The Hacker News

DECEMBER 16, 2024

Cybersecurity researchers are calling attention to a new kind of investment scam that leverages a combination of social media malvertising, company-branded posts, and artificial intelligence (AI) powered video testimonials featuring famous personalities, ultimately leading to financial and data loss.

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Joseph Steinberg

OCTOBER 24, 2022

The number of users who fell prey to the scam is as of yet unknown – but, other messages posted to the chat with complaints that a second shared link (also illegitimate) did not work properly seem to indicate that some people likely did, in fact, fall prey.

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Security Affairs

JANUARY 3, 2024

Crooks created a new tool that uses Artificial Intelligence (AI) for creating fraudulent invoices used for wire fraud and BEC. Resecurity has uncovered a cybercriminal faction known as “ GXC Team “, who specializes in crafting tools for online banking theft, ecommerce deception, and internet scams.

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Malwarebytes

OCTOBER 22, 2024

Meta, the company behind Facebook and Instagram says its testing new ways to use facial recognition—both to combat scams and to help restore access to compromised accounts. The social media giant is testing the use of video selfies and facial recognition to help users get their hijacked accounts back. Is a comparison always possible?

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Malwarebytes

DECEMBER 27, 2024

Even though the saying is older than you might think, it did not come about earlier than the concept of artificial intelligence (AI). A lot of AI related stories this year dealt with social media and other public sources that were scraped to train an AI model. Deepfakes can be used in scams and in disinformation campaigns.

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Webroot

MARCH 3, 2025

This month, take advantage of all that NCPW offers, including access to free tools and information that can help you identify and prevent online scams, fraud, and identity theft. Financial fraud With the advent of artificial intelligence (AI), financial fraud tactics are growing more sophisticated, and sadly, they often target older people.

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Malwarebytes

MAY 1, 2025

Phishing In phishing scams, cybercriminals trick people and businesses into handing over sensitive information like credit card numbers or login details for vital online accounts. Social media account takeover Social media is not just a vital tool for promoting many small businesses, it can often be the entire business itself.

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Malwarebytes

FEBRUARY 4, 2025

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. But where has that imagination brought us? That could change in 2025.

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Malwarebytes

JANUARY 17, 2024

The San Francisco Chronicle tells a story about a family that almost got scammed when they heard their son’s voice telling them he’d been in a car accident and hurt a pregnant woman. The FBI says it has received more than 195 complaints about this type of scam that it refers to as “grandparent scams.”

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2024

As artificial intelligence continues advancing at a rapid pace, criminals are increasingly using AI capabilities to carry out sophisticated scams and attacks. Technologies that synthesize realistic fake media, known as deepfakes, are among the newest tools being deployed to enable fraud.

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 20, 2022

A seemingly simple term that appears in pitches sent to me several times a day by cybersecurity product and services vendors that are seeking media exposure. Zero Trust. And, in many (if not most cases), the term is being misused – even by the very vendors who claim to be the ones delivering zero trust to the world.

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Approachable Cyber Threats

MARCH 12, 2025

Todays phishing scams are sophisticated, tailored for you, and often indistinguishable from real communications. Attackers dont just rely on generic mass emails anymore; they personalize messages using information from social media, corporate websites, and data breaches. And theyre getting better at it.

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Joseph Steinberg

SEPTEMBER 5, 2024

Reinesch and Zenners, the two people seen in the video, however, never discussed such a project, because the central bank has no so project; “the project” in question is nothing more than a scam created by criminals.

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Trend Micro

OCTOBER 30, 2024

This issue of AI Pulse looks at what can be done about deepfakes and other AI scams, and why defense-in-depth is the only way to go. In the final weeks before November’s U.S.

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SecureWorld News

MAY 5, 2024

Introduction The inaugural issue of AI-Cybersecurity Update set the stage for a broad discussion on the transformative impacts of artificial intelligence on cybersecurity. As synthetic media becomes more sophisticated, the techniques to detect such content must also evolve. Promoting media literacy is another essential strategy.

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Krebs on Security

OCTOBER 5, 2022

Miller said that after months of complaining and sharing fake profile information with LinkedIn, the social media network appeared to do something which caused the volume of group membership requests from phony accounts to drop precipitously. of spam and scams. Miller said these profiles are all listed in the order they appeared.

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Malwarebytes

NOVEMBER 20, 2024

A mobile network operator has called in the help of Artificial Intelligence (AI) in the battle against phone scammers. Virgin Media O2 in the UK has built an AI persona called Daisy with the sole purpose of keeping scammers occupied for as long as possible. Basically, until the scammers give up, because Daisy won’t.

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Malwarebytes

APRIL 14, 2023

You may have seen a worrying report of Artificial Intelligence (AI) being used in a virtual kidnapping scam. Unfortunately, with the daughter out of sight this just made the scam seem more believable. Virtual kidnapping scams have been around for many years , but this is a new spin on a well-worn technique.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 22, 2022

For several years, the #1 Cybercrime type has been Business Email Compromise followed by the #2 of Romance Scam. The criminals have discovered how many people don't understand investing in cryptocurrency and have turned Investment Scams into a new money factory. . #1 Investment Scam Examples. But this year, we had a change!

