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When Seeing Isn’t Believing: AI Images, Breaking News and the New Misinformation Playbook

In the early hours following reports of a U.S. military operation involving Venezuela, social media feeds were flooded with dramatic images and videos that appeared to show the capture of ...

Amazon Warns of Fraudulent North Korean Job Applicants

Amazon has blocked more than 1,800 suspected North Korean applicants from joining the company since April 2024, TechRadar reports. Amazon’s Chief Security Officer, Stephen Schmidt, said ...

New ConsentFix Technique Tricks Users Into Handing Over OAuth Tokens

Researchers at Push Security have observed a new variant of the ClickFix attack that combines “OAuth consent phishing with a ClickFix-style user prompt that leads to account compromise.”

Most Parked Domains Lead Users to Scams or Malware

Over 90% of parked domains now direct users to malicious content, compared to less than 5% a decade ago, according to researchers at Infoblox.

New BlackForce Phishing Kit Bypasses Multifactor Authentication

Zscaler has published a report on a new phishing kit dubbed “BlackForce” that uses Man-in-the-Browser (MitB) attacks to steal credentials and bypass multi-factor authentication. Notably, ...

81% of Small Businesses Sustained a Cyber Incident Over the Past Year

Eighty-one percent of small businesses suffered a security or data breach over the past year, and 38% of these businesses were forced to raise their prices as a result, a report from the ...

Be Careful of That Warrant for Your Arrest

A popular phone call/voicemail scam (i.e., vishing) involves someone calling you, claiming to be law enforcement with a warrant for your arrest, and then offers you an opportunity to ...

Unmasking the Deepfake Threat: A Game-Changer for Reducing Human Risk

Today, anyone can find a picture of absolutely anybody and it is also not difficult to find a sample of their voice. By combining these it is shockingly easy to create a realistic AI ...