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North Korea
Stolen webcam clips of 900+ victims feed North Korea’s $400 million fake Zoom scheme

North Korean state hackers have stolen more than $400 million in cryptocurrency over the past 18 months by pulling targets into fake Zoom and Teams calls filled with webcam …

deepfakes
Trio accused of using deepfake CEOs and bogus lawyers to scam businesses out of $129 million

Three men allegedly used deepfakes of company CEOs and law firm attorneys to trick employees into wiring more than $129 million to accounts the group controlled, the Justice …

danger
Employment scam victims tripled at financial firms in 21 countries

Reported victims of employment scams more than tripled over the past 12 months at more than 370 banks and other financial institutions in 21 countries. The 258% rise outran …

deepfakes
Deepfakes become a board priority once an executive falls for one

Nearly three-quarters of security leaders have encountered or suspect a deepfake attack in the past year, while just 10% say their organizations have purpose-built defenses, …

deepfakes
The latest deepfake numbers give CISOs plenty to worry about

AI is letting cybercriminals reach deeper into organizations than a phishing email ever could. 41% of CISOs reported at least one social engineering incident involving a …

Slop or Not
Product showcase: Is this image real? Slop or Not investigates

Slop or Not is an AI text and image detector for iPhone and Mac that runs entirely offline, with no account required. It uses on-device AI models powered by the Apple Neural …

deepfake
Split-second deepfake glitch blows digital certificate fraudster’s cover

Spanish police have arrested a man in Murcia accused of using deepfake software to trick a certificate provider’s video identity checks in an attempt to obtain digital …

fraud
Fake FBI agents target people who already got scammed

Scammers are impersonating FBI personnel who supposedly handle Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) complaints, using that disguise to deceive and revictimize people who …

NFC
The future of payment fraud could be automated

Payment fraud is becoming more organized as criminal groups use fake websites, large-scale operations, and, in some cases, forced labor to steal money and personal …

attack
Asia-Pacific scam networks generate nearly $40 billion a year

Cybercrime is taking a larger share of criminal activity in Asia and the Pacific. More than half of surveyed jurisdictions reported that cybercrime accounts for over 30% of …

deepfakes
9 out of 10 people can no longer distinguish real from AI-generated content

Online fraud is becoming harder to distinguish from legitimate activity as AI-generated messages, voices, photos, reviews, and identities become more convincing. Nearly nine …

Android
New Android feature promises to spot deepfake scam calls

Android is introducing fake call detection to help protect users from impersonation scams. The feature can detect and flag suspected spoofed calls when both parties use Phone …

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