[ad_1] Cybercriminals are using artificial intelligence (AI) to launch more sophisticated social engineering attacks, and experts are warning that it is becoming increasingly difficult to distinguish between what is real and what is AI-generated. This trend is being highlighted at the UK government’s AI Safety Summit, which is focusing on the risks of AI and …

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[ad_1] Users seeking additional features in mobile apps have been increasingly turning to third-party developers who offer mods that often come with a hidden and malicious agenda. The findings by Kaspersky particularly focus on several popular WhatsApp mods. These mods were found to contain a spy module identified as Trojan-Spy.AndroidOS.CanesSpy. According to an advisory published …

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[ad_1] A new social engineering campaign conducted by the “MuddyWater” group has been observed targeting two Israeli entities with tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) previously associated with this threat actor. MuddyWater, a group known for spear-phishing emails since 2020, has historically employed links and PDFs, RTFs and HTML attachments that direct victims to archives hosted on different …

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[ad_1] A new social engineering campaign conducted by the “MuddyWater” group has been observed targeting two Israeli entities with tactics, techniques and procedures (TTPs) previously associated with this threat actor. MuddyWater, a group known for spear-phishing emails since 2020, has historically employed links and PDFs, RTFs and HTML attachments that direct victims to archives hosted on different …

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[ad_1] The UK finance industry has warned that quantum computing could unravel the security used to protect the country’s entire payment system. Banking body UK Finance issued the warning in a new report published this week: Identifying and Minimising the Risks Posed by Quantum Technology. Quantum computing is still in development, but if viable computers …

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[ad_1] Data was successfully encrypted in 75% of ransomware attacks on healthcare organizations in 2023, according to new research from Sophos. This represents significant rise from last year’s report, when 61% of healthcare organizations reported having their data encrypted. There was, however, a reduced frequency of attacks this year, with 60% of healthcare entities surveyed …

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