Tech Republic Security

JANUARY 24, 2024

See the National Cyber Security Centre's predictions for generative AI for cyber attack and defense through 2025.

Cyber Attacks 203

Cyber Attacks Ransomware Artificial Intelligence Social Engineering 203

Security Affairs

FEBRUARY 20, 2023

The word deepfake, which originates from a combination of the terms “deep learning” and “fake,” refers to digital audio/video products created through artificial intelligence (AI) that could allow one to impersonate an individual with likeness and voice during a video conversation.

Social Engineering 92

Social Engineering Engineering Artificial Intelligence Computers and Electronics 92

Webroot

MAY 6, 2024

The uptick is primarily attributed to attackers leveraging advanced tools like generative artificial intelligence (AI), which helps them craft malware that’s more sophisticated and adaptive. Educate yourself on common phishing tactics and train employees to recognize fraudulent emails.

Antivirus 84

Antivirus Education Cyber threats Phishing 84

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 31, 2023

INC RANSOM ransomware gang claims to have breached Xerox Corp Spotify music converter TuneFab puts users at risk Cyber attacks hit the Assembly of the Republic of Albania and telecom company One Albania Russia-linked APT28 used new malware in a recent phishing campaign Clash of Clans gamers at risk while using third-party app New Version of Meduza (..)

Artificial Intelligence 104

Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Malware Ransomware 104

Approachable Cyber Threats

FEBRUARY 23, 2024

Category Awareness, Artificial Intelligence Risk Level Artificial Intelligence (AI) is set to be the newest ally for many companies, but it’s also set to be the newest threat. The realm of cybersecurity is undergoing a transformation, guided by the omnipresent force of Artificial Intelligence (AI).

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Malware Phishing 52

Security Affairs

JANUARY 28, 2024

Korea attempts to use generative AI for hacking attacks: spy agency Cybersecurity Is artificial intelligence the solution to cyber security threats?

Artificial Intelligence 97

Artificial Intelligence Hacking Malware Cyber Attacks 97

Security Boulevard

JANUARY 24, 2023

Cybersecurity attacks, including phishing, vishing, smishing, and everything else “ishing,” continues to rise and become even more of a problem for organizations and individuals. Artificial intelligence has become consumed in every facet of our lives, including autonomous cars, healthcare, content creation, and cybersecurity defense.

Cybersecurity 76

Cybersecurity Artificial Intelligence Digital transformation Phishing 76

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 20, 2023

“Unauthorised transactions made with the help of lost or stolen credit cards, counterfeit cards, ID document forgery and identity theft, fake identification, email phishing, and imposter scams are among the most common types of payment fraud today.”

Artificial Intelligence 100

Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft Telecommunications Big data 100

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 9, 2023

ChatGPT, the sensational conversational app of Microsoft, has been identified as a threat to national security due to its increased sophistication in phishing scams. People believe that it assists threat actors in launching cyber-attacks.

Cybersecurity 106

Cybersecurity Scams Phishing Cyber Attacks 106

Joseph Steinberg

MAY 12, 2021

Over the ensuing years, experts have repeatedly pointed out that not only were many of the technology systems being deployed to improve the efficiency of fuel distribution infrastructure management introducing dangerous vulnerabilities, but that a cyber-attack against the operator of a fuel pipeline was eventually going to both occur and succeed.

Energy and Utilities 170

Energy and Utilities Ransomware Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks 170

Security Affairs

DECEMBER 17, 2023

CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6 CISA and ENISA enhance their Cooperation CISA adds Qlik bugs to exploited vulnerabilities catalog Report: 2.6

Data breaches 82

Data breaches Cybercrime Firewall Artificial Intelligence 82

CyberSecurity Insiders

NOVEMBER 29, 2021

How email-based cyber attacks work. Email-based attacks are not a new problem. For example, some of the most notorious email-related cyber attacks of the 1990s came through the propagation of the Melissa virus. Recent email-based attacks. Understanding email cyber attack strategies.

Phishing 124

Phishing Healthcare Data breaches Cyber Attacks 124

The Last Watchdog

APRIL 10, 2019

As long as cyber attacks continue, financial institutions will remain a prime target, for obvious reasons. Yet, they are much less well equipped to detect and repel cyber attackers, who are relentlessly seeking out and exploiting the fresh attack vectors spinning out of expansion of mobile banking.

