FBI Issues Guidance for Avoiding Deepfake Scams

The FBI and the American Bankers Association (ABA) have issued a joint advisory warning of the growing threat posed by AI-generated deepfake scams.

PayPal Scam From PayPal

One of the most common human risk management recommendations is for users to hover over URL links of unexpected messages to see if the involved DNS domain is legitimate or not for the ...

Report: Shadow AI Poses an Increasing Risk to Organizations

The use of “shadow AI” is an increasing security risk within organizations, according to a new report from Netskope.

"Yep, I got pwned. Sorry everyone, very embarrassing."

In essence, that is the disclosure and notification message that the open-source developer "qix" sent to the world when he was social engineered to give up access credentials to his ...

Smishing Campaign Targets California Taxpayers With Phony Refund Offers

The State of California’s Franchise Tax Board (FTB) has warned of an ongoing SMS phishing (smishing) campaign targeting residents, Malwarebytes reports.

Advanced Educational Competition – Ask Your Employees To Submit Their Best Phishing

I occasionally get human risk management (HRM) administrators asking me to help them with ideas of “contests” to better educate their end-users.

Warning: New Spear Phishing Campaign Targets Executives

Researchers at Stripe warn of a wave of spear phishing attacks targeting C-suite employees and senior leadership across a wide range of industries.

Hospitals Need to Prepare for AI-Powered Phishing Attacks

Healthcare organizations need to be prepared for an increase in AI-assisted phishing attacks, according to Zack Martin, Senior Policy Advisor at Venable.

A Warrant Is Out for Your Arrest

A super common voice phone call phishing scam (i.e., vishing) is when the scammer calls you and pretends to be a law enforcement official with a warrant for your arrest for not answering ...

Report: AI Can Now Automate Entire Attack Chains

Threat actors can now use AI tools to automate entire attack operations, according to a new report from Anthropic.