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An investigation dating back almost ten years has seen the extradition this week to the United States of a man suspected to be the head of one the world’s most prolific Russian-speaking cybercriminal gangs.
The UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) says … Continue reading Ransomware kingpin who called himself “J P Morgan” extradited to United States
Scammers are once again using deepfake technology to dupe unwary internet Facebook and Instagram users into making unwise cryptocurrency investments.
AI-generated videos promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Immediate Edge have used d… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign
Scammers are once again using deepfake technology to dupe unwary internet Facebook and Instagram users into making unwise cryptocurrency investments.
AI-generated videos promoting fraudulent cryptocurrency trading platform Immediate Edge have used d… Continue reading UK Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Prince William deepfaked in investment scam campaign
In episode 11 of The AI Fix, OpenAI battles a Shakespearean lawyer, Graham sings an uncanny bluegrass acrostic, Google drops the ball with a terrible AI ad, and Mark wonders why there’s no sound on a video of an AI dentist.
Graham finds religion wit… Continue reading The AI Fix #11: AI gods, a robot dentist, and an angry human
A notorious ransomware group has demanded more than half a billion dollars from victims in less than two years.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading The BlackSuit ransomware gang has demanded over $500 million since 2022
According to the FBI, billions of dollars have been lost through Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks in recent years, so you may well think that there is little in the way of good news.
However, it has been revealed this week that police managed… Continue reading Over $40 million recovered and arrests made within days of firm realising it had fallen for Business Email Compromise scam
Cybersecurity journalist Joe Tidy has found himself in the unusual position of being targeted by a scammer calling herself “Jessica”, he revealed this week.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading Pig-butchering scammer targets BBC journalist
Are you eager for your credit report to be “cleaned-up” so lenders and landlords will have a better opinion of your financial responsibility and creditworthiness?
You might be wise to read my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading FTC warns consumers of scammers offering to remove all negative information from credit reports
In episode ten of “The AI Fix” podcast, Graham attempts to say “quinoa”, Mark draws a line in the amper-sand, ChatGPT becomes an expert in solar panels and bomb disposal, and our hosts watch a terrifying trailer for a creepy new AI friend.
The staggering sum of US $75 million has reportedly been paid to a ransomware gang in what is believed to be the largest known ransom payment made by a cyber attack victim since records began.
Read more in my article on the Hot for Security blog. Continue reading $75 million record-breaking ransom paid to cybercriminals, say researchers