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2024-04-08 11:55:51 | Le Talon Cyber Achille \\ ': pourquoi les dirigeants mondiaux et les individus de haut niveau doivent hiérarchiser la cybersécurité The Cyber Achilles\\' Heel: Why World Leaders and High-Profile Individuals Must Prioritise Cybersecurity (lien direct) |
Les médias sociaux sont devenus un outil indispensable pour la communication, la sensibilisation et l'engagement.Des dirigeants mondiaux aux individus de haut niveau, ces plateformes offrent une occasion inégalée de se connecter avec les masses.
Social media has become an indispensable tool for communication, outreach, and engagement. From world leaders to high-profile individuals, these platforms offer an unparalleled opportunity to connect with the masses. |
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2024-02-16 20:34:13 | Plate-forme de messagerie Telegram Sprouts Cyber Crime «Market lieux» des outils, des idées et des données Messaging Platform Telegram Sprouts Cyber Crime “Marketplaces” of Tools, Insights and Data (lien direct) |
Les cybercriminels profitent du télégramme de la plate-forme de messagerie en créant des canaux et des groupes où l'apprentissage et le commerce peuvent tous avoir lieu librement.
Cybercriminals are taking advantage of the messaging platform Telegram by creating channels and groups where learning and commerce all can take place freely. |
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2023-12-05 12:01:49 | Comment fonctionne la machine de désinformation et comment 400 $ peuvent l'arrêter How The Disinformation Machine Works, And How $400 Can Stop It (lien direct) |
Plus précisément, lorsque les guerres éclatent, la désinformation passe à la vitesse supérieure. & NBSP; À la suite de l'attaque du 7 octobre, Internet a été submergé par un déluge de désinformation.Ce phénomène ne consiste pas à répandre des mensonges;C'est une tentative systématique d'amplifier les fausses nouvelles et de détourner des sources d'information crédibles pour la guerre de désinformation. & nbsp; Nouvelle tempête de désinformation: un casAnalyse Depuis le 7 octobre, une augmentation de la désinformation, allant de subtilement trompeuse à une fausse fausse, a été déchaînée.Il montre une utilisation sophistiquée des tactiques couramment utilisées dans les opérations d'influence parrainées par l'État et privée.Ces méthodes se concentrent particulièrement sur le mini-jeu ou le refus carrément de la participation du Hamas dans les événements surLa bordure de Gaza. BBC Vérifie l'échelle de la désinformation BBC Verify \'s Disinformation Expert, Shayan Sardarizadeh,décrit le pic initial de désinformation comme sans précédent.Le conflit entre Israël et le Hamas s'est immédiatement étendu dans le domaine de l'information et de la guerre psychologique.Selon Sardarizadeh, le récit déni que «c'est Israël qui a tué ses propres civils le 7 octobre, pas le Hamas», est devenu terriblement répandu en ligne.Les campagnes de désinformation comprennent la propagation des théories du complot et l'utilisation abusive du contenu de divers autres conflits, de manière inexacte présentée comme étant liée à la bande de Gaza.De telles tactiques du livre de jeu KGB sont ingénierie sociale à grande échelle. & Nbsp; AI et désinformation: une liaison dangereuse Un développement particulièrement alarmant est l'utilisation des technologies d'IA dans ces campagnes de désinformation.De Deepfakes aux faux comptes automatisés, ces outils représentent une escalade significative dans la sophistication de ces opérations.La campagne russe, par exemple, a fait de profondeurs les soldats des Tsahal et des postes générés par ordinateur pour une armée de faux comptes ouverts automatiquement. Coopting Credibilité de co-option: Le PlayBook of Disinformation Les acteurs malignes ciblent souvent des sources d'information établies pour donner l'authenticité à leurs récits.En dénaturant la déclaration des points de vente crédibles, ils visent à créer une base pour les théories du déni et du complot d'atrocité.Une instance notable de ceci est la manipulation des rapports à partir de |
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2023-08-16 18:00:17 | Ransomware attaque la montée en flèche alors que l'IA génératrice devient un outil de marchandise dans l'arsenal de l'acteur de menace Ransomware Attacks Surge as Generative AI Becomes a Commodity Tool in the Threat Actor\\'s Arsenal (lien direct) |
