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

Holoportation box is a sign of things to come for ASL learning

At a teaching symposium earlier this month, the world’s only liberal arts university for deaf students explored the potential for remote learning by testing out a life-size holoportation device called the Epic from Proto Inc.Continue ReadingCategory: T… Continue reading Holoportation box is a sign of things to come for ASL learning

3CX compromise: More details about the breach, new PWA app released

3CX has released an interim report about Mandiant’s findings related to the compromise the company suffered last month, which resulted in a supply chain attack targeting cryptocurrency companies. They discovered that: The attackers infected targe… Continue reading 3CX compromise: More details about the breach, new PWA app released

3CX supply chain attack: What do we know?

Five days have passed since the supply chain attack targeting 3CX customers gained wider public attention, but the software’s manufacturer is yet to confirm how the Windows and macOS desktop apps (based on the Electron software framework) have be… Continue reading 3CX supply chain attack: What do we know?

3CX customers targeted via trojanized desktop app

Suspected state-sponsored threat actors have trojanized the official Windows desktop app of the widely used 3CX softphone solution, a number of cybersecurity companies began warning on Wednesday. What is 3CX? 3CX is Voice over Internet Protocol (VoIP) … Continue reading 3CX customers targeted via trojanized desktop app