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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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2023-06-20 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 25 [empreintes digitales partout] Les informations d'identification volées sont la cause profonde n ° 1 des violations de données CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 [Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #25 | June 20th, 2023
[Fingerprints All Over] Stolen Credentials Are the No. 1 Root Cause of Data Breaches
Verizon\'s DBIR always has a lot of information to unpack, so I\'ll continue my review by covering how stolen credentials play a role in attacks.
This year\'s Data Breach Investigations Report has nearly 1 million incidents in their data set, making it the most statistically relevant set of report data anywhere.
So, what does the report say about the most common threat actions that are involved in data breaches? Overall, the use of stolen credentials is the overwhelming leader in data breaches, being involved in nearly 45% of breaches – this is more than double the second-place spot of "Other" (which includes a number of types of threat actions) and ransomware, which sits at around 20% of data breaches.
According to Verizon, stolen credentials were the "most popular entry point for breaches." As an example, in Basic Web Application Attacks, the use of stolen credentials was involved in 86% of attacks. The prevalence of credential use should come as no surprise, given the number of attacks that have focused on harvesting online credentials to provide access to both cloud platforms and on-premises networks alike.
And it\'s the social engineering attacks (whether via phish, vish, SMiSh, or web) where these credentials are compromised - something that can be significantly diminished by engaging users in security awareness training to familiarize them with common techniques and examples of attacks, so when they come across an attack set on stealing credentials, the user avoids becoming a victim.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/stolen-credentials-top-breach-threat
[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 l |
Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Hack Vulnerability Threat Cloud | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-06-13 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 # 24 [Le biais de l'esprit \\] le prétexage dépasse désormais le phishing dans les attaques d'ingénierie sociale CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 [The Mind\\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #24 | June 13th, 2023
[The Mind\'s Bias] Pretexting Now Tops Phishing in Social Engineering Attacks
The New Verizon DBIR is a treasure trove of data. As we will cover a bit below, Verizon reported that 74% of data breaches Involve the "Human Element," so people are one of the most common factors contributing to successful data breaches. Let\'s drill down a bit more in the social engineering section.
They explained: "Now, who has received an email or a direct message on social media from a friend or family member who desperately needs money? Probably fewer of you. This is social engineering (pretexting specifically) and it takes more skill.
"The most convincing social engineers can get into your head and convince you that someone you love is in danger. They use information they have learned about you and your loved ones to trick you into believing the message is truly from someone you know, and they use this invented scenario to play on your emotions and create a sense of urgency. The DBIR Figure 35 shows that Pretexting is now more prevalent than Phishing in Social Engineering incidents. However, when we look at confirmed breaches, Phishing is still on top."
A social attack known as BEC, or business email compromise, can be quite intricate. In this type of attack, the perpetrator uses existing email communications and information to deceive the recipient into carrying out a seemingly ordinary task, like changing a vendor\'s bank account details. But what makes this attack dangerous is that the new bank account provided belongs to the attacker. As a result, any payments the recipient makes to that account will simply disappear.
BEC Attacks Have Nearly Doubled
It can be difficult to spot these attacks as the attackers do a lot of preparation beforehand. They may create a domain doppelganger that looks almost identical to the real one and modify the signature block to show their own number instead of the legitimate vendor.
Attackers can make many subtle changes to trick their targets, especially if they are receiving many similar legitimate requests. This could be one reason why BEC attacks have nearly doubled across the DBIR entire incident dataset, as shown in Figure 36, and now make up over 50% of incidents in this category.
Financially Motivated External Attackers Double Down on Social Engineering
Timely detection and response is crucial when dealing with social engineering attacks, as well as most other attacks. Figure 38 shows a steady increase in the median cost of BECs since 2018, now averaging around $50,000, emphasizing the significance of quick detection.
