Employee Duped by AI-Generated CFO in $25.6M Deepfake Scam

By Deeba Ahmed

The incident took place in Hong Kong; however, the name of the targeted company is still unknown.

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Over 25$ Million Lost in Deepfake Conference Call Scam at Hong Kong Office of Multinational Firm

The scammers digitally recreated the company’s chief financial officer and other employees in a convincing video conference call to trick the victim into making money transfers.

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Report: Civil Society in Jordan Under Assault by NSO’s Pegasus Spyware

An investigation revealed widespread use of Pegasus spyware on the phones of journalists, human rights advocates, and lawyers in Jordan, suggesting a targeted surveillance campaign by Jordanian authorities.

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2054, Part I: Death of a President

“They had, quite swiftly, begun an algorithmic scrub of any narrative of the president suffering a health emergency, burying those stories.” An exclusive excerpt from 2054: A Novel.

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Ethical Hackers Reported 835 Vulnerabilities, Earned $450K in 2023

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The US Department of Defense reported the most security vulnerabilities in 2023, with 96 reports or 10% of all reports.

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China-Linked Hackers Primed to Attack US Critical Infrastructure, FBI Director Says

The Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) has observed an evolving threat from China-linked hackers infiltrating U.S. critical infrastructure, aiming to induce societal panic and chaos.

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Detecting and Mitigating the “Greatness” Phishing Kit Threat

The “Greatness” phishing tool poses a significant threat to Microsoft 365 accounts and has the capability to outmaneuver multi-factor authentication, increasing the potential for cybercrime.

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Update: Secret Service Recovers Nearly $3 Million Stolen From North Carolina Housing Authority in BEC Scam

The scam involved a request to update payment information for a private company contracting with the agency, resulting in the transfer of funds to an illegitimate account.

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New Mispadu Banking Trojan Exploiting Windows SmartScreen Flaw

The threat actors behind the Mispadu banking Trojan have become the latest to exploit a now-patched Windows SmartScreen security bypass flaw to compromise users in Mexico.
The attacks entail a new variant of the malware that was first observed in 2019, Palo Alto Networks Unit 42 said in a report published last week.
Propagated via phishing mails, Mispadu is a Delphi-based information stealer

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General Timothy Haugh Takes Lead of NSA and Cyber Command

General Timothy D. Haugh assumed command of NSA and USCYBERCOM on February 2, 2024, taking over the role from General Paul M. Nakasone.

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