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Telegram
Telegram will share IP addresses, phone numbers of criminal suspects with cops

Telegram will start handing over the IP addresses and phone numbers of users who violate their Terms of Service “to relevant authorities in response to valid legal …

ransomware
Global ransomware crisis worsens

Ransomware and extortion incidents surged by 67% in 2023, according to NTT Security Holdings’ 2024 Global Threat Intelligence Report. Global ransomware crisis After a …

elections
The rising influence of AI on the 2024 US election

We stand at a crossroads for election misinformation: on one side our election apparatus has reached a higher level of security and is better defended from malicious attackers …

Meta
Meta plans to prevent disinformation and AI-generated content from influencing voters

Meta, the company that owns some of the biggest social networks in use today, has explained how it means to tackle disinformation related to the upcoming EU Parliament …

data analytics
How to take control of personal data

Cybercriminals increasingly use open-source intelligence (OSINT) to craft convincing backstories, often by mining social media profiles for details on a target’s …

fake news
Why we fall for fake news and how can we change that?

Have you ever been swept away by an enticing headline and didn’t bother to probe the news in-depth? You might have shared an eye-catching news story or engaged with a …

Spoutible
Spoutible API exposed encrypted password reset tokens, 2FA secrets of users

A publicly exposed API of social media platform Spoutible may have allowed threat actors to scrape information that can be used to hijack user accounts. The problem with the …

Mastodon
Lagging Mastodon admins urged to patch critical account takeover flaw (CVE-2024-23832)

Five days after Mastodon developers pushed out fixes for a remotely exploitable account takeover vulnerability (CVE-2024-23832), over 66% of Mastodon servers out there have …

laptop
The growing challenge of cyber risk in the age of synthetic media

As AI tools become more widespread, impersonation and deception have become easier. However, organizations are combating this issue with policies and technological solutions. …

Jayson E. Street
Social engineer reveals effective tricks for real-world intrusions

In this Help Net Security interview, Jayson E. Street, Chief Adversarial Officer at Secure Yeti, discusses intriguing aspects of social engineering and unconventional methods …

executive
Digital ops and ops management security predictions for 2024

CISOs don’t need a crystal ball – they already know that 2024 will be another tough year, especially with AI at everyone’s mind. Instead of playing catch-up regarding …

elections GenAI
Exploring the impact of generative AI in the 2024 presidential election

2024 is a presidential election year in the US. 2016 and 2020 both saw impressive increases in attempts to influence voters through crafty propaganda and social media …

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