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Booking.com Phishers May Leave You With Reservations

Krebs on Security

.” “That said, the phishing attacks stem from partners’ machines being compromised with malware, which has enabled them to also gain access to the partners’ accounts and to send the messages that your reader has flagged,” they continued. Snowflake responded by making 2FA mandatory for all new customers.

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Fake bank ads on Instagram scam victims out of money

Malwarebytes

Some use Artificial Intelligence (AI) to create deepfake videos aimed at gathering personal information, while others link to typosquatted domains that not just look the same but also have very similar domain names as the impersonated bank. Protect your social media accounts by using Malwarebytes Identity Theft Protection.

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Artificial Intelligence ban slammed for failing to address “vast abuse potential”

Malwarebytes

A written proposal to ban several uses of artificial intelligence (AI) and to place new oversight on other “high-risk” AI applications—published by the European Commission this week—met fierce opposition from several digital rights advocates in Europe. The proposal includes a few core segments. Hopefully, they’re for the better.

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New AI “agents” could hold people for ransom in 2025

Malwarebytes

And yet, if artificial intelligence achieves what is called an agentic model in 2025, novel and boundless attacks could be within reach, as AI tools take on the roles of agents that independently discover vulnerabilities, steal logins, and pry into accounts. Importantly, the attack methods here are not new.

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AI and the Evolution of Social Media

Schneier on Security

Today, tech’s darling is artificial intelligence. 1: Advertising The role advertising plays in the internet arose more by accident than anything else. Advertising was the obvious business model, if never the best one. Big Tech needs something to persuade advertisers to keep spending on their platforms.

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86 million AT&T customer records reportedly up for sale on the dark web

Zero Day

Collectively, they could easily put affected customers at risk for account takeovers and identity theft. million former account holders. This leak reportedly included full names, dates of birth email addresses, mailing addresses, phone numbers, social security numbers, and AT&T account numbers.

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Fake AI Video Tools Spreading New “Noodlophile” Malware, Targets Thousands on Facebook

eSecurity Planet

Technical support consultant using programming to upgrade artificial intelligence simulation model As AI tools boom in popularity, cyberthieves are exploiting the excitement with fake AI video editing platforms that lure users into downloading malware. The account was created on March 16.

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