Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin

FraudGPT is the evil counterpart to ChatGPT. Criminals use it to target businesses with phishing emails and scams with speed and accuracy like never before. The AI can be prompted to create the most realistic phishing emails, perfected down to a busine… Continue reading Protecting against FraudGPT, ChatGPT’s evil twin

How should SMBs navigate the phishing minefield?

In this Help Net Security interview, Pete Hoff, CISO at Wursta, offers advice to SMB security leaders and professionals on how to minimize the threat phishing presents to their organization’s operations and long-term success. What makes phishing … Continue reading How should SMBs navigate the phishing minefield?

Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods

Adversary-sponsored research contests on cybercriminal forums focus on new methods of attack and evasion, according to Sophos. The contests mirror legitimate security conference ‘Call For Papers’ and provide the winners considerable financial rewards a… Continue reading Cybercriminals use research contests to create new attack methods

Surge in identity crime victims reporting suicidal thoughts

Identity theft can have great financial impact on the victims, but the experienced emotional, physical and psychological impact can be even more devastating, according to the 2023 Consumer Impact Report from the Identity Theft Resource Center (ITRC) an… Continue reading Surge in identity crime victims reporting suicidal thoughts

Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures

Cybercriminals employ artificial intelligence (AI) to create complex email threats like phishing and business email compromise (BEC) attacks, while modern email security systems use AI to counter these attacks, according to Perception Point and Osterma… Continue reading Cybercriminals turn to AI to bypass modern email security measures

How Australia’s Banking Sector Can Embrace Cross-Collaboration to Combat the Scam Epidemic

The ACCC has given the green light for cross-banking collaboration to address scams. Here’s how IT pros in financial services can take advantage of this opportunity. Continue reading How Australia’s Banking Sector Can Embrace Cross-Collaboration to Combat the Scam Epidemic

7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store

Sophos released new findings on CryptoRom scams—a subset of pig butchering schemes designed to trick users of dating apps into making fake cryptocurrency investments. Since May, Sophos X-Ops has observed CryptoRom fraudsters refining their techniques, … Continue reading 7 fake cryptocurrency investment apps discovered in Google Play, Apple App Store

CISOs gear up to combat the rising threat of B2B fraud

The ongoing banking and economic turmoil has opened the floodgates to fraudsters. In this Help Net Security video, ex-British Intelligence officer Alex Beavan, Head of Ethics and Anti-Corruption at Convera, discusses how fraudsters target businesses an… Continue reading CISOs gear up to combat the rising threat of B2B fraud