However, unlike the times we live in, this section isn\'t all doom and |
Spam Malware Vulnerability Threat Patching | Uber APT 37 ChatGPT ChatGPT APT 43 | ★★ |
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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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2023-05-08 10:00:00 | Empêcher des attaques de phishing sophistiquées destinées aux employés Preventing sophisticated phishing attacks aimed at employees (lien direct) |
The content of this post is solely the responsibility of the author. AT&T does not adopt or endorse any of the views, positions, or information provided by the author in this article. As technology advances, phishing attempts are becoming more sophisticated. It can be challenging for employees to recognize an email is malicious when it looks normal, so it’s up to their company to properly train workers in prevention and detection. Phishing attacks are becoming more sophisticated Misspellings and poorly formatted text used to be the leading indicators of an email scam, but they’re getting more sophisticated. Today, hackers can spoof email addresses and bots sound like humans. It’s becoming challenging for employees to tell if their emails are real or fake, which puts the company at risk of data breaches. In March 2023, an artificial intelligence chatbot called GPT-4 received an update that lets users give specific instructions about styles and tasks. Attackers can use it to pose as employees and send convincing messages since it sounds intelligent and has general knowledge of any industry. Since classic warning signs of phishing attacks aren’t applicable anymore, companies should train all employees on the new, sophisticated methods. As phishing attacks change, so should businesses. Identify the signs Your company can take preventive action to secure its employees against attacks. You need to make it difficult for hackers to reach them, and your company must train them on warning signs. While blocking spam senders and reinforcing security systems is up to you, they must know how to identify and report themselves. You can prevent data breaches if employees know what to watch out for: Misspellings: While it’s becoming more common for phishing emails to have the correct spelling, employees still need to look for mistakes. For example, they could look for industry-specific language because everyone in their field should know how to spell those words. Irrelevant senders: Workers can identify phishing — even when the email is spoofed to appear as someone they know — by asking themselves if it is relevant. They should flag the email as a potential attack if the sender doesn’t usually reach out to them or is someone in an unrelated department. Attachments: Hackers attempt to install malware through links or downloads. Ensure every employee knows they shouldn\'t click on them. Odd requests: A sophisticated phishing attack has relevant messages and proper language, but it is somewhat vague because it goes to multiple employees at once. For example, they could recognize it if it’s asking them to do something unrelated to their role. It may be harder for people to detect warning signs as attacks evolve, but you can prepare them for those situations as well as possible. It’s unlikely hackers have access to their specific duties or the inner workings of your company, so you must capitalize on those details. Sophisticated attacks will sound intelligent and possibly align with their general duties, so everyone must constantly be aware. Training will help employees identify signs, but you need to take more preventive action to ensure you’re covered. Take preventive action Basic security measures — like regularly updating passwords and running antivirus software — are fundamental to protecting your company. For example, everyone should change their passwords once every three months at minimum to ensur | Spam Malware | ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-04-25 18:22:00 | Anomali Cyber Watch: Deux attaques de la chaîne d'approvisionnement enchaînées, leurre de communication DNS furtive de chien, Evilextractor exfiltrates sur le serveur FTP Anomali Cyber Watch: Two Supply-Chain Attacks Chained Together, Decoy Dog Stealthy DNS Communication, EvilExtractor Exfiltrates to FTP Server (lien direct) |
The various threat intelligence stories in this iteration of the Anomali Cyber Watch discuss the following topics: APT, Cryptomining, Infostealers, Malvertising, North Korea, Phishing, Ransomware, and Supply-chain attacks. The IOCs related to these stories are attached to Anomali Cyber Watch and can be used to check your logs for potential malicious activity. 
Figure 1 - IOC Summary Charts. These charts summarize the IOCs attached to this magazine and provide a glimpse of the threats discussed.
Trending Cyber News and Threat Intelligence
First-Ever Attack Leveraging Kubernetes RBAC to Backdoor Clusters
(published: April 21, 2023)
A new Monero cryptocurrency-mining campaign is the first recorded case of gaining persistence via Kubernetes (K8s) Role-Based Access Control (RBAC), according to Aquasec researchers. The recorded honeypot attack started with exploiting a misconfigured API server. The attackers preceded by gathering information about the cluster, checking if their cluster was already deployed, and deleting some existing deployments. They used RBAC to gain persistence by creating a new ClusterRole and a new ClusterRole binding. The attackers then created a DaemonSet to use a single API request to target all nodes for deployment. The deployed malicious image from the public registry Docker Hub was named to impersonate a legitimate account and a popular legitimate image. It has been pulled 14,399 times and 60 exposed K8s clusters have been found with signs of exploitation by this campaign.
