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Scammers Exploit Interest in Generative AI Tools

Researchers at Palo Alto Networks’s Unit 42 are tracking phishing attacks exploiting interest in generative AI tools. The researchers observed spikes in suspicious domain registrations ...

IoT: Internet of Threats?

The Internet of Things (IoT) has slowly but surely weaved its way into our homes and places of work. From smart homes to industrial control systems, IoT has brought convenience and ...

The 2024 Olympics Offers Plenty of Opportunity For Online Scammers

Fortinet’s Threat Intelligence Report covering the Paris Olympics provides some very detailed coverage of how threat actors are taking advantage of individuals and organizations who have ...

QR Code Phishing is Still on the Rise. The SEG is Dead.

Organizations need to be aware of the threat posed by QR code phishing (quishing), according to researchers at Trend Micro.

Nearly All Ransomware Attacks Now Include Exfiltration of Data…But Not All Are Notified

Organizations are falling victim to ransomware attacks where data is stolen, but the victim isn’t being told about it. I have a theory as to why this is happening.

Roger’s Hacking Stories

In this post, I'll share two fascinating hacking stories I've experienced: one involving a sophisticated scam that targeted a major U.S. Fortune 500 conglomerate, and another detailing ...

How The Whole World Now Knows About Fake North Korean IT Workers

Wow! Last week's blog post went viral, reaching major media outlets and receiving over 125,000 views within days. Responses from around the world praised our transparency and commitment ...

New Phishing Scam Leverages Chat To Add Credibility And Ensure Success

A new phishing scam is leveraging trusted aspects of ecommerce to make their scams look legitimate.

Phishing Campaigns Continue To Exploit CrowdStrike Outage

As expected, threat actors are taking advantage of the global IT outage caused by a faulty CrowdStrike update last Friday, SC Media reports.

Russian Super-Threat Group Fin7 Comes Back from the Dead

Declared “dead” by the U.S. Attorney’s Office in 2023, the Russian cyber crime group Fin7 is impersonating some of the top global brands.