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2023-08-10 18:39:58 | Le rôle de l'AI \\ dans la cybersécurité: Black Hat USA 2023 révèle comment les grands modèles de langage façonnent l'avenir des attaques de phishing et de la défense AI\\'s Role in Cybersecurity: Black Hat USA 2023 Reveals How Large Language Models Are Shaping the Future of Phishing Attacks and Defense (lien direct) |
à Black Hat USA 2023, une session dirigée par une équipe de chercheurs en sécurité, dont Fredrik Heiding, Bruce Schneier, Arun Vishwanath et Jeremy Bernstein, ont dévoilé une expérience intrigante.Ils ont testé de grands modèles de langue (LLM) pour voir comment ils ont fonctionné à la fois dans l'écriture de courriels de phishing convaincants et les détecter.Ceci est le PDF document technique . L'expérience: l'élaboration des e-mails de phishing L'équipe a testé quatre LLM commerciaux, y compris le chatppt de l'Openai \\, Bard de Google \\, Claude \\ de Google et Chatllama, dans des attaques de phishing expérimentales contre les étudiants de Harvard.L'expérience a été conçue pour voir comment la technologie de l'IA pouvait produire des leurres de phishing efficaces. Heriding, chercheur à Harvard, a souligné qu'une telle technologie a déjà eu un impact sur le paysage des menaces en facilitant la création de courriels de phishing.Il a dit: "GPT a changé cela. Vous n'avez pas besoin d'être un orateur anglais natif, vous n'avez pas besoin de faire beaucoup. Vous pouvez entrer une invite rapide avec seulement quelques points de données." L'équipe a envoyé des e-mails de phishing offrant des cartes-cadeaux Starbucks à 112 étudiants, en comparant Chatgpt avec un modèle non AI appelé V-Triad.Les résultats ont montré que l'e-mail V-Triad était le plus efficace, avec un taux de clic de 70%, suivi d'une combinaison V-Triad-Chatgpt à 50%, Chatgpt à 30% et le groupe témoin à 20%. Cependant, dans une autre version du test, Chatgpt a fonctionné beaucoup mieux, avec un taux de clic de près de 50%, tandis que la combinaison V-Triad-Chatgpt a mené avec près de 80%.Heriding a souligné qu'un LLM non formé et à usage général a pu créer rapidement des attaques de phishing très efficaces. Utilisation de LLMS pour la détection de phishing La deuxième partie de l'expérience s'est concentrée sur l'efficacité des LLM pour déterminer l'intention des e-mails suspects.L'équipe a utilisé les e-mails de Starbucks de la première partie de l'expérience et a demandé aux LLM de déterminer l'intention, qu'elle ait été composée par un humain ou une IA, d'identifier tout aspect suspect et d'offrir des conseils sur la façon de répondre. Les résultats étaient à la fois surprenants et encourageants.Les modèles avaient des taux de réussite élevés dans l'identification des e-mails marketing, mais ont eu des difficultés avec l'intention des e-mails de phishing V-Triad et Chatgpt.Ils se sont mieux comportés lorsqu'ils sont chargés d'identifier le contenu suspect, les résultats de Claude \\ étant mis en évidence pour non seulement pour obtenir des résultats élevés dans les tests de détection mais aussi fournir des conseils judicieux pour les utilisateurs. La puissance de phishing de LLMS Dans l'ensemble, Heriding a conclu que les LLMS prêtesété formé sur toutes les données de sécurité.Il a déclaré: "C'est vraiment quelque chose que tout le monde peut utiliser en ce moment. C'est assez puissant." L'expér |
Tool Threat | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-07-17 17:26:05 | Wormpt, un générateur de texte de cybercriminalité "sans éthique" WormGPT, an "ethics-free" Cyber Crime text generator (lien direct) |
Cyberwire a écrit: "Les chercheurs de Slashnext & nbsp; Décrire & nbsp; Un outil de cybercriminalité générateur d'IA appelé« Wormgpt », qui est annoncé sur les forums souterrains comme« une alternative Blackhat aux modèles GPT, conçue spécifiquement pour des activités malveillantes. "L'outil peut générer une sortie que les modèles d'IA légitimes essaient d'empêcher, tels que le code malware ou les modèles de phishing. & Nbsp;
CyberWire wrote: "Researchers at SlashNext describe a generative AI cybercrime tool called “WormGPT,” which is being advertised on underground forums as “a blackhat alternative to GPT models, designed specifically for malicious activities.” The tool can generate output that legitimate AI models try to prevent, such as malware code or phishing templates. |
