Tag: deep-fake

11 ways cybercriminals are making phishing more potent than ever

Mar 25, 2025 8:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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They’re luring with voice and video: Bad actors are also exploiting AI’s ability to clone voices and likenesses from audio and video clips or images found online.Combined with tools that mimic caller ID, cybercriminals can fool targets by calling them and purporting to be a family member, friend, or work colleague seeking urgent assistance. Such…
KI als Turbo für Kriminelle

Mar 24, 2025 3:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, cyberattack, ddos, deep-fake, extortion, fraud, Internet, ransomware, social-engineering

Europol warnt: Kriminelle nutzen KI, um ihre Operationen zu automatisieren und zu verstärken.Von Cyberbetrug über Ransomware bis hin zu Drogenhandel und Geldwäsche: Das Internet ist laut Europol zum Hauptschauplatz für kriminelle Machenschaften geworden. ‘Nahezu alle Formen schwerer und organisierter Kriminalität hinterlassen einen digitalen Fußabdruck”, betont die Europäische Polizeibehörde, sei es als Werkzeug, Ziel oder Vermittler.Vor…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 9:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 8:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 7:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 6:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 5:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 1:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 22, 2025 12:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 11:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 10:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 9:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Cybersecurity Snapshot: Tenable Highlights Risks of AI Use in the Cloud, as UK’s NCSC Offers Tips for Post-Quantum Cryptography Adoption

Mar 21, 2025 8:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, authentication, awareness, banking, best-practice, breach, business, cctv, cloud, compliance, computer, computing, control, crime, crimes, cryptography, cve, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, detection, encryption, exploit, google, group, hacker, Hardware, identity, infrastructure, intelligence, Internet, iot, law, linux, malicious, malware, mitigation, mobile, network, open-source, organized, phishing, programming, ransomware, regulation, resilience, risk, router, service, software, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, virus, vulnerability

Check out key findings and insights from the “Tenable Cloud AI Risk Report 2025.” Plus, get fresh guidance on how to transition to quantum-resistant cryptography. In addition, find out how AI is radically transforming cyber crime. And get the latest on open source software security; cyber scams; and IoT security. Dive into six things that…
Scammers cash in on tax season

Mar 21, 2025 7:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, cybercrime, deep-fake, email, phishing, phone, scam

AI-powered phishing emails, deepfake phone calls, and fake tax prep websites are making tax scams more convincing and costly than ever, according to McAfee. Cybercriminals are … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/21/tax-season-scams/
AI in the Enterprise: Key Findings from the ThreatLabz 2025 AI Security Report

Mar 21, 2025 1:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, best-practice, breach, business, chatgpt, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, cybercrime, cybersecurity, data, deep-fake, exploit, finance, firewall, framework, germany, governance, government, healthcare, india, insurance, intelligence, least-privilege, malicious, malware, microsoft, monitoring, network, open-source, phishing, risk, scam, social-engineering, strategy, technology, threat, tool, unauthorized, update, vpn, vulnerability, zero-trust

Artificial intelligence (AI) has rapidly shifted from buzz to business necessity over the past year”, something Zscaler has seen firsthand while pioneering AI-powered solutions and tracking enterprise AI/ML activity in the world’s largest security cloud.As enterprises embrace AI to boost productivity, accelerate decision-making, and automate workflows, to name a few benefits, cybercriminals are using the…
The State of Digital Trust in 2025 Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility

Mar 20, 2025 2:13 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, authentication, banking, breach, captcha, cloud, compliance, control, cyber, data, deep-fake, encryption, finance, fintech, framework, GDPR, government, healthcare, identity, india, insurance, law, login, malicious, metric, mfa, mitigation, password, privacy, regulation, resilience, risk, service, software, strategy, switch, technology, threat, tool

The State of Digital Trust in 2025 – Consumers Still Shoulder the Responsibility madhav Thu, 03/20/2025 – 04:52 Trust remains the cornerstone of digital interactions, yet its foundations are increasingly fragile in an era of sophisticated cyber threats and evolving consumer expectations. The 2024 Digital Trust Index gave us extremely important insights into the expectations…
Von Deepfakes bis zu digitalen Diebstählen – Wie generative KI das Betrugsrisiko neu definiert

Mar 20, 2025 9:13 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, deep-fake

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/generative-ki-cybersicherheit-deepfakes-gefahren-strategien-a-015abfdd27e12d46f7b75a3418976b90/
KI-gestützte Bildanalyse gegen digitale Manipulation – Kampfansage an Deepfakes

Mar 18, 2025 9:52 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, deep-fake

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/kampfansage-an-deepfakes-a-a50682dd40659b4f3fd63d7faf109016/
Kommentar von Bernd Korz, Alugha – So entlarvt Künstliche Intelligenz Deepfakes

Mar 12, 2025 4:52 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, deep-fake

First seen on security-insider.de Jump to article: www.security-insider.de/so-entlarvt-kuenstliche-intelligenz-deepfakes-a-7ef5d77cee8a817f036f707a2a0d64f3/
How to spot and avoid AI-generated scams

Mar 11, 2025 5:54 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, cybercrime, deep-fake, email, phishing, scam, technology

As AI technology advances, cybercriminals create more personalized and convincing scams. This includes mimicking voices, deepfake videos, and highly convincing phishing emails … First seen on helpnetsecurity.com Jump to article: www.helpnetsecurity.com/2025/03/11/how-to-spot-ai-generated-scams/
Schutz vor KI-gesteuerten Cyberbedrohungen hat höchste Priorität bei der E-Mail-Sicherheit

