Media, Personal Security and Technology

NY Man Pleads Guilty in $20 Million SIM Swap Theft

Krebs on Security

DECEMBER 16, 2021

A 24-year-old New York man who bragged about helping to steal more than $20 million worth of cryptocurrency from a technology executive has pleaded guilty to conspiracy to commit wire fraud. Ellis Pinsky, in a photo uploaded to his social media profile. Truglia is still being criminally prosecuted in Santa Clara, Calif.,

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Navigating the Web of Romance Scams: A Guide for Businesses and Consumers

Webroot

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

Understanding Romance Scams Romance scams involve fraudsters creating fake profiles on dating sites, social media platforms, or apps to establish relationships with victims, gain their trust, and eventually, scam them out of money. This transparency can be crucial in preventing security risks to the business.

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New talk posted to my media page!

Architect Security

JUNE 10, 2020

With modern face-swapping video technology, selfies can be used to create videos. A portmanteau of “deep learning” and “fake,” this trend refers to a new AI-assisted human image-synthesis technique that generates realistic video face swaps that can even be done in real-time. A voice can be faked. A face can be faked. This is the new reality.

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How Generative AI Is Powering a New Era of Cybersecurity

Hacker's King

DECEMBER 21, 2024

This comprehensive view allows security teams to anticipate and prepare for threats more effectively. Challenges and Risks of Generative AI in Cybersecurity While generative AI offers immense benefits, it also presents challenges: Dual-Use Technology Generative AI can be exploited by cybercriminals to: Create convincing phishing emails.

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Malwarebytes consumer product roundup: The latest

Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 22, 2023

These days, our products don’t just protect you from malware, we protect your identity, defend you from ads, safeguard your social media, and keep your mobile safe too. Mobile Security Whether you’re on iOS or Android, our Mobile Security app just got an upgrade. Here are the innovations we’ve made in our products recently.

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SHARED INTEL: How NTA/NDR systems get to ‘ground truth’ of cyber attacks, unauthorized traffic

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 14, 2019

No one stops the tech giants, media conglomerates and online advertisers from intensively monetizing consumers’ online behaviors, largely without meaningful disclosure. It appears the cam in question was unwittingly set up by an employee for personal security reasons. The digital footprints of U.S. We met at Black Hat 2019.

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Strong toolsets and a focus on risk makes security a business enabler

SC Magazine

MARCH 15, 2021

As we head deeper into 2021, here are the three considerations that will help security pros make their teams business enablers in volatile times: Think of security as a business enabler. Security threats and technologies have evolved over the last decade. Monzy Merza, vice president, cybersecurity, Databricks.

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The outstanding stealth of Operation Triangulation

SecureList

OCTOBER 23, 2023

This validator performs a lot of various checks, including different arithmetic operations like Math.log(-1) or Math.sqrt(-1), availability of components such as Media Source API, WebAssembly and others. The abbreviation PSP in the name of this action may mean “personal security product,” or, in simpler terms, a security solution.

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Chart a course to the passwordless future on World Password Day

SC Magazine

MAY 6, 2021

Shared secrets, or information known by both the server and client to authorize the user, are often almost anything from passwords, to a one-time code, to a series of personal security questions. Jasson Casey, chief technology officer, Beyond Identity.

Passwords

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PCI v4 is coming. Are you ready?

Pen Test Partners

SEPTEMBER 13, 2023

businesses gain the flexibility to define and deploy personalized security measures aligned with their specific cardholder data environment (CDE) setup. The innovative Customised Approach empowers well-established organisations to intricately specify their existing security controls to fulfil the objectives for each requirement.

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Be Wary of Scammers in the Holiday Season

Security Through Education

DECEMBER 21, 2022

One instance to be careful of is when posting on social media. Also, beware of fake in-app purchases or shared links on social media. Only through learning about the tactic’s scammers use can we truly continue to improve our own personal security. we could run the risk of being targeted by a malicious actor.

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Relax. Internet password books are OK

Malwarebytes

APRIL 1, 2021

Passwords are a hot topic on social media at the moment, due to the re-emergence of a discussion about good password management practices. For various reasons, you’ll usually see them being rubbished on social media as the worst thing around for password management. Some include online syncing alongside web browser extensions.

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What Are My Photos Revealing About Me? You may be accidentally sharing personal information in your photos (an important Guest Post)

Architect Security

SEPTEMBER 24, 2020

Facial recognition technology has become so ubiquitous, it’s not hard to imagine that somebody in your photo may be easily identifiable. The company has not acknowledged using this technology, but it clearly works differently than Google Reverse Image Search does and can find similar looking faces. Who Is in Your Photo?

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