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Recent Cyber Attacks: Trends, Tactics, and Countermeasures

Hacker's King

In the digital age, cyber-attacks are a growing concern for individuals, businesses, and governments worldwide. These attacks are becoming more sophisticated, targeted, and damaging, threatening data privacy, financial stability, and national security. The rise of AI-generated content has made these attacks even more convincing.

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The Impact of AI on Social Engineering Cyber Attacks

SecureWorld News

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year.

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Social engineering, deception becomes increasingly sophisticated

Security Affairs

Social engineering techniques are becoming increasingly sophisticated and are exploiting multiple emerging means, such as deep fakes. The human factor must always be considered as the first bastion of defense, even and especially against the most sophisticated cyber attacks. Deepfake technology, what’s it?

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Generative AI Changes Everything You Know About Email Cyber Attacks

CyberSecurity Insiders

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Popularised in the 1990s, email security has challenged cyber defenders for almost three decades. This is now a job for artificial intelligence.

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CISA Warns of Phone Scammers Impersonating Agency Employees

SecureWorld News

Ezra Graziano, Director of Federal Accounts at Zimperium, emphasized the urgency for defense against such evolving social engineering tactics. As artificial intelligence capabilities advance, the threat of highly convincing impersonations increases.

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Is Your Business Under Attack From AI?

IT Security Guru

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is highly innovative but also poses significant risks to all organisations, as shown by the recent high profile hacks at Ticketmaster, Santander and the NHS. This article will delve into how AI can be manipulated by cyber attackers for scams, particularly ones that affect businesses.

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National Cyber Security Centre Study: Generative AI May Increase Global Ransomware Threat

Tech Republic Security

See the National Cyber Security Centre's predictions for generative AI for cyber attack and defense through 2025.