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On Pig Butchering Scams
PRIVACY PRIVACY “Pig butchering” is the colorful name given to online cons that trick the victim into giving money to the scammer, thinking it is an investment opportunity. It’s a rapidly growing area of fraud, and getting more sophisticated. Read More
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Cybersecurity Experts Warn Against Valentine’s Day Romance Scams
PRIVACY PRIVACY Victim losses associated with online romance scams nationwide totaled approximately $5.9bn in 2021 Read More
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Group-IB Blocks Attack By Chinese Tonto Team Hackers
PRIVACY PRIVACY The threat actors used phishing to deliver malicious files created with the Royal Road Weaponizer Read More
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Majority of Firms Make Cybersecurity Decisions Without Attacker Insight
PRIVACY PRIVACY Cybersecurity experts believe senior leadership teams underestimate cyber-threats Read More
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Could ChatGPT Cause Heartbreak with Online Dating Scams?
PRIVACY PRIVACY Scammers now have new tools to lure people who are looking for love online, by reeling in potential victims with artificial intelligence (AI). Thanks to the aid of popular AI tools like ChatGPT, scammers can potentially generate anything from seemingly innocent intro chats to full-blown love letters in seconds, all ready to dupe…
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3 Signs You May Be Caught in a Cryptocurrency Romance Scam
PRIVACY PRIVACY Swiping right is like a box of Valentine’s Day chocolates: You never know what you’re going to get. You could land with a ghost, a gem, or a fraudster who’s not interested in stealing your heart but your cryptocurrency. Romance scams have been breaking hearts and emptying bank accounts since the advent of…
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Hackers attack Israel’s Technion University, demand over $1.7 million in ransom
PRIVACY PRIVACY Israel’s Technion University on Sunday suffered a ransomware attack, which has forced the university to proactively block all communication networks. A new group calling itself DarkBit has claimed responsibility for the attack. “The Technion is under cyber attack. The scope and nature of the attack are under investigation,” Technion University, Israel’s top public university…
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Researchers Uncover 700+ Malicious Open Source Packages
PRIVACY PRIVACY Latest npm and PyPI finds should be kept out of build environments Read More
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MoneyGram Fraud Victims Get $115m in Compensation
PRIVACY PRIVACY Money transfer firm failed to crack down on scam agents Read More
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Plan now to avoid a communications failure after a cyberattack
PRIVACY PRIVACY Responses to recent cyber breaches suggest organizations can struggle to get the message right in the midst of an incident. While managing the communications around an incident is outside the direct purview of the CISO, having an existing communications plan in place is an essential element of cyber preparedness. “Communications are a critical…