Analyst Comment: Your company should have protocols in place to ensure that all cluster management and cloud storage systems are properly configured and patched. K8s buckets are too often misconfigured and threat actors realize there is potential for malicious activity. A defense-in-depth (layering of security mechanisms, redundancy, fail-safe defense processes) approach is a good mitigation step to help prevent actors from highly-active threat groups.
MITRE ATT&CK: [MITRE ATT&CK] T1190 - Exploit Public-Facing Application | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1496 - Resource Hijacking | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1036 - Masquerading | [MITRE ATT&CK] T1489 - Service Stop
Tags: Monero, malware-type:Cryptominer, detection:PUA.Linux.XMRMiner, file-type:ELF, abused:Docker Hub, technique:RBAC Buster, technique:Create ClusterRoleBinding, technique:Deploy DaemonSet, target-system:Linux, target:K8s, target:Kubernetes RBAC
3CX Software Supply Chain Compromise Initiated by a Prior Software Supply Chain Compromise; Suspected North Korean Actor Responsible
(published: April 20, 2023)
Investigation of the previously-reported 3CX supply chain compromise (March 2023) allowed Mandiant researchers to detect it was a result of prior software supply chain attack using a trojanized installer for X_TRADER, a software package provided by Trading Technologies. The attack involved the publicly-available tool SigFlip decrypting RC4 stream-cipher and starting publicly-available DaveShell shellcode for reflective loading. It led to installation of the custom, modular VeiledSignal backdoor. VeiledSignal additional modules inject the C2 module in a browser process instance, create a Windows named pipe and |
Ransomware Spam Malware Tool Threat Cloud | Uber APT 38 ChatGPT APT 43 | ★★ |
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2023-04-25 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 17 [Head Start] Méthodes efficaces Comment enseigner l'ingénierie sociale à une IA CyberheistNews Vol 13 #17 [Head Start] Effective Methods How To Teach Social Engineering to an AI (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023
[Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz
Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of credential theft exploits a person\'s excitement about the newest AI systems not yet available to the general public. On Tuesday morning, April 11th, Veriti explained that several unknown actors are making false Facebook ads which advertise a free download of AIs like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Veriti writes "These posts are designed to appear legitimate, using the buzz around OpenAI language models to trick unsuspecting users into downloading the files. However, once the user downloads and extracts the file, the Redline Stealer (aka RedStealer) malware is activated and is capable of stealing passwords and downloading further malware onto the user\'s device."
Veriti describes the capabilities of the Redline Stealer malware which, once downloaded, can take sensitive information like credit card numbers, passwords, and personal information like user location, and hardware. Veriti added "The malware can upload and download files, execute commands, and send back data about the infected computer at regular intervals."
Experts recommend using official Google or OpenAI websites to learn when their products will be available and only downloading files from reputable sources. With the rising use of Google and Facebook ads as attack vectors experts also suggest refraining from clicking on suspicious advertisements promising early access to any product on the Internet.
Employees can be helped to develop sound security habits like these by stepping them through monthly social engineering simulations.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-hype-used-for-phishbait
[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 with |
Spam Malware Hack Threat | APT 28 ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★★ |
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2023-04-18 13:00:00 | Cyberheistnews Vol 13 # 16 [doigt sur le pouls]: comment les phishers tirent parti de l'IA récent Buzz CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 [Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #16 | April 18th, 2023
[Finger on the Pulse]: How Phishers Leverage Recent AI Buzz
Curiosity leads people to suspend their better judgment as a new campaign of credential theft exploits a person\'s excitement about the newest AI systems not yet available to the general public. On Tuesday morning, April 11th, Veriti explained that several unknown actors are making false Facebook ads which advertise a free download of AIs like ChatGPT and Google Bard.
