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Read moreProblems with Multifactor Authentication
October 21 2021Roger Grimes on why multifactor authentication isn’t a panacea:
The first time I heard of this issue was from a Midwest CEO. His organization had been hit by ransomware...
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Gift card fraud may sound like small beer against ransomware - but it's personal, it hurts, and it's still a multi-million dollar problem.
Read moreUsing AI to Scale Spear Phishing
August 13 2021
The problem with spear phishing is that it takes time and creativity to create individualized enticing phishing emails. Researchers are using GPT-3 to attempt to solve that problem:
The...
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Read moreMalware Hidden in Call of Duty Cheating Software
April 2 2021
News article:
Most troublingly, Activision says that the “cheat” tool has been advertised multiple times on a popular cheating forum under the title “new COD hack.” (Gamers looking to...
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Details of a Computer Banking Scam
March 22 2021
This is a longish video that describes a profitable computer banking scam that’s run out of call centers in places like India. There’s a lot of fluff about...
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Read moreHiding Malware in Social Media Buttons
December 7 2020
Clever tactic:
This new malware was discovered by researchers at Dutch cyber-security company Sansec that focuses on defending e-commerce websites from digital skimming (also known as Magecart) attacks.
The payment...
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