Fake Social Security Emails Trick Users into Installing Remote Access SW Cybersecurity experts have uncovered ongoing schemes where criminals are exploiting the US Social Security Administration (SSA) to trick people into installing a dangerous Remote Access Trojan (RAT). This program gives the attackers complete remote control, allowing them to steal personal information and install more […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]AI is good and getting better. We already saw a deep fake video fool some EU presidents into thinking they were talking to the head of the African Union. And another deep fake video fooled an accountant at a large European company to wire $25 million to a hacker. Here is another one. The hacker […]
Continue reading → [DISPLAY_ACURAX_ICONS]Former WaPo columnist turned security sleuth (after the Washington Post eliminated his position because cyber security was not important) reported on several recent vishing (voice phishing) scams, two of which involved large sums of money. These are a word to the wise, both personally and for businesses. In the first case, Matt Haughey, creator of the […]
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