Sophos released two reports about the use of AI in cybercrime. The first report—“The Dark Side of AI: Large-Scale Scam Campaigns Made Possible by Generative AI”—demonstrates how, in the future,…
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In recent months several cyber watchdog groups have published reports warning about the hypothetical risks of AI. Hackers and propagandists are wielding artificial intelligence (AI) to create malicious software, draft…
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By John Fokker, Ernesto Fernández Provecho and Max Kersten · April 05, 2023 We would like to thank Steen Pedersen and Mo Cashman for their remediation advice. On the 4th and the 5th of April,…
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About 6.2% of threats identified on Google during 2022 were in the “Communication” category, mainly malware masquerading as SMS apps. As the end of 2022 saw the release of some…
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Sophos published its 2023 Threat Report. The report details how the cyberthreat landscape has reached a new level of commercialization and convenience for would-be attackers, with nearly all barriers to…
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While different threat actors have different goals, the majority of them are driven by money. When it comes to money, phishing has become the go-to attack method. Criminals can now…
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According to an APWG report, there were 260,642 phishing attacks in July 2021, the highest monthly total since APWG began the monitoring program in 2004. Since early 2020, the number…
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As cybercriminals plan to take advantage of online shopping in the run-up to the holiday season, Amazon has surpassed DHL to take second place, accounting for 13% of all phishing…