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Will AI and Deepfakes Weaken Biometric MFA

You should use phishing-resistant multi-factor authentication (MFA) when you can to protect valuable data and systems. But most biometrics and MFA are not as strong as touted and much of ...

[HEADS UP] Russian Hacker Group Launches New Spear Phishing Campaign with Targets in US and Europe

The Russian-based hacking group Seaborgium is at it again with increased spear phishing attacks targeting US and European countries in the last year.

Security Awareness: The Top Trend of 2023

The Dutch organization Supply Value (a specialist in network optimalisation) together with the website Computable, published an article on their annual research into the top trends in IT ...

[INFOGRAPHIC] 9 Cognitive Biases Hackers Exploit the Most

Cybersecurity is not just a technological challenge, but increasingly a social and behavioral one.

New Survey Reveals Employees are the Attack Surface

A survey by Tanium has found that IT security professionals in the UK say that 64% of avoidable cyber attacks are due to human error, which usually involves falling for phishing attacks. ...

Reddit is the Latest Victim of a Spear Phishing Attack Resulting in a Data Breach

There is a lot to learn from Reddit's recent data breach, which was the result of an employee falling for a “sophisticated and highly-targeted” spear phishing attack.

FTC: Romance Scams Cost U.S. Victims a Total of $1.3 Billion

Seemingly repeating the previous year, the FTC’s latest report highlights that nearly 70,000 people reported being the victim of a romance scam last year.

Deepfake Crackdown After 4Chan Users Make Celebrity Voices Say Racist, Transphobic, and Violent Things

As deepfake technology continues to improve, creators of deepfake technology seek to lock down and safeguard the use of their technology after inappropriate use shows up on the web.

Cybercriminals are Using Geotargeted Phishing to Target Victims

Attackers are abusing a legitimate service called “GeoTargetly” to launch localized phishing attacks, according to Jeremy Fuchs at Avanan. GeoTargetly is meant to be used by advertisers ...

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake

CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 | February 14th, 2023 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the ...