Call centres behind fake cryptocurrency scams shut down across Europe

European law enforcement agencies have dealt a blow to scammers running call centres across the continent that stole millions of Euros from cryptocurrency investors.

Crime-fighting authorities teamed up to tackle organised criminal groups who trick… Continue reading Call centres behind fake cryptocurrency scams shut down across Europe

Researchers warn AI-generated phishing attacks are becoming more convincing

It’s time for you and your colleagues to become more skeptical about what you read.

That’s a takeaway from a series of experiments undertaken using GPT-3 AI text-generating interfaces to create malicious messages designed to spear-phish, scam, harra… Continue reading Researchers warn AI-generated phishing attacks are becoming more convincing

Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide

Someone called OxShagger thinks he has come up with the perfect Valentine’s surprise for Oxford students, but is the way he has gone about “bookworms with benefits” really a good idea? Robot security guards are trundling the streets of – you guessed it… Continue reading Smashing Security podcast #304: Oxford’s dating disaster, cheap security robots, and faking a suicide

Google Home smart speaker bug could have allowed hackers to spy on your conversations

A security researcher has won a $107,500 bug bounty after discovering a way in which hackers could install a backdoor on Google Home devices to seize control of their microphones, and secretly spy upon their owners’ conversations.

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