Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. Importantly, the attack methods here are not new. That could change in 2025.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft. Millions of customers were put at risk when their social security numbers, phone numbers, and other sensitive personal information were leaked.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2024

The San Francisco Chronicle tells a story about a family that almost got scammed when they heard their son’s voice telling them he’d been in a car accident and hurt a pregnant woman. The FBI says it has received more than 195 complaints about this type of scam that it refers to as “grandparent scams.”

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 12, 2025

Category Awareness, Social Enginering Risk Level Phishing emails are getting harder to detect. Todays phishing scams are sophisticated, tailored for you, and often indistinguishable from real communications. These tactics, called spear phishing , make it incredibly hard for even tech-savvy users to spot a scam.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

The post Zero Trust: What These Overused Cybersecurity Buzz Words Actually Mean – And Do Not Mean appeared first on Joseph Steinberg: CyberSecurity, Privacy, & Artificial Intelligence (AI) Advisor.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 19, 2024

Of course, scam calls warning about the termination of utility service if a payment is not made immediately are nothing new. Hence, criminals do seem to increase their perpetration of utility-shutoff scams at times of extreme weather. I was tempted to ask the caller if she could see my payment for $527.01

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues advancing at a rapid pace, criminals are increasingly using AI capabilities to carry out sophisticated scams and attacks. The scam began with the employee receiving a phishing message purportedly from the company's chief financial officer requesting an urgent confidential transaction.

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SecureWorld News

JUNE 17, 2024

While no details were provided about the potential perpetrators, the scam highlights how threat actors exploit the authority of government agencies to trick victims into complying with illicit demands. Ezra Graziano, Director of Federal Accounts at Zimperium, emphasized the urgency for defense against such evolving social engineering tactics.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC).

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Evolution of social engineering Social engineering exploits human psychology to manipulate individuals into revealing sensitive information or taking harmful actions. Deepfakes are revolutionizing social engineering attacks, making them more deceptive and harder to detect.

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Identity IQ

AUGUST 18, 2023

IdentityIQ Scam Report Reveals Shocking Stats on AI Social Engineering IdentityIQ AI social engineering scams are on the rise, according to IDIQ Chief Innovation Officer Michael Scheumack. “AI-based There’s been an astonishing 58% surge in scams tied to the popular payment apps we rely on.

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Identity IQ

JANUARY 11, 2024

New AI Scams to Look Out For in 2024 IdentityIQ Artificial intelligence (AI) has quickly reshaped many aspects of everyday life. Here are three new AI scams to look out for in 2024 as well as some tips to help protect yourself and stay prepared for the explosive development of AI.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 6, 2023

The post Voice-Clone AI Scams — it’s NOT ME on the Phone, Grandma appeared first on Security Boulevard. Voice AI tech being misused by scammers: Scrotes fake your voice and call your grandparents. Then “you” beg them for money.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Social engineering scams frequently exploit our desire to help by using themes of sympathy and assistance to manipulate us. These scams often involve impersonating someone in need of help, triggering an emotional response that leaves out critical thought.

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Security Through Education

NOVEMBER 19, 2024

Social engineering scams frequently exploit our desire to help by using themes of sympathy and assistance to manipulate us. These scams often involve impersonating someone in need of help, triggering an emotional response that leaves out critical thought.

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IT Security Guru

JUNE 11, 2024

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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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2023

You may have seen a worrying report of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in a virtual kidnapping scam. Unfortunately, with the daughter out of sight this just made the scam seem more believable. Virtual kidnapping scams have been around for many years , but this is a new spin on a well-worn technique.

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Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2022

Artificial Intelligence (AI) is one of the most high-profile technology developments in recent history. The post See No Evil, Hear No Evil: The Use of Deepfakes in Social Engineering Attacks appeared first on The State of Security. It would appear that there is no end to what AI can do.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Social engineering – specifically malicious cyber campaigns delivered via email – remain the primary source of an organization’s vulnerability to attack. Social engineering is a profitable business for hackers – according to estimates, around 3.4 billion phishing e-mails get delivered every day.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 20, 2025

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly shifted from buzz to business necessity over the past yearsomething Zscaler has seen firsthand while pioneering AI-powered solutions and tracking enterprise AI/ML activity in the worlds largest security cloud.As

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The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

The good news is that OneSpan and other security vendors are innovating to bring machine learning, data analytics and artificial intelligence to the front lines. In the not-so-distant past, banks dealt with online and account takeover fraud, where hackers stole passwords and used phishing scams to target specific individuals.

