Revolutionized Threats from AI-Driven Social Manipulation
The fundamental elements of social manipulation assaults – influencing individuals – may not have undergone significant alterations in recent times....
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Top 5 AI-Powered Social Engineering Attacks
Social engineering has long been an effective tactic because of how it focuses on human vulnerabilities. There’s no brute-force ‘spray...
TikTok Turns Off in America as Federal Prohibition Implemented on January 19, 2025
The well-known video-sharing platform TikTok has now turned off in the United States as a federal prohibition on the platform...
Gootloader from the Inside Out
The Gootloader malicious software family utilizes an identifiable form of social engineering to contaminate computers: The individuals behind it entice...
Assailants Utilize Microsoft Teams and AnyDesk to Disseminate DarkGate Malware
Utilizing a recent social manipulation strategy, malevolent actors have employed Microsoft Teams to enable the spread of the infamous DarkGate...
Canada Instructs TikTok to Cease Canadian Operations Due to Security Concerns
Nov 07, 2024Ravie LakshmananNational Security / Social Media Canada has directed TikTok, a company owned by ByteDance, to close its...
Discord Unveils DAVE Plan for Secure Audio and Video Calls with End-to-End Encryption
September 23, 2024Ravie LakshmananEncryption / Data Protection The well-liked social messaging platform Discord has revealed its rollout of a fresh...
Russian-Connected Hackers Target NGOs and Media in Eastern Europe
August 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Intrusion / Manipulation Non-governmental organizations from Russia and Belarus, independent media entities in Russia, as well...
Hackers with Russian Connections Target NGOs and Media in Eastern Europe
Aug 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananCyber Attack / Social Engineering Non-governmental organizations from Russia and Belarus, independent media outlets in Russia, and...
Russian-Related Hackers Aim Eastern European Nonprofits and Journalism
Aug 15, 2024Ravie LakshmananCybersecurity Breach / Social Manipulation Non-governmental organizations from Russia and Belarus, Russian autonomous media entities, and international...
Dark Basta-Connected Assailants Target Users with SystemBC Malware
August 14, 2024Ravie LakshmananMalware / Network Security An active social engineering campaign allegedly associated with the Dark Basta ransomware group...
National Public Data Breach: 2.7 Billion Data Records Exposed on Dark Web
During August, a perpetrator released 2.7 billion data records, containing social security numbers, on a secretive online platform, marking one...
Meta and Universal Music Group ink agreement about AI music
The colossal social platform Meta and the music powerhouse Universal Music Group, or UMG, are broadening their existing profound music...
Malicious Activity on Social Media Used to Promote Phony AI Editor Website for Identity Theft
Malicious Activity on Social Media Used to Promote Phony AI Editor Website for Identity Theft | Trend Micro (US) Content...
Meta Agrees to $1.4 Billion Settlement with Texas for Unlawful Biometric Data Collection
Jul 31, 2024Ravie LakshmananPrivacy / Social Media Meta, the umbrella corporation of Facebook, Instagram, and WhatsApp, reached a groundbreaking settlement...