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2023-07-07 12:00:00 | Microsoft Teams Cyber Attack Exploit Tool s'appuie sur l'ingénierie sociale pour fournir des logiciels malveillants Microsoft Teams Cyber Attack Exploit Tool Relies on Social Engineering to Deliver Malware (lien direct) |
Si votre organisation utilise des équipes Microsoft, alors vous voulez vraiment entendre parler d'une nouvelle façon dont les mauvais acteurs exploitent cet outil de cyber-attaque nouvellement découvert.
If your organization uses Microsoft Teams, then you definitely want to hear about a new way bad actors are exploiting this newly discovered cyber attack tool. |
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2023-06-27 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 26 [Eyes Open] La FTC révèle les cinq dernières escroqueries par SMS CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 [Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #26 | June 27th, 2023
[Eyes Open] The FTC Reveals the Latest Top Five Text Message Scams
The U.S. Federal Trade Commission (FTC) has published a data spotlight outlining the most common text message scams. Phony bank fraud prevention alerts were the most common type of text scam last year. "Reports about texts impersonating banks are up nearly tenfold since 2019 with median reported individual losses of $3,000 last year," the report says.
These are the top five text scams reported by the FTC:
Copycat bank fraud prevention alerts
Bogus "gifts" that can cost you
Fake package delivery problems
Phony job offers
Not-really-from-Amazon security alerts
"People get a text supposedly from a bank asking them to call a number ASAP about suspicious activity or to reply YES or NO to verify whether a transaction was authorized. If they reply, they\'ll get a call from a phony \'fraud department\' claiming they want to \'help get your money back.\' What they really want to do is make unauthorized transfers.
"What\'s more, they may ask for personal information like Social Security numbers, setting people up for possible identity theft."
Fake gift card offers took second place, followed by phony package delivery problems. "Scammers understand how our shopping habits have changed and have updated their sleazy tactics accordingly," the FTC says. "People may get a text pretending to be from the U.S. Postal Service, FedEx, or UPS claiming there\'s a problem with a delivery.
"The text links to a convincing-looking – but utterly bogus – website that asks for a credit card number to cover a small \'redelivery fee.\'"
Scammers also target job seekers with bogus job offers in an attempt to steal their money and personal information. "With workplaces in transition, some scammers are using texts to perpetrate old-school forms of fraud – for example, fake \'mystery shopper\' jobs or bogus money-making offers for driving around with cars wrapped in ads," the report says.
"Other texts target people who post their resumes on employment websites. They claim to offer jobs and even send job seekers checks, usually with instructions to send some of the money to a different address for materials, training, or the like. By the time the check bounces, the person\'s money – and the phony \'employer\' – are long gone."
Finally, scammers impersonate Amazon and send fake security alerts to trick victims into sending money. "People may get what looks like a message from \'Amazon,\' asking to verify a big-ticket order they didn\'t place," the FTC says. "Concerned |
Ransomware Spam Malware Hack Tool Threat | FedEx APT 28 APT 15 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-06-06 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 23 [réveil] Il est temps de se concentrer davantage sur la prévention du phishing de lance CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 [Wake-Up Call] It\\'s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #23 | June 6th, 2023
[Wake-Up Call] It\'s Time to Focus More on Preventing Spear Phishing
Fighting spear phishing attacks is the single best thing you can do to prevent breaches. Social engineering is involved in 70% to 90% of successful compromises. It is the number one way that all hackers and malware compromise devices and networks. No other initial root cause comes close (unpatched software and firmware is a distant second being involved in about 33% of attacks).