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

NOVEMBER 26, 2024

Phishing and Fraud Bad actors can defraud customers out of their money, financial details, and other sensitive data by using deception and social engineering. Recently, cybercriminals have increasingly used artificial intelligence (AI) and automation to increase the volume and efficacy of their attacks.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 30, 2023

If you hadn't heard already, ChatGPT, launched in November 2022 by OpenAI, is a chatbot that uses what's known as generative artificial intelligence (AI). Users with bad intent are capable of developing and spreading malware, creating phishing emails, conducting social engineering attacks, and generating scams in seconds.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 31, 2023

The featured speakers are: Rachel Tobac, white hat hacker and CEO, SocialProof Security Rachel is a white hat hacker and the CEO of SocialProof Security, where she helps people and companies keep their data safe by training and pentesting them on social engineering risks.

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Hacker's King

JANUARY 5, 2025

These accounts are often used for malicious activities like scams, spamming, and spreading misinformation. Why Fake Account Detection Is Crucial Fake accounts can tarnish your reputation, compromise your privacy, and impact the integrity of social platforms. How to Report it What Are Fake Instagram Accounts?

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Managing Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Clearview AI Faces €30.5M Head Mare hacktivist group targets Russia and Belarus Zyxel fixed critical OS command injection flaw in multiple routers VMware fixed a code execution flaw in Fusion hypervisor U.S.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 11, 2024

How to Protect Yourself from the Latest AI Scams IdentityIQ Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, improving our daily lives, and shaping the future of technology. AI scams have become more sophisticated, making it harder to identify threats, and leaving more people vulnerable to fraud.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 18, 2024

The line between what’s real and what’s artificial is becoming more blurred and harder to ascertain. We’re all seeing the impact of artificial intelligence in business, with its potential to boost productivity, save time and create economic growth. And that brings me to cybersecurity. So how can we counter the problem?

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Thales Cloud Protection & Licensing

MARCH 29, 2022

Many are wrongfully saying that “people are the weakest link” in the security chain, but how can one blame an employee for being tricked by sophisticated social engineering attacks just because they are working remotely? It is not only technology that is evolving. Security analytics and customer experience are essential.

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Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 24, 2021

When the pandemic struck, online bad actors took it as an opportunity to double-down on their attacks through ransomware, malware, and social engineering. Fraud and identity theft are on the rise, with online shopping hacks and COVID-related scams popular among cybercriminals. . Article by Beau Peters. AI fraud detection. .

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SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

While voice fraud isn’t new, this is the first reported example of an audio deepfake scam, and although some doubt the veracity of this story , it highlights the potentially massive threat that deepfakes pose to businesses. Faced with more advanced scams, employees will find it even more difficult to tell what’s real from what’s fake.

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SecureWorld News

AUGUST 9, 2024

No longer confined to suspicious emails, phishing now encompasses voice-based attacks (vishing), text-based scams (smishing) automated with phishing kits, and deepfake technologies. Tech Executive Scam : A high-profile tech executive was tricked into transferring a significant amount of money to fraudsters using spear phishing techniques.

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Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

How to protect your organization from a social engineering attack. This tactic is called social engineering and is one of the key methods used in attacks that result in data breaches. One important and often overlooked element is social engineering education. dollars to remediate per incident.

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eSecurity Planet

FEBRUARY 11, 2022

Machine learning (ML) and artificial intelligence (AI) have emerged as critical tools for dealing with the ever-growing volume and complexity of cybersecurity threats. For years, attackers have manually collected information about their target to send them scams (e.g., ML can automate the whole process.

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SecureWorld News

JULY 13, 2023

Mike Parkin, Senior Technical Engineer at Vulcan Cyber: "The original 'scare' over ChatGPT was over its ability to lower the bar on writing malicious code, which was largely overblown. Urgency is a key emotion that social engineers prey upon to induce actions."

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Digital Shadows

FEBRUARY 2, 2023

In this blog, we’ll take a look at the components of a crypto scam, including investors, designers, developers, and marketers, as well as a few interesting trends that characterize this black market. Ocean’s Crypto: Putting the Team Together Crypto Scam Investors Starting a cryptocurrency scams require a significant amount of capital.

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SecureWorld News

SEPTEMBER 22, 2022

They target and fool individuals through impersonation, hijacking real accounts and using social engineering. Through machine learning/artificial intelligence (ML and AI), Proofpoint takes a multi-layer approach to stopping bad actors.

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