, the group is now using AI-generated images to impersonate military personnel, making phishing campaigns more convincing and harder to detect.
The MemcycoFM Show: Ep 15 - How CISOs Apply Zero Trust Thinking to Credential Harvesting Prevention
A customer opens their bank’s login page. At least, that’s what they think. The design is flawless, the fields are familiar. But it’s a cloned site built to harvest credentials. Within seconds, their details are replayed against the genuine portal. To the bank’s defenses, it looks like business as usual — same username, same password, same MFA prompt.
Best Practices for Students to Avoid Plagiarism and Online Scams
Students may find a lot of information with just one click in our digital era. This gives them a lot of chances to learn and study, but it also makes them more likely to fall for internet scams and copying. Both of these problems might have major effects, including failing school or even being threatened with harm. Students can avoid online fraud and copying by following these rules. As a consequence, their time at school will be safer and more moral.
Spotting Scams and Phishing in Under 60 Seconds: A Simple Checklist Anyone Can Use
Scams are getting slick, but your best defense is still fast, calm thinking. In one minute, you can scan any email, text, or DM and decide if it’s safe. Use the checklist below, then save the quick steps for what to do if you already clicked.
Corporate Investigations: Protecting Your Business from Fraud and Theft
Fraud and theft are among the most damaging problems facing businesses today. From small local companies to global corporations, the risk of losing money, stock, or sensitive information is a constant threat. What makes matters worse is that fraud often happens quietly, over long periods, and sometimes at the hands of trusted insiders. The financial losses can be devastating, but the damage to reputation and trust can be just as severe.
Tales from the fraud frontlines: The growing threat of DDoS attacks - and how to prevent them
Picture this: It’s a busy weekday afternoon and your online payment platform is humming with activity. Suddenly, everything slows down. Customers complain that transactions are failing, your website goes offline, and your team scrambles to figure out what’s happening. The culprit? A Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attack.
Social Media Scams and How to Avoid Them
While social media can be a great place to connect with people, friends, and families, it still has its dangers. Social media websites such as Facebook, LinkedIn, Twitter, etc, are an attractive platform for scammers to target people to steal their personal and financial information. As a result, this article will inform you of the most common social media scams, statistics, and offer advice and tools to avoid them and stay safe online.
From Scam Risk to Scam Liability: What Every Enterprise Must Do to Meet Global Scam Regulations
Regulators aren’t just cracking down on digital fraud – they’re rewriting the rules on who’s responsible when it happens. Across every major region, laws are shifting liability closer to the first point of compromise: the login session. If your digital environment can’t detect a spoofed page, stop a phishing attempt, or block credential theft in real time, you’re not just at risk – you may be out of compliance.