A new, HUGE, very important, fact has been gleaned by Barracuda Networks which should impact the way that EVERYONE does security awareness training. Everyone needs to know about this fact and react accordingly.
This is that fact: "...spear phishing attacks that use personalized messages... make up only 0.1% of all email-based attacks according to Barracuda\'s data but are responsible for 66% of all breaches."
Let that sink in for a moment.
What exactly is spear phishing? Spear phishing is when a social engineering attacker uses personal or confidential information they have learned about a potential victim or organization in order to more readily fool the victim into performing a harmful action. Within that definition, spear phishing can be accomplished in thousands of different ways, ranging from basic attacks to more advanced, longer-range attacks.
[CONTINUED] at KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/wake-up-call-its-time-to-focus-more-on-preventing-spear-phishing
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, June 7, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.
Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users.
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2023-05-31 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 22 [Eye on Fraud] Un examen plus approfondi de la hausse massive de 72% des attaques de phishing financier CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 [Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #22 | May 31st, 2023
[Eye on Fraud] A Closer Look at the Massive 72% Spike in Financial Phishing Attacks
With attackers knowing financial fraud-based phishing attacks are best suited for the one industry where the money is, this massive spike in attacks should both surprise you and not surprise you at all.
When you want tires, where do you go? Right – to the tire store. Shoes? Yup – shoe store. The most money you can scam from a single attack? That\'s right – the financial services industry, at least according to cybersecurity vendor Armorblox\'s 2023 Email Security Threat Report.
According to the report, the financial services industry as a target has increased by 72% over 2022 and was the single largest target of financial fraud attacks, representing 49% of all such attacks. When breaking down the specific types of financial fraud, it doesn\'t get any better for the financial industry:
51% of invoice fraud attacks targeted the financial services industry
42% were payroll fraud attacks
63% were payment fraud
To make matters worse, nearly one-quarter (22%) of financial fraud attacks successfully bypassed native email security controls, according to Armorblox. That means one in five email-based attacks made it all the way to the Inbox.
The next layer in your defense should be a user that\'s properly educated using security awareness training to easily identify financial fraud and other phishing-based threats, stopping them before they do actual damage.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/financial-fraud-phishing
[Live Demo] Ridiculously Easy Security Awareness Training and Phishing
Old-school awareness training does not hack it anymore. Your email filters have an average 7-10% failure rate; you need a strong human firewall as your last line of defense.
Join us Wednesday, June 7, @ 2:00 PM (ET), for a live demonstration of how KnowBe4 introduces a new-school approach to security awareness training and simulated phishing.
Get a look at THREE NEW FEATURES and see how easy it is to train and phish your users.
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Ransomware Malware Hack Tool Threat Conference | Uber ChatGPT ChatGPT Guam | ★★ |
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2023-05-23 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 21 [Double Trouble] 78% des victimes de ransomwares sont confrontées à plusieurs extensions en tendance effrayante CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 [Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #21 | May 23rd, 2023
[Double Trouble] 78% of Ransomware Victims Face Multiple Extortions in Scary Trend
New data sheds light on how likely your organization will succumb to a ransomware attack, whether you can recover your data, and what\'s inhibiting a proper security posture.
You have a solid grasp on what your organization\'s cybersecurity stance does and does not include. But is it enough to stop today\'s ransomware attacks? CyberEdge\'s 2023 Cyberthreat Defense Report provides some insight into just how prominent ransomware attacks are and what\'s keeping orgs from stopping them.
