Monthly Archives: October 2022

Scammers continue to get creative when it comes to current events – and this new scam is no exception.

The Bundeskriminalamt (BKA), Germany’s federal criminal police, raided three homes on Thursday, September 29th, in the course of an investigation of a cyber criminal operation the BKA says netted approximately €4,000,000 from its victims by using phishing tactics. Two suspects … Read More

Researchers at Trend Micro warn that the social engineering potential of deepfakes is becoming an increasing concern. Deepfakes have already been successfully used in attacks, and Trend Micro believes this is just the beginning. The researchers explain that every photo … Read More

Jai Vijayan, Contributing Writer at Dark Reading correctly stated: “It’s time to dispel notions of deepfakes as an emergent threat. All the pieces for widespread attacks are in place and readily available to cybercriminals, even unsophisticated ones.“