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CyberSecurity Insiders

JANUARY 13, 2023

Microsoft, the technology giant of America, has achieved a new milestone in Artificial Intelligence by introducing a voice mimicking AI tool dubbed ‘Vall-E’. So, what if the technology be used for spam calls or online scams? As we always say, the problem doesn’t hold in the technology that has been developed.

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Webroot

MAY 5, 2025

The integration of artificial intelligence (AI) into phishing schemes has made these attacks even more sophisticated and challenging to detect. Personalized phishing AI algorithms can analyze vast amounts of data from social media, public records, and other online sources to create highly personalized phishing messages.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 13, 2025

Deepfakes involve AI-generated synthetic media that convincingly mimics real individuals' voices and faces. External threats: Disinformation and scams Misinformation campaigns: Deepfakes are increasingly used to spread false information, influence elections, and create social unrest.

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Security Affairs

MARCH 8, 2025

Akira ransomware gang used an unsecured webcam to bypass EDR Japanese telecom giant NTT suffered a data breach that impacted 18,000 companies Mirai-based botnets exploit CVE-2025-1316 zero-day in Edimax IP cameras The Role of Differential Privacy in Protecting Sensitive Information in the Era of Artificial Intelligence International law enforcement (..)

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Identity IQ

JULY 22, 2024

AI Scams Are Targeting Voters in the Upcoming Election IdentityIQ As the upcoming election approaches, voters are increasingly becoming targets of sophisticated AI scams designed to provide misinformation to influence the election results. How to Help Avoid AI Scams There are a number of ways to help avoid AI scams.

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Webroot

OCTOBER 1, 2024

From the apps on our smartphones to chatbot assistant services, artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our lives in both big and small ways. Deepfakes are media—like photos, videos, and audio clips—created using AI to manipulate real footage or voices. So, how can you protect yourself from AI-driven scams like deepfakes?

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Joseph Steinberg

JANUARY 28, 2021

Unfortunately, however, some very bad alternative ideas as to how to prevent criminals from breaking into people’s cars with signal boosters have been floated around in the media in recent days; I mention two here in order to advise people NOT to follow them.

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Identity IQ

OCTOBER 11, 2024

How to Protect Yourself from the Latest AI Scams IdentityIQ Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming industries, improving our daily lives, and shaping the future of technology. AI scams have become more sophisticated, making it harder to identify threats, and leaving more people vulnerable to fraud.

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Identity IQ

JUNE 1, 2023

The Rise of AI Social Engineering Scams IdentityIQ In today’s digital age, social engineering scams have become an increasingly prevalent threat. In fact, last year, scams accounted for 80% of reported identity compromises to the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC). This was a 3% increase compared to the previous year.

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Security Affairs

SEPTEMBER 8, 2024

Managing Cybersecurity in the Age of Artificial Intelligence Clearview AI Faces €30.5M Head Mare hacktivist group targets Russia and Belarus Zyxel fixed critical OS command injection flaw in multiple routers VMware fixed a code execution flaw in Fusion hypervisor U.S.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

APRIL 4, 2023

Widespread accessibility to generative AI tools, like ChatGPT, as well as the increasing sophistication of nation-state actors, means that email scams are more convincing than ever. 73% of employees working in financial services organizations have noticed an increase in the frequency of scam emails and texts in the last 6 months.

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CyberSecurity Insiders

MAY 24, 2023

billion in 2022 due to imposter scams, according to U.S. PoSA uses artificial intelligence to study behavioral patterns in order to identify and alert organizations when irregular activity occurs. Brandjacking is among the most common forms of cyberattacks globally. Twenty percent of consumers collectively lost more than $2.6

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SC Magazine

FEBRUARY 19, 2021

GreatHorn told SC Media this particular tactic was only previously seen in small “one-off scams,” until a sudden surge in this technique that began in October 2020 and escalated further in January 2021. The post Phishing campaign alters prefix in hyperlinks to bypass email defenses appeared first on SC Media.

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BH Consulting

JUNE 18, 2024

The line between what’s real and what’s artificial is becoming more blurred and harder to ascertain. We’re all seeing the impact of artificial intelligence in business, with its potential to boost productivity, save time and create economic growth. And that brings me to cybersecurity. So how can we counter the problem?

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The Last Watchdog

NOVEMBER 9, 2020

IoT-enabled scams and hacks quickly ramped up to a high level – and can be expected to accelerate through 2021 and beyond. On the immediate horizon, IoT systems will bring us autonomous vehicles and something called “digital twins” – virtual representations of physical objects infused with artificial intelligence.

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Security Boulevard

MARCH 21, 2025

And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. Dive into six things that are top of mind for the week ending March 21.

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SecureWorld News

FEBRUARY 5, 2023

Now, a few cheesy sci-fi movies later, functional examples of artificial intelligence are becoming an increasingly common part of our day to day lives. Writing malware Just like fake news and content used for scams, ChatGPT also has the potential to make life easier for people who want to write malicious software.

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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.” Media contacts: Avinash Nandra / Benjamin Hart, Spreckley, oxylabs@spreckley.co.uk

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