Windows, macOS users targeted with crypto-and-info-stealing malware

Downloading anything from the internet is a gamble these days: you might think that you are downloading an innocuous app from a legitimate firm but thanks to clever misuse of AI and some social engineering, you can end up with information and cryptocur… Continue reading Windows, macOS users targeted with crypto-and-info-stealing malware

5 Best Webcams for Optimum Video Conferencing Experience

With remote work as the new normal, video conferencing has become even more critical to daily business operations. Professionals need to have quality equipment to hold quality meetings. Continue reading 5 Best Webcams for Optimum Video Conferencing Experience

Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers

Users of the Google Meet video communication service have been targeted by cyber crooks using the ClickFix tactic to infect them with information-stealing malware. Fake Google Meet video conference page with malicious ClickFix pop-up (Source: Sekoia) &… Continue reading Fake Google Meet pages deliver infostealers

Dr. Hologram will see you now: Virtual specialists visit cancer patients

Back in August 2021, LA-based Portl launched a 7-ft-tall hologram projection box for life-like remote communications. Now renamed Proto, the company has revealed that its Epic technology is allowing cancer patients to consult life-size virtual speciali… Continue reading Dr. Hologram will see you now: Virtual specialists visit cancer patients

Vulnerability in Cisco Webex cloud service exposed government authorities, companies

The vulnerability that allowed a German journalist to discover links to video conference meetings held by Bundeswehr (the German armed forces) and the Social Democratic Party of Germany (SPD) via their self-hosted Cisco Webex instances similarly affect… Continue reading Vulnerability in Cisco Webex cloud service exposed government authorities, companies

Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers

A deepfake video conference call paired with social engineering tricks has led to the theft of over US$25 million from a multinational firm, the South China Morning Post has reported. The scheme and the deepfake video conference call The attack started… Continue reading Deepfaked video conference call makes employee send $25 million to scammers

Study reveals which Zoom background items make you look more competent

Before you hop on your next Zoom call, you might want to tailor your background in a very particular way, says a new study. Doing so could make everyone else on the call perceive you as being more competent – whether or not you really are.Continue Read… Continue reading Study reveals which Zoom background items make you look more competent

First neurophysiological evidence proving ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real

What is more tiring than a day out in the real world full of meetings and lectures? It turns out taking those same meetings at home in front of the computer is more exhausting, with a team of researchers offering some of the first physiological evidenc… Continue reading First neurophysiological evidence proving ‘Zoom fatigue’ is real