Banking 147

Banking Mobile Accountability Artificial Intelligence 147

Security Affairs

AUGUST 13, 2023

Police dismantled bulletproof hosting service provider Lolek Hosted Python URL parsing function flaw can enable command execution UK govt contractor MPD FM leaks employee passport data Power Generator in South Africa hit with DroxiDat and Cobalt Strike The Evolution of API: From Commerce to Cloud Gafgyt botnet is targeting EoL Zyxel routers Charming (..)

Data breaches 88

Data breaches Artificial Intelligence Cybercrime Adware 88

Security Boulevard

MAY 5, 2021

But, what is the relationship of languages in data privacy, and how can a reliable translation help prevent cyber-attacks? Oftentimes, a cyber attack or cyber hack happens when people don’t know what’s happening in their gadgets. Some of them use spam which is in the form of unsolicited and inappropriate messages.

Data privacy 140

Data privacy Cyber Attacks Digital transformation Artificial Intelligence 140

Security Affairs

OCTOBER 31, 2021

Cyber attack or computer glitch? North Korea-linked Lazarus APT targets the IT supply chain Operations at Iranian gas stations were disrupted today. Dark HunTOR: Police arrested 150 people in dark web drug bust ? Follow me on Twitter: @securityaffairs and Facebook. Pierluigi Paganini. SecurityAffairs – hacking, newsletter).

Artificial Intelligence 82

Artificial Intelligence Ransomware Spyware Cryptocurrency 82

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 7, 2023

I am keeping a close eye on regulations, identity and access management (IAM), and Artificial Intelligence (AI) — and I suggest that business leaders do the same. By Dannie Combs , Senior Vice President and CISO, Donnelley Financial Solutions (DFIN) As security threats to data continue to ebb and flow (mostly flow!),

Risk 118

Risk Artificial Intelligence Technology Digital transformation 118

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

A successful email-based cyber-attack can take security staff an average of 86 hours to address, which can cost $6,452 per incident in time alone. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning. Enterprise security teams are spending astonishing amounts of time and money remediating cybersecurity incidents.

Artificial Intelligence 123

Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity Phishing Technology 123

CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 3, 2023

Artificial Intelligence (AI) will play an increasingly important role on both sides, as threat actors use malicious AI and enterprises employ the technology to proactively find and preemptively eliminate threats. Already some have used the OpenAI platform to have ChatGPT write phishing emails and insert malicious links.

Technology 135

Technology Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Government 135

The Last Watchdog

OCTOBER 5, 2023

Erin: What are some of the biggest cyber threats that businesses face today? Byron: The economic impact of phishing, ransomware, business logic hacking, Business Email Compromise (BEC) and Distributed Denial of Service (DDoS) attacks continues to be devastating. Erin: What role does human error play in cybersecurity incidents?

Cyber threats 203

Cyber threats Cyber Insurance Cybersecurity Threat Detection 203

CyberSecurity Insiders

JUNE 13, 2023

The generative AI application has revolutionized not only the world of artificial intelligence but is impacting almost every industry. Using ChatGPT’s large language model, anyone can easily generate malicious code or craft convincing phishing emails, all without any technical expertise or coding knowledge.

Cybercrime 75

Cybercrime Ransomware Phishing Artificial Intelligence 75

CyberSecurity Insiders

DECEMBER 7, 2021

Also, that threat actors, especially state-sponsored, and criminal enterprises would take advantage of the expanding cyber-attack surface by using their resources to employ more sophisticated means for discovering target vulnerabilities, automating phishing, and finding new deceptive paths for infiltrating malware.

Cybersecurity 78

Cybersecurity IoT Artificial Intelligence Cyber threats 78

Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

However, the emergence of artificial intelligence (AI) has taken these scams to a whole new level. Attackers may mimic the identity of a person or an institution to gain the trust of their targets and exploit them. Phishing attacks. Spear phishing attacks.

Social Engineering 52

Social Engineering Scams Engineering Identity Theft 52

SC Magazine

JULY 9, 2021

Whether they come in the form of images, videos, audio, or text, the number of “deepfakes” — synthetic media altered or created with the help of machine learning or artificial intelligence — has expanded at an alarming rate. Weaponized deepfakes are not theoretical.

Social Engineering 77

Social Engineering Scams Technology Phishing 77

CyberSecurity Insiders

MARCH 28, 2023

Health providers are a tempting target for cyber attackers, particularly with ransomware, as they combine deeply personal information and they are often perceived as having weaker security infrastructure, while any disruption can be life threatening.

