As the new school season approaches, scammers target students and their parents. They use social engineering and offer free school kits and discounts to lure potential victims. Thus, back to school scams are gaining momentum. The Season of Back to School Scams Cybersecurity researchers discovered a scam campaign that uses PDF files. Under the guise… Continue reading Back to School Scams Expand As August Begins
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Are .zip Domains Safe to Use and Visit?
The Internet has become our second home. Every time we surf the Internet, we scammed. And this time, cybercriminals did not miss their chance to deceive us using a new “.zip” domain. What’s a .zip domain? Some time ago, Google allowed new Top Level Domain (TLD) names for registration. Those are .zip, .mov, and .phd.… Continue reading Are .zip Domains Safe to Use and Visit?
Twitter Blue to X Phishing Breakout
Amid the chaos of Twitter’s transition to the new name – X, scammers have devised yet another deception scheme. They offer Twitter Blue users to transfer their subscriptions to X, but the victim gives the attackers access to their Twitter account instead of moving. Twitter Blue to X Phishing Emails As Twitter’s global rebranding is… Continue reading Twitter Blue to X Phishing Breakout
Bahamut APT Targets Users With Fake SafeChat App
Attackers are using a fake SafeChat Android app to attack users in the South Asian region. The malware is designed to steal call logs, text messages, and GPS locations from targeted smartphones. India’s APT group “Bahamut” is probably behind all this mess. Bahamut Group Exploit Phony Android Application Recently, analysts came over advanced Android malware… Continue reading Bahamut APT Targets Users With Fake SafeChat App
FraudGPT Offers Phishing Email Generation to Cybercriminals
It’s not just IT companies racing to develop AI-powered chatbots. Cybercriminals have also joined the fray. Recent reports indicate that a developer has built a dangerous AI chatbot called “FraudGPT” that enables users to engage in malicious activities. Earlier this month, security experts uncovered a hacker working on WormGPT. Also, the chatbot enables users to… Continue reading FraudGPT Offers Phishing Email Generation to Cybercriminals
Google Creates a Red Team to Attack AI Systems
Google says it is creating a red team that will specialize in “sophisticated technical attacks on AI systems.” Among examples of such attacks, the company’s report lists prompt engineering, extracting information from LLM training data, and so on. In its report, Google highlights the importance of the AI red team, and also lists the different… Continue reading Google Creates a Red Team to Attack AI Systems
Information Security Threats in Social Media
Social media has become an important aspect of our everyday lives in this age of technology and information. Despite its numerous advantages, social media has raised concerns about protecting personal privacy. In particular, social networks pose a significant danger to information security – and it is mostly unspoken. But is this threat real? And how… Continue reading Information Security Threats in Social Media
Luca Stealer Spreads Via a Phishing Microsoft Crypto Wallet Site
With the ever-increasing number of cyber threats, hackers and cybersecurity specialists are taking the initiative. This time, cybercriminals went ahead of the curve. They created a phishing website to coincide with the news that Microsoft was developing a crypto wallet exclusively for its Edge browser. Such a scheme is used to spread Luca Stealer. Microsoft… Continue reading Luca Stealer Spreads Via a Phishing Microsoft Crypto Wallet Site
Fake Ads on Facebook Promote Scam AI Services
Facebook has been hit by a wave of fake ads that offer what looks like AI services. In fact, those are scam pages that trick people into installing malware. AI Scam in Facebook Ads The use of social media for cybercrime, in general, is nothing new. However, to maintain effectiveness, sometimes fraudsters have to adjust… Continue reading Fake Ads on Facebook Promote Scam AI Services
WormGPT Helps Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Phishing Attacks
SlashNext noticed that cybercriminals are increasingly using generative AI in their phishing attacks, such as the new WormGPT tool. WormGPT is advertised on hacker forums, and it can be used to organize phishing mailings and compromise business mail (Business Email Compromise, BEC). WormGPT Is Massively Used for Phishing WormGPT is based on the GPTJ language… Continue reading WormGPT Helps Cybercriminals to Launch Sophisticated Phishing Attacks