Veriti writes "These posts are designed to appear legitimate, using the buzz around OpenAI language models to trick unsuspecting users into downloading the files. However, once the user downloads and extracts the file, the Redline Stealer (aka RedStealer) malware is activated and is capable of stealing passwords and downloading further malware onto the user\'s device."
Veriti describes the capabilities of the Redline Stealer malware which, once downloaded, can take sensitive information like credit card numbers, passwords, and personal information like user location, and hardware. Veriti added "The malware can upload and download files, execute commands, and send back data about the infected computer at regular intervals."
Experts recommend using official Google or OpenAI websites to learn when their products will be available and only downloading files from reputable sources. With the rising use of Google and Facebook ads as attack vectors experts also suggest refraining from clicking on suspicious advertisements promising early access to any product on the Internet.
Employees can be helped to develop sound security habits like these by stepping them through monthly social engineering simulations.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/ai-hype-used-for-phishbait
[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 leav |
Spam Malware Hack Threat | 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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2023-04-10 11:23:02 | LLMS et phishing LLMs and Phishing (lien direct) |
Voici une expérience dirigée par des étudiants de premier cycle en informatique partout: demandez à Chatgpt de générer des e-mails de phishing et testez si ceux-ci sont meilleurs pour persuader les victimes de répondre ou de cliquer sur le lien que le spam habituel.C'est une expérience intéressante, et les résultats devraient varier follement basé sur les détails de l'expérience.
Mais bien qu'il soit une expérience facile à exécuter, il manque le risque réel de modèles de grande langue (LLMS) à rédiger des e-mails d'escroquerie.Les escroqueries par l'homme aujourd'hui ne sont pas limitées par le nombre de personnes qui répondent au contact initial par e-mail.Ils sont limitées par le processus à forte intensité de main-d'œuvre de persuader ces personnes d'envoyer de l'argent à l'escroc.Les LLM sont sur le point de changer cela.Il y a dix ans, un type de courriel de spam était devenu une punchline à chaque émission de fin de soirée: & # 8220; Je suis le fils de feu le roi du Nigéria qui a besoin de votre aide & # 8230;. & # 8221;Presque tout le monde avait reçu un ou mille de ces e-mails, au point qu'il semblait que tout le monde devait savoir qu'ils étaient des escroqueries ...
Here’s an experiment being run by undergraduate computer science students everywhere: Ask ChatGPT to generate phishing emails, and test whether these are better at persuading victims to respond or click on the link than the usual spam. It’s an interesting experiment, and the results are likely to vary wildly based on the details of the experiment. But while it’s an easy experiment to run, it misses the real risk of large language models (LLMs) writing scam emails. Today’s human-run scams aren’t limited by the number of people who respond to the initial email contact. They’re limited by the labor-intensive process of persuading those people to send the scammer money. LLMs are about to change that. A decade ago, one type of spam email had become a punchline on every late-night show: “I am the son of the late king of Nigeria in need of your assistance….” Nearly everyone had gotten one or a thousand of those emails, to the point that it seemed everyone must have known they were scams... |
Spam | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★★★ |
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2023-03-27 07:25:54 | Sophos montre comment faire du chatppt un copilote de cybersécurité [Sophos Demonstrates How to Make ChatGPT a Cybersecurity Co-Pilot] (lien direct) | Sophos montre comment faire du chatppt un co-pilot de cybersécurité
Le modèle d'IA peut filtrer plus facilement l'activité malveillante dans la télémétrie XDR, améliorer les filtres de spam et simplifier l'analyse de la vie des binaires terrestres
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Sophos Demonstrates How to Make ChatGPT a Cybersecurity Co-Pilot The AI Model Can More Easily Filter Malicious Activity in XDR Telemetry, Improve Spam Filters, and Simplify the Analysis of Living Off the Land Binaries - Special Reports |
Spam | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-03-14 13:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 [Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #11 | March 14th, 2023
[Heads Up] Employees Are Feeding Sensitive Biz Data to ChatGPT, Raising Security Fears
Robert Lemos at DARKReading just reported on a worrying trend. The title said it all, and the news is that more than 4% of employees have put sensitive corporate data into the large language model, raising concerns that its popularity may result in massive leaks of proprietary information. Yikes.
