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WhatsApp Targeted by Russian Hackers Seeking Data on Ukraine
Attackers associated with Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, sent emails to specific targets asking them to join WhatsApp groups, Microsoft researchers said in a blog post Thursday.
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eBay and Beazley Reportedly Being Targeted by Advanced AI-Generated Phishing Scams
eBay, the ecommerce giant, and several other companies are reportedly witnessing an increased volume of personalised phishing attacks aimed towards high-level employees. As per the report, these phishing scams are being carried out using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to make them appear human-like and avoid the telltale signs of a typical sc...
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OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees
OpenAI has said that a suspected China-based group called SweetSpecter posed as a user of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT earlier this year and sent customer support emails to staff.
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AI Being Misused for Creating Malicious Software, Claims Canadian Cyber Official
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals.
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Cyber Criminals Using AI To Write Phishing Emails, Warns Security Expert
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters.
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Explained: WormGPT, A New AI-Powered Chatbot That's Trending
The AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT can launch sophisticated phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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ChatGPT Provisionally Banned in Italy as It Is Being Probed Over Privacy Concerns
The agency also accused ChatGPT, which is financially supported by Microsoft, of failing to check the age of its users. The app is supposed to be reserved to people aged 13 and above. The agency said in a note it had provisionally restricted chatbot's use of Italian users' personal data. OpenAI did not immediately respond to an emailed request for ...
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The Sandbox Alerts Community of Security Breach, Warns Users Against Interacting With Suspicious Emails: All Details
The Sandbox community has been warned against interacting with any suspicious email, which may expose their assets to grave risks. An unauthorised third party has gained access to the userbase of The Sandbox. Some people have been sent phishing emails by a third party that is yet to be identified.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Lazarus Hacker Group Attacks Local Japanese Crypto Companies With Malware to Steal Cryptocurrencies
Lazarus, the hacker group backed by North Korea, sent phishing emails to Japanese crypto exchange employees. The hacker group has been using social engineering as a means to infect the computers of these local crypto firms with malware, to hack their systems and steal their cryptocurrencies, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced.
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Celsius Users Under Phishing Risks as Already Troubled Firm Now Faces Data Breach Scandal
Celsius, the crypto lending firm that has recently filed for bankruptcy, is now facing a data breach insident. A bunch of email addresses of Celsius users has been breached via a former employee of Customer.io, a third-party social media handler. Celsius is currently in the process of informing its users about this breach, asking them to be alert a...
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Email Scams Are Getting More Personal – They Even Fool Cybersecurity Experts
Email scams are getting more personal, as scammers have begun targeting users with personalised messages. LinkedIn accounted for 52 percent of all phishing scams globally in Q1 2022, while data from Google Safe Browsing reveals there are now nearly 75 times as many phishing sites as there are malware sites. Con artists are using new, chilling tacti...
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OpenSea NFT Marketplace Suffers Data Breach Leaking Email IDs of Users: Here What You Need to Know
OpenSea, a leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has reported a data breach involving the emails of its customers. The breach occurred at OpenSea’s email delivery vendor Customer.io after one of its employees downloaded and shared the email addresses of users.
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Trezor Crypto Wallet Users Targeted in Newsletter Phishing Attack, Company Issues Warning
Trezor, a crypto hardware wallet company, has confirmed circulating reports that some of its users were the target of a phishing attack this weekend. The company has warned users to avoid opening emails from a suspect email address in the meantime.
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WhatsApp Targeted by Russian Hackers Seeking Data on Ukraine
Attackers associated with Russia’s Federal Security Service, or FSB, sent emails to specific targets asking them to join WhatsApp groups, Microsoft researchers said in a blog post Thursday.
-
eBay and Beazley Reportedly Being Targeted by Advanced AI-Generated Phishing Scams
eBay, the ecommerce giant, and several other companies are reportedly witnessing an increased volume of personalised phishing attacks aimed towards high-level employees. As per the report, these phishing scams are being carried out using artificial intelligence (AI) systems to make them appear human-like and avoid the telltale signs of a typical sc...
