Microsoft advertisers phished via malicious Google ads
Just days after we uncovered a campaign targeting Google Ads accounts, a similar attack has surfaced, this time aimed at Microsoft…
Read moreMasterCard DNS Error Went Unnoticed for Years
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 22 Jan 2025 15:24:41 +0000
The payment card giant MasterCard just fixed a glaring error in its domain name server settings that could have allowed anyone to intercept or divert Internet traffic for the company by registering an unused domain name. The misconfiguration persisted for nearly five years until a security researcher spent $300 to register the domain and prevent it from being grabbed by cybercriminals.
Read moreThe great Google Ads heist: criminals ransack advertiser accounts via fake Google ads
An ongoing malvertising campaign steals Google advertiser accounts via fraudulent ads for Google Ads itself.
Read moreGoogle Chrome AI extensions deliver info-stealing malware in broad attack
At least 36 Google Chrome extensions for AI and VPN tools have begun delivering info-stealing malware in a widespread attack.
Read moreAI is everywhere, and Boomers don’t trust it
ChatGPT, Google Gemini, and Meta AI may be everywhere, but Baby Boomers don’t trust the tech or the companies behind it.
Read moreSophosAI team presents three papers on AI applied to cybersecurity at CAMLIS
Credit to Author: gallagherseanm| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 15:02:39 +0000
On October 24 and 25, SophosAI presents ideas on how to use models large and small—and defend against malignant ones.
Read moreAfter concerns of handing Facebook taxpayer info, four companies found to have improperly shared data
Tax preparation firms shared user information with Google and Meta without proper consent by using tracking pixels
Read moreThe Global Surveillance Free-for-All in Mobile Ad Data
Credit to Author: BrianKrebs| Date: Wed, 23 Oct 2024 11:30:18 +0000
Not long ago, the ability to remotely track someone’s daily movements just by knowing their home address, employer, or place of worship was considered a powerful surveillance tool that should only be in the purview of nation states. But a new lawsuit in a likely constitutional battle over a New Jersey privacy law shows that anyone can now access this capability, thanks to a proliferation of commercial services that hoover up the digital exhaust emitted by widely-used mobile apps and websites.
Read moreAI scammers target Gmail accounts, say they have your death certificate
Typical AI supported scams are after your Google account by pretending to follow up on account recovery requests
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