I'm giving you a short extract of the story and the link to the whole article is below.
"Employees are submitting sensitive business data and privacy-protected information to large language models (LLMs) such as ChatGPT, raising concerns that artificial intelligence (AI) services could be incorporating the data into their models, and that information could be retrieved at a later date if proper data security isn't in place for the service.
"In a recent report, data security service Cyberhaven detected and blocked requests to input data into ChatGPT from 4.2% of the 1.6 million workers at its client companies because of the risk of leaking confidential info, client data, source code, or regulated information to the LLM.
"In one case, an executive cut and pasted the firm's 2023 strategy document into ChatGPT and asked it to create a PowerPoint deck. In another case, a doctor input his patient's name and their medical condition and asked ChatGPT to craft a letter to the patient's insurance company.
"And as more employees use ChatGPT and other AI-based services as productivity tools, the risk will grow, says Howard Ting, CEO of Cyberhaven.
"'There was this big migration of data from on-prem to cloud, and the next big shift is going to be the migration of data into these generative apps," he says. "And how that plays out [remains to be seen] - I think, we're in pregame; we're not even in the first inning.'"
Your employees need to be stepped through new-school security awareness training so that they understand the risks of doing things like this.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/employees-are-feeding-sensitive-biz-data-to-chatgpt-raising-security-fears
[New PhishER Feature] Immediately Add User-Reported Email Threats to Your M365 Blockl |
Ransomware Data Breach Spam Malware Threat Guideline Medical | ChatGPT ChatGPT | ★★ |
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2023-02-14 14:00:00 | CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 [Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake (lien direct) |
CyberheistNews Vol 13 #07 | February 14th, 2023
[Scam of the Week] The Turkey-Syria Earthquake
Just when you think they cannot sink any lower, criminal internet scum is now exploiting the recent earthquake in Turkey and Syria.
Less than 24 hours after two massive earthquakes claimed the lives of tens of thousands of people, cybercrooks are already piggybacking on the horrible humanitarian crisis. You need to alert your employees, friends and family... again.
Just one example are scammers that pose as representatives from a Ukrainian charity foundation that seeks money to help those affected by the natural disasters that struck in the early hours of Monday.
There are going to be a raft of scams varying from blood drives to pleas for charitable contributions for victims and their families. Unfortunately, this type of scam is the worst kind of phishbait, and it is a very good idea to inoculate people before they get suckered into falling for a scam like this.
I suggest you send the following short alert to as many people as you can. As usual, feel free to edit:
[ALERT] "Lowlife internet scum is trying to benefit from the Turkey-Syria earthquake. The first phishing campaigns have already been sent and more will be coming that try to trick you into clicking on a variety of links about blood drives, charitable donations, or "exclusive" videos.
"Don't let them shock you into clicking on anything, or open possibly dangerous attachments you did not ask for! Anything you receive about this recent earthquake, be very suspicious. With this topic, think three times before you click. It is very possible that it is a scam, even though it might look legit or was forwarded to you by a friend -- be especially careful when it seems to come from someone you know through email, a text or social media postings because their account may be hacked.
"In case you want to donate to charity, go to your usual charity by typing their name in the address bar of your browser and do not click on a link in any email. Remember, these precautions are just as important at the house as in the office, so tell your friends and family."
It is unfortunate that we continue to have to warn against the bad actors on the internet that use these tragedies for their own benefit. For KnowBe4 customers, we have a few templates with this topic in the Current Events. It's a good idea to send one to your users this week.
Blog post with links:https://blog.knowbe4.com/scam-of-the-week-the-turkey-syria-earthquake
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