Security News

Mobile Networks Vulnerable to IMP4GT Impersonation Attacks
2020-02-25 12:59

A group of researchers at Ruhr-Universität Bochum and NYU Abu Dhabi have discovered a new attack on 4G and 5G mobile networks that can be used to impersonate users. In IMP4GT attack, the researchers explain in a whitepaper, the impersonation can be conducted on either the uplink direction or the downlink direction.

Reddit bans ‘impersonation,’ but satire and parody are still OK
2020-01-13 11:23

Reddit had already banned pornographic deepfakes in 2018. Now, in the run up to the 2020 US presidential election, it's expanded its deepfake ban: Reddit is now prohibiting impersonation, including domains that mimic others.

IRS Impersonation Attacks Spread Malware Nationwide
2019-08-26 17:02

The emails are well-crafted and extremely convincing.

TikTok Scammers Cash In On Adult Dating, Impersonation Tricks
2019-08-14 13:00

Scammers are profiting from TikTok's younger audience with adult dating and account impersonation tricks.

Threat actors are doing their homework, researchers identify new impersonation techniques
2019-06-27 05:15

There is an increase in three main areas: spoofed phishing attempts, HTTPS encryption in URL-based attacks, and cloud-based attacks focused on publicly hosted, trusted file-sharing services,...

New user keystroke impersonation attack uses AI to evade detection
2019-06-10 05:00

A sophisticated attack, called Malboard, in which a compromised USB keyboard automatically generates and sends malicious keystrokes that mimic the attacked user’s behavioral characteristics, was...

Impersonation, sender forgery and corporate email spoofing top the charts
2019-02-13 06:00

This Q4 of 2018 was a busy period for phishing scammers. INKY researchers saw a spike in email volume this time of year as people use email to gather their receipts from online shopping, shipping...

The Challenge of Complete Identity Impersonation
2018-12-28 16:33

Al Pascual of Javelin on Cross-Account TakeoverIn the wake of Equifax and other major breaches, sophisticated fraudsters are finding success as never before. Al Pascual of Javelin Strategy and...

Email Impersonation Attacks Increase by 80%
2018-08-28 11:29

The latest ESRA report from Mimecast indicates just why email attacks are so loved by cybercriminals, and why organizations need to take email security more seriously. read more

Rise in email impersonation attacks makes companies re-assess their security efforts
2018-08-03 11:30

Most companies believe they’ve experienced serious data breaches driven by email impersonation in the past 12 months – but are not doing nearly enough to prevent future impersonation attacks,...