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Data theft extortion attacks increased by 46% in the fourth quarter of 2024, according to a new report from Nuspire. These incidents have become a routine part of ransomware attacks, since the threat of a data breach puts additional pressure on victims…
SentinelOne warns that a phishing campaign is targeting high-profile X accounts, including those belonging to US political figures, leading journalists, major technology companies, cryptocurrency organizations, and owners of coveted usernames. “SentinelLABS’ analysis links this activity to a similar operation from last year…
Check Point warns that a large-scale phishing campaign is targeting Facebook accounts with phony copyright infringement notices. The phishing emails have targeted more than 12,000 email addresses at hundreds of companies. Nearly all of the emails targeted individuals in the US, the…
Nearly half (46%) of businesses observed an increase in deepfakes and generative AI-related fraud last year, a new report from AuthenticID has found. Additionally, phishing attempts increased by 76% in 2024, and more than 90% of cyberthreats were driven by…
2024 saw the highest-ever amount of ransomware attacks, according to a new report from NCC Group. There were 5,263 observed ransomware incidents last year, with the LockBit gang accounting for ten percent (526) of these attacks. RansomHub was the second most active…
Scammers are taking advantage of the newfound popularity of the China-based AI app DeepSeek, according to researchers at ESET. DeepSeek released its generative AI tool last month, and it’s since overtaken ChatGPT as the top free app in Apple’s App…