Mar 11, 2025 3:54 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, cyberattack, deep-fake, mail, phishing, risk

Künstliche Intelligenz revolutioniert nicht nur die Technologiebranche, sondern wird auch von Cyberkriminellen genutzt, um immer raffiniertere Angriffsmethoden zu entwickeln. Besonders im Bereich der E-Mail-Kommunikation entstehen erhebliche Risiken durch KI-gestützte Phishing-Mails, Deepfake-basierte Angriffe und automatisierte Malware. Diese Bedrohungen sind von traditionellen Sicherheitsmechanismen oft nicht mehr zu erkennen. Neue Herausforderungen für Unternehmen: KI-gestützte Phishing-Mails, die täuschend echt…
Sony Removes 75,000 Deepfake Items, Highlighting a Growing Problem

Mar 11, 2025 2:54 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, business, deep-fake

Sony Music told UK regulators that it had to remove more than 75,000 deepfake songs and other material, the latest example of the burgeoning problem of AI-generated false videos, images, and sound that threaten everything from national security to business to individuals. First seen on securityboulevard.com Jump to article: securityboulevard.com/2025/03/sony-removes-75000-deepfake-items-highlighting-a-growing-problem/
Fake Tax Claims Scam Stealing Over $10,000 from Victims

Mar 7, 2025 4:53 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, communications, cyber, cybercrime, deep-fake, email, phishing, scam, threat

Tax season has become a breeding ground for sophisticated AI-powered scams, with nearly half of Americans reporting fraudulent IRS-related communications, according to McAfee’s 2025 survey. Cybercriminals are leveraging deepfake audio, phishing emails, and spoofed websites to steal identities and funds, costing victims up to $10,000 in losses”, and in some cases, far more. Escalating Threats…
YouTube Alerts Creators About Phishing Emails Targeting Login Credentials

Mar 7, 2025 2:53 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: advisory, ai, attack, ceo, credentials, cyber, deep-fake, email, exploit, login, malicious, phishing, social-engineering, tactics, tool

YouTube has issued a critical security advisory following a widespread phishing campaign exploiting private video sharing to distribute AI-generated deepfakes of CEO Neal Mohan. The fraudulent videos falsely claim changes to the platform’s monetization policies, urging creators to click malicious links. This sophisticated attack vector combines social engineering tactics with advanced generative AI tools, targeting…
It’s bad enough we have to turn on cams for meetings, now the person staring at you may be an AI deepfake

Mar 4, 2025 10:34 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, deep-fake

Says the biz trying to sell us stuff to catch that, admittedly First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/03/04/faceswapping_scams_2024/
Microsoft targets AI deepfake cybercrime network in lawsuit

Feb 28, 2025 9:34 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: ai, api, breach, cybercrime, deep-fake, microsoft, network, openai, software

Microsoft alleges that defendants used stolen Azure OpenAI API keys and special software to bypass content guardrails and generate illicit AI deepfakes for payment. First seen on techtarget.com Jump to article: www.techtarget.com/searchsecurity/news/366619781/Microsoft-targets-AI-deepfake-cybercrime-network-in-lawsuit
Security und GenAI Zwischen Innovation und Sicherheit

Feb 28, 2025 4:34 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: access, ai, attack, awareness, ceo, chatgpt, china, cloud, compliance, crowdstrike, cyberattack, data-breach, deep-fake, fortinet, framework, fraud, germany, governance, intelligence, LLM, mail, mfa, microsoft, network, open-source, phishing, ransomware, risk, social-engineering, spear-phishing, strategy, threat, tool, vulnerability

Experten sind sich einig, dass KI Vorteile sowohl für Angreifer als auch für Verteidiger mit sich bringt. Während KI die Angriffsmethoden immer raffinierter macht, steigen auch die Anforderungen an die Abwehr. Unternehmen müssen schneller reagieren, Bedrohungen frühzeitig erkennen und ihre Sicherheitsarchitektur kontinuierlich weiterentwickeln. Doch das ist leichter gesagt als getan. Der technologische Fortschritt allein reicht nicht…
Microsoft names alleged credential-snatching ‘Azure Abuse Enterprise’ operators

Feb 28, 2025 5:34 AM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: cloud, credentials, deep-fake, microsoft, openai

Crew helped lowlifes generate X-rated celeb deepfakes using Redmond’s OpenAI-powered cloud claim First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/28/microsoft_names_and_shames_4/
Quarter of Brits Report Deepfake Phone Scams

Feb 25, 2025 12:23 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: data, deep-fake, phone, scam

New Hiya data finds 26% of UK consumers encountered a deepfake scam call in Q4 2024 First seen on infosecurity-magazine.com Jump to article: www.infosecurity-magazine.com/news/quarter-brits-report-deepfake-calls/
US Dept of Housing screens sabotaged to show deepfake of Trump sucking Elon’s toes

Feb 24, 2025 10:23 PM

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Andy Stern

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Tags: cisa, deep-fake, email

‘Appropriate action will be taken,’ we’re told as federal HR email sparks uproar, ax falls on CISA staff First seen on theregister.com Jump to article: www.theregister.com/2025/02/24/hud_trump_toe_sucking/