CNN, BBC, and CNBC websites impersonated to scam people
Researchers have uncovered a large campaign impersonating news websites, such as those from CNN, BBC, CNBC, News24, and ABC News, to promote investment scams. Adding…
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Deepfake criminals impersonate Marco Rubio to uncover government secrets
Deepfake attacks aren’t just for recruitment and banking fraud; they’ve now reached the highest levels of government. News emerged this week of an AI-powered attack…
McDonald’s AI bot spills data on job applicants
McDonald’s has outsourced the initial stages of its hiring process to an AI chatbot which seems to have been built without proper security measures. Security…
Millions of people spied on by malicious browser extensions in Chrome and Edge
Researchers have discovered a campaign that tracked users’ online behavior using 18 browser extensions available in the official Chrome and Edge webstores. The total number…
No thanks: Google lets its Gemini AI access your apps, including messages
If you’re an Android user, you’ll need to take action if you don’t want Google’s Gemini AI to have access to your apps. That’s because,…
Ransomware negotiator investigated over criminal gang kickbacks
If someone is going to negotiate with criminals for you, that person should at least be on your side. That might not have been the…
Free certificates for IP addresses: security problem or solution?
Let’s Encrypt has announced its issued its first certificate for an IP address. Why that’s significant deserves a little explanation. You may have run into…
Gamers hacked playing Call of Duty: WWII—PC version temporarily taken offline
On Saturday, the Call of Duty team announced that the PC version of Call of Duty: WWII has been taken offline following “reports of an…
Drug cartel hacked cameras and phones to spy on FBI and identify witnesses
The “El Chapo” Mexican drug cartel snooped on FBI personnel through hacked cameras, and listened in on their phone calls to identify and kill potential…
Catwatchful “child monitoring” app exposes victims’ data
If an app markets itself as being for “child monitoring”, a customer might expect that their data and those of the person you’re monitoring is…
Microsoft, PayPal, DocuSign, and Geek Squad faked in callback phishing scams
Microsoft, DocuSign, Adobe, McAfee, NortonLifeLock, PayPal, and Best Buy’s Geek Squad are being impersonated online through malicious emails that contain fake telephone support numbers and…
Qantas: Breach affects 6 million people, “significant” amount of data likely taken
Australia’s largest airline Qantas has confirmed that cybercriminals have gained access to a third party customer servicing platform that contained 6 million customer service records.…