Identity fraud and AI-powered threats for 2022/2023 analyzed
One verification firm’s user-base data showed a 10x–17x surge in deepfake incidents, in tandem with increased AI democratization and adoption.
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Verification platform offers fraud-detection machine language models to the AI community
With massive surges in deepfake and deepfraud activity raging, one firm has contributed some of its digital arsenal to the world.
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Beware of three phishing tactics leveraging Meta Threads
A fake Threads website; a fake metaverse currency, and a scam selling followers for a fee; surely more scams to come.
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Automation and AI increase bot attack sophistication, evasiveness
One cybersecurity firm reports six facets of increased business risks from bot attacks in its 2022 user base metrics.
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Press ‘6’ to cancel the fraudulent withdrawal request …
No matter what response you key in, the automated phone system thanks you for authorizing the fake ‘request’. Prank’s on you!
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The age-old Ponzi scheme finally goes digital to ensnare crypto investors
Crypto scammers are starting to use fake apps and malicious smart contracts to lure ‘liquidity mining’ investors to their doom.
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New insights on Lazarus advanced persistent threat activities released
The infamous group, linked to North Korea, has been busy with fake job ads/social media weaponization between 2021 and 2022.
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New cyber espionage campaign targets high ranking Israeli officials
Modus operandi: use fake Facebook identities of attractive women to lure the predominantly male targets.
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IT decision makers in Australia/Singapore cybersecurity awareness survey fare badly
Many failed to differentiate between real and fake emails, while others used their work email for personal matters.
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Beware: DeFi and crypto scammers are out to get you
From ‘rug pulling’ to fake crypto marketplaces to unregulated crypto trading—the lure of crypto riches is fraught with cyber traps.
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Scammers phish US$500k worth of cryptocurrency with SEO
Some crypto investors have been tricked into clicking on fake ads that made it to the top of crypto-investment search results.
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Hong Kong and Thailand ranked top 10 in Cloud security incidents for H2 2020
With the SolarWinds debacle fresh in our minds, we review the dramatic upsurge of cyberattack sophistication and equally spectacular cyber-vulnerability.
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Q4 2020 saw slowdown of RDP attack surge but a rise in supply-chain attacks
And hackers now have a new theme to scam with: COVID-19 vaccinations—according to one cybersecurity firm.
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North Korean hackers targeting security researchers
North Korean hackers use multiple profiles on various social networks to reach out to security researchers using fake personas.
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Dec 2020’s most wanted malware: an upgraded Emotet
In resurfacing after a short hiatus, the trojan now issues a fake dialog box to allay user suspicions of its actions .
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