Social Engineering

Treasury Moves to Ban Huione Group for Laundering $4 Billion
The Treasury Department is moving to cut off Huione Group, a Cambodian conglomerate, from the U.S. financial system, saying the firm and its multiple entities laundered billions of dollars for North Korea's ...
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North Korean Group Creates Fake Crypto Firms in Job Complex Scam
The North Korean hackers behind the Contagious Interview worker scam, which threat intelligence analysts have followed since late 2023, are now hiding behind three bogus crypto companies they created as fronts for ...
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The Human Advantage in the Age of Technological Uncertainties
Steve Durbin | | AI, AI-based technology, deepfakes, human creativity, humans, inclusive learning., quantum computing, technology
Our excessive reliance on technology has disabled us from crossing the barriers to experience, sense, and relate with others the way we used to. ...
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Massive Increase to Unwanted Cell Calls
 Something happened this weekend — starting on Monday my cellphone has been lighting up with unknown callers — a 30x increase! I rarely give out the number so I assume one of the following:Ended up on a ...

Asian Scam Farms: ‘Industrial Scale,’ Warns UN Report
Richi Jennings | | #CryptoScam, #InvestmentScam, #PigButchering, Amazon Phishing Scams, AppleCare Warranty Scam, bank scam, bitcoin ATM scam, bitcoin scam, bitcoin transfer scams, gift card, gift card fraud, Gift Card Gang, gift card scams, gift cards, GiftCardScams, online romance scam, pig butchering, Pig Butchering Scams, romance, romance fraud, romance scam, romance scammers, romance scams, SB Blogwatch, social media intelligence, United Nations, UNODC
Bacon Redux: Pig butchering and other serious scams still thriving, despite crackdowns in Dubai and Myanmar ...
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Beyond Firewalls: Why Phishing Demands a People-First, Trust-Centric ResponseÂ
Phishing attacks are not only more frequent but also more sophisticated, leveraging AI to craft highly convincing messages that bypass traditional security measures.​ ...
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In a Social Engineering Showdown: AI Takes Red Teams to the MatÂ
That AI has gotten much more proficient in social engineering is a revelation that's not surprising, but still sets alarm bells ringing ...
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Cybersecurity Insights with Contrast CISO David Lindner | 04/11/25
David Lindner, Director, Application Security | | Alert Fatigue, cisa, Cloud Security, Cybersecurity, Red Teaming, Threat Intelligence, training
Insight No. 1 — How to survive without CISA As CISA scales back, it’s time for enterprises to wake up to a harsh reality: You can’t rely on the government to secure ...

The Renaissance of NTLM Relay Attacks: Everything You Need to Know
NTLM relay attacks have been around for a long time. While many security practitioners think NTLM relay is a solved problem, or at least a not-so-severe one, it is, in fact, alive ...

Xanthorox AI – The Next Generation of Malicious AI Threats Emerges
Daniel Kelley | | ai threats, bec, Browser protection, business email compromise, credential theft, Cybersecurity, Email Protection, generative AI, hacking tool, Phishing, Phishing Attacks, social engineering, Threat Discovery, Xanthorox AI
The Next Evolution in Black-Hat AI A new player has entered the cybercrime AI landscape – Xanthorox AI, a malicious tool that brands itself as the “Killer of WormGPT and all EvilGPT ...