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LastPass: Hackers targeted employee in failed deepfake CEO call
2024-04-11 22:00

LastPass revealed this week that threat actors targeted one of its employees in a voice phishing attack, using deepfake audio to impersonate Karim Toubba, the company's Chief Executive Officer. While 25% of people have been on the receiving end of an AI voice impersonation scam or know someone who has, according to a recent global study, the LastPass employee didn't fall for it because the attacker used WhatsApp, which is a very uncommon business channel.

AI Deepfakes Rising as Risk for APAC Organisations
2024-04-04 15:29

AI deepfakes were not on the risk radar of organisations just a short time ago, but in 2024, they are rising up the ranks. Aon's Global Risk Management Survey, for example, does not mention it, though organisations are concerned about business interruption or damage to their brand and reputation, which could be caused by AI. Huber said the risk of AI deepfakes is still emergent, and it is morphing as change in AI happens at a fast rate.

Microsoft warns deepfake election subversion is disturbingly easy
2024-04-02 15:00

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From Deepfakes to Malware: AI's Expanding Role in Cyber Attacks
2024-03-19 13:55

Large language models (LLMs) powering artificial intelligence (AI) tools today could be exploited to develop self-augmenting malware capable of bypassing YARA rules. "Generative AI can be used to...

Chinese Hackers Using Deepfakes in Advanced Mobile Banking Malware Attacks
2024-02-15 09:31

A Chinese-speaking threat actor codenamed GoldFactory has been attributed to the development of highly sophisticated banking trojans, including a previously undocumented iOS malware called...

Deepfake Fraud
2024-02-05 16:10

B.J. Herbison February 5, 2024 11:36 AM. Was the call recorded? On the call we have a bunch of scammers and one person who says "The deepfakes were great, I was fooled." and sends the money. The "Worried about a phishing email" might be just posturing.

Rise of deepfake threats means biometric security measures won't be enough
2024-02-01 18:45

Cyber attacks using AI-generated deepfakes to bypass facial biometrics security will lead a third of organizations to doubt the adequacy of identity verification and authentication tools as standalone protections. Remote account recovery, for example, might rely on an image of the individual's face to unlock security.

Canada goosed as attackers shutter hospitals and China deepfakes its politicians
2023-10-25 19:45

Cybercriminals have Canada in the crosshairs, with five Ontario hospitals and a fresh Spamoflague disinformation campaign targeting "Dozens" of Canadian government officials, including the PM. The cyberattack against five southern Ontario hospitals has shut down IT systems, forcing them to cancel patient appointments over "The next few days," according to service provider TransForm. On Monday, the services org posted an alert saying that its member hospitals and Windsor-Essex Hospice were experiencing a systems outage, which included email.

Deepfake Election Interference in Slovakia
2023-10-06 07:04

Šimečka and Denník N immediately denounced the audio as fake. The fact-checking department of news agency AFP said the audio showed signs of being manipulated using AI. But the recording was posted during a 48-hour moratorium ahead of the polls opening, during which media outlets and politicians are supposed to stay silent.

Deepfake Election Interference in Slovokia
2023-10-06 07:04

Šimečka and Denník N immediately denounced the audio as fake. The fact-checking department of news agency AFP said the audio showed signs of being manipulated using AI. But the recording was posted during a 48-hour moratorium ahead of the polls opening, during which media outlets and politicians are supposed to stay silent.