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AI wordsmith too dangerous to be released… has been released

November 11, 2019 0 Comments AI, algorithm, Artificial intelligence, disinformation, fake news, gpt-2, Machine Learning, openai, Spam, text-generation, transformer

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Mon, 11 Nov 2019 11:50:47 +0000

The text-generating AI has only been released in neutered forms until now, for fear it would be used to mass-produce fake news and spam.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/Gp2bPEYqYs8″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Facebook scam steals famous faces and BBC branding

November 7, 2019 0 Comments bitcoin, facebook, fraud, man u, phishing, Scam, sir alex, Spam

Credit to Author: Paul Ducklin| Date: Thu, 07 Nov 2019 12:19:12 +0000

An email scam from earlier this year has resurfaced on Facebook – don’t fall for it!<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/WGY1bNlnPAA” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider in underground NATO bunker busted

October 1, 2019 0 Comments acechemstore, Botnet, bulletproof, cannabis road, cyberbunker, Cybercrime, dark web, darknet, data center, data loss, Denial of Service, fraudsters, germany, hosting provider, Law & order, lifestyle pharma, malware, mirai, nato, netherlands, orangechemicals, organized crime, Server, Spam, spamhaus, traben-trarbach, wall street market

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

Police overcame not only digital defenses of the “bulletproof” provider CyberBunker but also barbed wire fences and surveillance cams.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/mdF0Y34b2RU” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Darknet hosting provider busted in underground NATO bunker

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Tue, 01 Oct 2019 09:41:45 +0000

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Twitter’s new policy bans financial scams

September 25, 2019 0 Comments bitcoin, confidence, confidence fraud, confidence scams, cyrptocurrency, elon musk, financial scams, fraud, policy, security threats, Social networks, Spam, twitter

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 25 Sep 2019 10:30:59 +0000

“Oh no! However shall I give away Bitcoin to all my followers?” sobbed a bunch of crooks.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/RF4–MivPx4″ height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Emotet malspam campaign uses Snowden’s new book as lure

September 23, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, botnets, edward snowden, emotet, macros, malspam, permanent record, snowden, Spam, whistleblowers, word exploits

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 23 Sep 2019 18:40:44 +0000

Emotet starts a new week of malicious spam by promising a copy of Edward Snowden’s new book.

Categories:

Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets Edward Snowden emotet macros malspam permanent record snowden spam whistleblowers Word exploits

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Emotet is back: botnet springs back to life with new spam campaign

September 16, 2019 0 Comments Botnet, botnets, downloader, emotet, information stealer, malicious email, malspam, phishing, Ryuk ransomware, Spam, spear phishing, trickbot

Credit to Author: Threat Intelligence Team| Date: Mon, 16 Sep 2019 17:04:53 +0000

After months of laying dormant, the notorious Emotet is back, with its botnet spewing spam globally.

Categories:

Botnets

Tags: botnet botnets downloader emotet information stealer malicious email malspam phishing Ryuk ransomware spam spear phishing trickbot

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Report: 53% of social media logins are fraudulent

August 28, 2019 0 Comments account hijacking, Botnet, bots, click farms, data loss, data scraping, holiday scams, logins, scripted attacks, security threats, Social engineering, Social networks, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:16:32 +0000

Most attacks are from botnets. The goals: spreading spam, stealing data, spreading propaganda, and social-engineering consumers for profit.<img src=”http://feeds.feedburner.com/~r/nakedsecurity/~4/GlHMOtyrs8I” height=”1″ width=”1″ alt=””/>

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Report: 53% of social media logins are fraud

August 28, 2019 0 Comments account hijacking, Botnet, bots, click farms, data loss, data scraping, holiday scams, logins, scripted attacks, security threats, Social engineering, Social networks, Spam

Credit to Author: Lisa Vaas| Date: Wed, 28 Aug 2019 10:16:32 +0000

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Beware! Email attachments can make you victim of spear phishing attacks

August 27, 2019 0 Comments Cyber safety, email, malware, phishing, Security, Social engineering, Spam

Credit to Author: Prashant Tilekar| Date: Fri, 21 Jun 2019 09:15:28 +0000

In the last few months, we’ve seen a sudden increase in Spear Phishing attacks. Spear phishing is a variation of a phishing scam wherein hackers send a targeted email to an individual which appears to be from a trusted source. In this type of attack, the attacker uses social engineering tricks and some…