According to the report, in 2023:
7% of organizations were victims of a ransomware attack
7% of those paid a ransom
73% were able to recover data
Only 21.6% experienced solely the encryption of data and no other form of extortion
It\'s this last data point that interests me. Nearly 78% of victim organizations experienced one or more additional forms of extortion. CyberEdge mentions threatening to publicly release data, notifying customers or media, and committing a DDoS attack as examples of additional threats mentioned by respondents.
IT decision makers were asked to rate on a scale of 1-5 (5 being the highest) what were the top inhibitors of establishing and maintaining an adequate defense. The top inhibitor (with an average rank of 3.66) was a lack of skilled personnel – we\'ve long known the cybersecurity industry is lacking a proper pool of qualified talent.
In second place, with an average ranking of 3.63, is low security awareness among employees – something only addressed by creating a strong security culture with new-school security awareness training at the center of it all.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ransomware-victim-threats
[Free Tool] Who Will Fall Victim to QR Code Phishing Attacks?
Bad actors have a new way to launch phishing attacks to your users: weaponized QR codes. QR code phishing is especially dangerous because there is no URL to check and messages bypass traditional email filters.
With the increased popularity of QR codes, users are more at |
Ransomware Hack Tool Vulnerability Threat Prediction | ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-05-16 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 20 [pied dans la porte] Les escroqueries de phishing du Q1 2023 \\ |Infographie CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 [Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023\\'s Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #20 | May 16th, 2023
[Foot in the Door] The Q1 2023\'s Top-Clicked Phishing Scams | INFOGRAPHIC
KnowBe4\'s latest reports on top-clicked phishing email subjects have been released for Q1 2023. We analyze "in the wild" attacks reported via our Phish Alert Button, top subjects globally clicked on in phishing tests, top attack vector types, and holiday email phishing subjects.
IT and Online Services Emails Drive Dangerous Attack Trend
This last quarter\'s results reflect the shift to IT and online service notifications such as laptop refresh or account suspension notifications that can affect your end users\' daily work.
Cybercriminals are constantly increasing the damage they cause to organizations by luring unsuspecting employees into clicking on malicious links or downloading fake attachments that seem realistic. Emails that are disguised as coming from an internal source, such as the IT department, are especially dangerous because they appear to come from a trusted place where an employee would not necessarily question it or be as skeptical.
Building up your organization\'s human firewall by fostering a strong security culture is essential to outsmart bad actors. The report covers the following:
Common "In-The-Wild" Emails for Q1 2023
Top Phishing Email Subjects Globally
Top 5 Attack Vector Types
Top 10 Holiday Phishing Email Subjects in Q1 2023
This post has a full PDF infographic you can download and share with your users:https://blog.knowbe4.com/q1-2023-top-clicked-phishing
[New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blocklist
Now there\'s a super easy way to keep malicious emails away from all your users through the power of the KnowBe4 PhishER platform!
The new PhishER Blocklist feature lets you use reported messages to prevent future malicious email with the same sender, URL or attachment from reaching other users. Now you can create a unique list of blocklist entries and dramatically improve your Microsoft 365 email filters without ever leaving the PhishER console.
Join us TOMORROW, Wednesday, May 17, @ 2:00 PM (ET) for a l |
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2023-05-09 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 19 [Watch Your Back] Nouvelle fausse erreur de mise à jour Chrome Attaque cible vos utilisateurs CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 [Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #19 | May 9th, 2023
[Watch Your Back] New Fake Chrome Update Error Attack Targets Your Users
Compromised websites (legitimate sites that have been successfully compromised to support social engineering) are serving visitors fake Google Chrome update error messages.
"Google Chrome users who use the browser regularly should be wary of a new attack campaign that distributes malware by posing as a Google Chrome update error message," Trend Micro warns. "The attack campaign has been operational since February 2023 and has a large impact area."
The message displayed reads, "UPDATE EXCEPTION. An error occurred in Chrome automatic update. Please install the update package manually later, or wait for the next automatic update." A link is provided at the bottom of the bogus error message that takes the user to what\'s misrepresented as a link that will support a Chrome manual update. In fact the link will download a ZIP file that contains an EXE file. The payload is a cryptojacking Monero miner.
