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Scammers deepfake CEO’s voice to talk underling into $243,000 transfer
2019-09-05 14:38

The voice had the hint of a German accent and the same “melody” that an employee recognized in his boss's voice.

Twitter temporarily disables 'Tweeting via SMS' after CEO gets hacked
2019-09-05 09:18

Twitter today finally decided to temporarily disable a feature, called 'Tweeting via SMS,' after it was abused by a hacking group to compromise Twitter CEO Jack Dorsey last week and sent a series...

Twitter Temporarily Disables Tweeting via SMS After CEO Hack
2019-09-05 07:24

Twitter announced on Wednesday that it has decided to temporarily disable the feature that allows users to post tweets via SMS, in an effort to protect accounts. read more

CEO ‘Deep Fake’ Swindles Company Out of $243K
2019-09-04 14:43

Cybercrooks successfully fooled a company into a large wire transfer using an AI-powered deep fake of a chief executive's voice, according to a report.

Twitter CEO Hack Highlights Dangers of 'SIM Swap' Fraud
2019-09-04 12:36

Even with considerable security precautions in place, Twitter chief executive Jack Dorsey became the victim of an embarrassing compromise when attackers took control of his account on the platform...

SIM Swapping Blamed for Hacking of Twitter CEO's Account
2019-09-03 07:50

Hackers were able to post offensive messages from the Twitter account of Jack Dorsey, the social media company’s CEO, after they tricked his mobile services provider into handing over his phone...

Twitter CEO Account Hacked, Offensive Tweets Posted
2019-08-31 11:23

Twitter said Friday the account of chief executive Jack Dorsey had been "compromised" after a series of erratic and offensive messages were posted. read more

ShieldX appoints Ken Levine as CEO
2019-08-18 22:30

ShieldX announces the appointment of Ken Levine as CEO. Ken joins ShieldX after more than 14 years as a cyber security executive. Ken was CEO of then start-up NitroSecurity, a SIEM platform,...

CEO to CEO: Breach Response Advice for Capital One
2019-07-30 19:48

The Capital One data breach is in early stages of remediation. Art Coviello, former chair of RSA, which was breached in 2011, shares first-hand insight on steps the breached institution and its...

LogRhythm appoints Mark Logan as CEO
2019-07-24 23:00

LogRhythm, the company powering the world’s most modern enterprise security operations centers (SOCs), announced the appointment of Mark Logan as the company’s chief executive officer (CEO). Logan...