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OpenAI Says China-Linked Group Tried to Phish Its Employees
OpenAI has said that a suspected China-based group called SweetSpecter posed as a user of OpenAI’s chatbot ChatGPT earlier this year and sent customer support emails to staff.
-
AI Being Misused for Creating Malicious Software, Claims Canadian Cyber Official
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters, early evidence that the technological revolution sweeping Silicon Valley has also been adopted by cybercriminals.
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Cyber Criminals Using AI To Write Phishing Emails, Warns Security Expert
Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft convincing phishing emails and spread disinformation online, Canada's top cybersecurity official told Reuters.
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Explained: WormGPT, A New AI-Powered Chatbot That's Trending
The AI cybercrime tool called WormGPT can launch sophisticated phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks.
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Cyber Alert Issued Against 'Royal' Ransomware Virus That Targets Key Sectors, Seeks Bitcoin Payoffs
The Indian Computer Emergency Response Team or CERT-In has stated in a latest advisory that this Internet spread ransomware sneaks in through phishing emails, malicious downloads, abusing RDP (remote desktop protocol) and other forms of social engineering.
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ChatGPT Provisionally Banned in Italy as It Is Being Probed Over Privacy Concerns
The agency also accused ChatGPT, which is financially supported by Microsoft, of failing to check the age of its users. The app is supposed to be reserved to people aged 13 and above. The agency said in a note it had provisionally restricted chatbot's use of Italian users' personal data. OpenAI did not immediately respond to an emailed request for ...
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The Sandbox Alerts Community of Security Breach, Warns Users Against Interacting With Suspicious Emails: All Details
The Sandbox community has been warned against interacting with any suspicious email, which may expose their assets to grave risks. An unauthorised third party has gained access to the userbase of The Sandbox. Some people have been sent phishing emails by a third party that is yet to be identified.
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Twitter Hack: Email Addresses of 200 Million Users Leaked on Hacking Forum, Security Researcher Says
Twitter users' data, including their email addresses, was leaked after the company was breached by hackers, according to security researcher Alon Gal, co-founder of Israeli cybersecurity-monitoring firm Hudson Rock. The email addresses of over 200 million users were posted to a hacking forum, and could lead to hacking, targeted phishing, and doxxin...
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Lazarus Hacker Group Attacks Local Japanese Crypto Companies With Malware to Steal Cryptocurrencies
Lazarus, the hacker group backed by North Korea, sent phishing emails to Japanese crypto exchange employees. The hacker group has been using social engineering as a means to infect the computers of these local crypto firms with malware, to hack their systems and steal their cryptocurrencies, Japan’s National Police Agency has announced.
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Celsius Users Under Phishing Risks as Already Troubled Firm Now Faces Data Breach Scandal
Celsius, the crypto lending firm that has recently filed for bankruptcy, is now facing a data breach insident. A bunch of email addresses of Celsius users has been breached via a former employee of Customer.io, a third-party social media handler. Celsius is currently in the process of informing its users about this breach, asking them to be alert a...
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Email Scams Are Getting More Personal – They Even Fool Cybersecurity Experts
Email scams are getting more personal, as scammers have begun targeting users with personalised messages. LinkedIn accounted for 52 percent of all phishing scams globally in Q1 2022, while data from Google Safe Browsing reveals there are now nearly 75 times as many phishing sites as there are malware sites. Con artists are using new, chilling tacti...
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OpenSea NFT Marketplace Suffers Data Breach Leaking Email IDs of Users: Here What You Need to Know
OpenSea, a leading non-fungible token (NFT) marketplace, has reported a data breach involving the emails of its customers. The breach occurred at OpenSea’s email delivery vendor Customer.io after one of its employees downloaded and shared the email addresses of users.
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Trezor Crypto Wallet Users Targeted in Newsletter Phishing Attack, Company Issues Warning
Trezor, a crypto hardware wallet company, has confirmed circulating reports that some of its users were the target of a phishing attack this weekend. The company has warned users to avoid opening emails from a suspect email address in the meantime.