A cryptojacker is bad enough since it will drain power and degrade device performance. This one also carries the potential for compromising sensitive information, particularly credentials, and serving as staging for further attacks.
This campaign may be more effective for its routine, innocent look. There are no spectacular threats, no promises of instant wealth, just a notice about a failed update. Users can become desensitized to the potential risks bogus messages concerning IT issues carry with them.
Informed users are the last line of defense against attacks like these. New school security awareness training can help any organization sustain that line of defense and create a strong security culture.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/fake-chrome-update-error-messages
A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Grimes Teaches You Phishing Mitigation
Phishing attacks have come a long way from the spray-and-pray emails of just a few decades ago. Now they\'re more targeted, more cunning and more dangerous. And this enormous security gap leaves you open to business email compromise, session hijacking, ransomware and more.
Join Roger A. Grimes, KnowBe4\'s Data-Driven Defense Evangelist, |
Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Tool Threat Prediction | NotPetya NotPetya APT 28 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-04-11 13:16:54 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 15 [Le nouveau visage de la fraude] FTC fait la lumière sur les escroqueries d'urgence familiale améliorées AI-AI CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 [The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #15 | April 11th, 2023
[The New Face of Fraud] FTC Sheds Light on AI-Enhanced Family Emergency Scams
The Federal Trade Commission is alerting consumers about a next-level, more sophisticated family emergency scam that uses AI which imitates the voice of a "family member in distress."
They started out with: "You get a call. There\'s a panicked voice on the line. It\'s your grandson. He says he\'s in deep trouble - he wrecked the car and landed in jail. But you can help by sending money. You take a deep breath and think. You\'ve heard about grandparent scams. But darn, it sounds just like him. How could it be a scam? Voice cloning, that\'s how."
"Don\'t Trust The Voice"
The FTC explains: "Artificial intelligence is no longer a far-fetched idea out of a sci-fi movie. We\'re living with it, here and now. A scammer could use AI to clone the voice of your loved one. All he needs is a short audio clip of your family member\'s voice - which he could get from content posted online - and a voice-cloning program. When the scammer calls you, he\'ll sound just like your loved one.
"So how can you tell if a family member is in trouble or if it\'s a scammer using a cloned voice? Don\'t trust the voice. Call the person who supposedly contacted you and verify the story. Use a phone number you know is theirs. If you can\'t reach your loved one, try to get in touch with them through another family member or their friends."
Full text of the alert is at the FTC website. Share with friends, family and co-workers:https://blog.knowbe4.com/the-new-face-of-fraud-ftc-sheds-light-on-ai-enhanced-family-emergency-scams
A Master Class on IT Security: Roger A. Grimes Teaches Ransomware Mitigation
Cybercriminals have become thoughtful about ransomware attacks; taking time to maximize your organization\'s potential damage and their payoff. Protecting your network from this growing threat is more important than ever. And nobody knows this more than Roger A. Grimes, Data-Driven Defense Evangelist at KnowBe4.
With 30+ years of experience as a computer security consultant, instructor, and award-winning author, Roger has dedicated his life to making |
Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Hack Tool Threat | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-03-28 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 13 [Oeil Overner] Comment déjouer les attaques de phishing basées sur l'IA sournoises [CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 [Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks] (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #13 | March 28th, 2023
[Eye Opener] How to Outsmart Sneaky AI-Based Phishing Attacks
Users need to adapt to an evolving threat landscape in which attackers can use AI tools like ChatGPT to craft extremely convincing phishing emails, according to Matthew Tyson at CSO.
"A leader tasked with cybersecurity can get ahead of the game by understanding where we are in the story of machine learning (ML) as a hacking tool," Tyson writes. "At present, the most important area of relevance around AI for cybersecurity is content generation.
"This is where machine learning is making its greatest strides and it dovetails nicely for hackers with vectors such as phishing and malicious chatbots. The capacity to craft compelling, well-formed text is in the hands of anyone with access to ChatGPT, and that\'s basically anyone with an internet connection."