Cybersecurity 52

Cybersecurity Small Business Backups Artificial Intelligence 52

SecureWorld News

NOVEMBER 8, 2023

Social engineering attacks have long been a threat to businesses worldwide, statistically comprising roughly 98% of cyberattacks worldwide. The average business faces more than 700 of these types of attacks every single year. As AI capabilities grow, attackers are applying them to bolster their attack efforts in many ways.

Social Engineering 94

Social Engineering Engineering Cyber Attacks Artificial Intelligence 94

Security Boulevard

JUNE 26, 2023

Unfortunately, the increasing reliance on digital systems and capabilities has also attracted an ever-growing number of malicious actors seeking to defraud businesses through phishing , social engineering , or ransomware attacks. The end result of these types of cyber attacks are often highly public and damaging data breaches.

Data breaches 52

Data breaches Healthcare Telecommunications Financial Services 52

SecureWorld News

DECEMBER 7, 2022

From advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) to the continued evolution of ransomware and cyberattacks, the coming year is sure to bring significant developments in the world of cybersecurity. Artificial Intelligence will be crucial. I t will be crucial for everyone to stay informed and prepared.

Cybersecurity 94

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Insurance Social Engineering 94

Security Boulevard

SEPTEMBER 17, 2022

A CIO's top priority is to incorporate zero trust into their approach to cyber security. Companies need to leverage artificial intelligence (AI) to combat account takeovers and tackle fraud at the front door and subsequently throughout their networks. Phishing scams are another common method used to gain unauthorized access.

Social Engineering 78

Social Engineering Education Technology Artificial Intelligence 78

CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 8, 2021

The rise in cyber attacks is the main factor that will drive the growth of the cybersecurity market. . On the other hand, the application of artificial intelligence and machine learning in web and mobile-based applications is expected to give the market an opportunity to grow in the years to come. Market Dynamics.

Marketing 52

Marketing Mobile Artificial Intelligence Cybersecurity 52

SecureList

NOVEMBER 9, 2022

I think we will continue seeing attacks targeting the infrastructure of different countries and organizations. Phishing attacks are going to become even more sophisticated, since a lot of basic tactics have already been tried this year, and businesses learned to repel those. Vladimir Dashchenko, Security Evangelist, Kaspersky.

Cybersecurity 126

Cybersecurity Cyber Insurance Cybercrime IoT 126

Security Affairs

APRIL 8, 2019

Group-IB Threat Intelligence experts detected a total of 138 978 compromised cards issued by the Gulf countries’ banks. This data comes not only from the analysis of underground forums and phishing websites, but also from the analysis of cybercriminals’ infrastructure (including but not limited to C&Cs) and malware disassembling.

Artificial Intelligence 65

Artificial Intelligence Government Banking Advertising 65

eSecurity Planet

AUGUST 17, 2021

Jack Chapman, vice president of threat intelligence at email and data security software maker Egress Software, told eSecurity Planet that if what the attackers say is true, the breach could be one of the most serious seen so far this year. million to $4.24 Further reading: How Zero Trust Security Can Protect Against Ransomware.

Data breaches 109

Data breaches Mobile Artificial Intelligence Identity Theft 109

Security Affairs

JANUARY 19, 2019

can at least imagine the consequences of a severe cyber attack that affected the country’s ability to proceed with normal operations. According to a 2014 report, cybercriminals orchestrated 75 percent of attacks through publicly known software vulnerabilities. Most people who live in the U.S.

Cybersecurity 86

Cybersecurity Cybercrime Artificial Intelligence Government 86

Jane Frankland

APRIL 28, 2022

These are leaders who understand how to implement progressive technologies, like the cloud, 5G, artificial intelligence, machine learning, and others that are intricately woven, interconnected, and interdependent. This can result in significant system downtime, monetary loss, lawsuits, fines, and of course reputational damage.

CISO 130

CISO Mobile Technology Risk 130

Spinone

MAY 8, 2020

What Is a Cyber Attack? A cyber attack refers to a type of attack that is carried out by cybercriminals using a computer or group of computers to attack another computer, group of computers, or network. Cyber attacks target data in one way or another. Who are behind cyber attacks?

Cyber Attacks 78

Cyber Attacks Phishing Backups Ransomware 78

Security Boulevard

FEBRUARY 28, 2022

Alert fatigue and cyber staffing shortfalls continue to challenge security teams, especially as nation-state cyber attacks, which have doubled over three years, keep analysts on constant alert. Even unsophisticated attacks that nevertheless can wreak major damage are on the rise. Moving past "one-off analytics".

Artificial Intelligence 96

Artificial Intelligence Cyber Attacks Phishing Cybersecurity 96