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Buying TikTok followers can expose users to scams and account theft
Buying TikTok followers, likes, or views could do more than inflate engagement metrics. According to Malwarebytes, many services selling social media growth operate through …
What the identity attack surface looks like when trust becomes the target
In this Help Net Security video, Joel Moses, VP, Strategic Engineering at F5, explains how attackers use identity instead of breaking through it. He walks through MFA fatigue, …
What happens when security teams inherit identity
At the Span Cyber Security Arena conference, I sat down with Eric Woodruff, Chief Identity Architect at Semperis, to talk about how organizations perceive identity and the …
Meta’s AI will scan height and bone structure to detect under-13 users
Meta is deploying AI that scans photos and videos for physical cues to assess whether a user is under 13 on Instagram and Facebook. Teen Account on Instagram (Source: Meta) …
How to spot a North Korean fake in a job interview
North Korean operatives are getting hired at companies by passing job interviews using fake identities and AI tools. In this Help Net Security video, Adrian Cheek, a senior …
Seized VerifTools servers expose 915,655 fake IDs, 8 arrested
On April 7 and 8, Dutch police arrested eight suspects in a nationwide operation targeting users of the VerifTools platform as part of an identity fraud investigation. The …
Ransomware activity peaks outside business hours
Intrusions continue to center on credential access and timed execution outside standard business hours. The Sophos Active Adversary Report 2026 analyzes 661 incident response …
Auto finance fraud is costing dealers up to $20,000 per incident
Auto retailers see fraud as a regular part of selling and financing vehicles, something that shows up often enough to plan around, according to Experian. Income and identity …
Identity security planning for 2026 is shifting under pressure
Identity security planning is becoming more focused on scale, governance, and operational strain, according to the Identity Security Outlook 2026 report. The ManageEngine …
Non-human identities push identity security into uncharted territory
Enterprises are grappling with an identity attack surface that keeps expanding and slipping out of reach, according to Veza. Permissions growth outstrips oversight Permissions …
The weekend is prime time for ransomware
Over half of organizations that experienced a ransomware event in the past year were hit during a weekend or holiday, according to a Semperis report. Those periods often come …
Email blind spots are back to bite security teams
The threat landscape is forcing CISOs to rethink what they consider normal. The latest Cybersecurity Report 2026 by Hornetsecurity, based on analysis of more than 70 billion …
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