Tyson quotes Conal Gallagher, CIO and CISO at Flexera, as saying that since attackers can now write grammatically correct phishing emails, users will need to pay attention to the circumstances of the emails.
"Looking for bad grammar and incorrect spelling is a thing of the past - even pre-ChatGPT phishing emails have been getting more sophisticated," Gallagher said. "We must ask: \'Is the email expected? Is the from address legit? Is the email enticing you to click on a link?\' Security awareness training still has a place to play here."
Tyson explains that technical defenses have become very effective, so attackers focus on targeting humans to bypass these measures.
"Email and other elements of software infrastructure offer built-in fundamental security that largely guarantees we are not in danger until we ourselves take action," Tyson writes. "This is where we can install a tripwire in our mindsets: we should be hyper aware of what it is we are acting upon when we act upon it.
"Not until an employee sends a reply, runs an attachment, or fills in a form is sensitive information at risk. The first ring of defense in our mentality should be: \'Is the content I\'m looking at legit, not just based on its internal aspects, but given the entire context?\' The second ring of defense in our mentality then has to be, \'Wait! I\'m being asked to do something here.\'"
New-school security awareness training with simulated phishing tests enables your employees to recognize increasingly sophisticated phishing attacks and builds a strong security culture.
Remember: Culture eats strategy for breakfast and is always top-down.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/identifying-ai-enabled-phishing
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Ransomware Malware Hack Tool Threat Guideline | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★★ |
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2023-02-28 14:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 [Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe? (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #09 | February 28th, 2023
[Eye Opener] Should You Click on Unsubscribe?
By Roger A. Grimes.
Some common questions we get are "Should I click on an unwanted email's 'Unsubscribe' link? Will that lead to more or less unwanted email?"
The short answer is that, in general, it is OK to click on a legitimate vendor's unsubscribe link. But if you think the email is sketchy or coming from a source you would not want to validate your email address as valid and active, or are unsure, do not take the chance, skip the unsubscribe action.
In many countries, legitimate vendors are bound by law to offer (free) unsubscribe functionality and abide by a user's preferences. For example, in the U.S., the 2003 CAN-SPAM Act states that businesses must offer clear instructions on how the recipient can remove themselves from the involved mailing list and that request must be honored within 10 days.
Note: Many countries have laws similar to the CAN-SPAM Act, although with privacy protection ranging the privacy spectrum from very little to a lot more protection. The unsubscribe feature does not have to be a URL link, but it does have to be an "internet-based way." The most popular alternative method besides a URL link is an email address to use.
In some cases, there are specific instructions you have to follow, such as put "Unsubscribe" in the subject of the email. Other times you are expected to craft your own message. Luckily, most of the time simply sending any email to the listed unsubscribe email address is enough to remove your email address from the mailing list.
[CONTINUED] at the KnowBe4 blog:https://blog.knowbe4.com/should-you-click-on-unsubscribe
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2022-12-06 14:30:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 [Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 12 #49 | December 6th, 2022
[Keep An Eye Out] Beware of New Holiday Gift Card Scams
By Roger A. Grimes
Every holiday season brings on an increase in gift card scams. Most people love to buy and use gift cards. They are convenient, easy to buy, easy to use, easy to gift, usually allow the receiver to pick just what they want, and are often received as a reward for doing something.
The gift card market is estimated in the many hundreds of BILLIONS of dollars. Who doesn't like to get a free gift card? Unfortunately, scammers often use gift cards as a way to steal value from their victims. There are dozens of ways gift cards can be used by scammers to steal money.
Roger covers these three scams in a short [VIDEO] and in detail on the KnowBe4 blog:
You Need to Pay a Bill Using Gift Cards
Maliciously Modified Gift Cards in Stores
Phish You for Information to Supposedly Get a Gift Card
Blog post with 2:13 [VIDEO] and links you can share with your users and family:https://blog.knowbe4.com/beware-of-holiday-gift-card-scams
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