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Crime groups will increasingly sell access to breached smaller businesses so attackers can scam consumers. .

Gen predicts AI will customise and escalate cyber threats by 2024, making cybersecurity a daily life necessity.

In response to rising cybercrime, KnowBe4 has shared its primary cybersecurity advice for the 2023 festive season.

An SAS consumer fraud study indicates higher global fraud awareness, urging robust protective measures against evolving scam tactics.

Sophisticated cyber criminals are beginning to incorporate SIM swapping techniques into their campaigns, according to Entelgy Innotec Security.

The attacks involve re-directing followers popular channels to one run by cybercriminals or a cybercriminal taking full control of the real channel.

A new attack using Dropbox for phishing has been discovered, with 5,440 attacks observed in the first two weeks of September.

McAfee launches AI-powered Scam Protection to combat the rising threat of sophisticated cyber scams, using AI to outsmart criminals.

With the growth of artificial intelligence such as ChatGPT, cybercriminals now have added support in creating sophisticated scams.

Avast telemetry shows phishing and scams focused on human manipulation account for over 75% of all desktop detections.

Phictionary throws the spotlight on some of the most common phishing attacks detected and blocked by Norton to help people spot the tell-tale signs of scams.

Avast researchers have identified a video campaign from an organisation claiming to be collecting money for sick children, which are actually scam sites.

Online shopping scams are often a little different. It involves criminals creating a mimic of ghost shopping sites to rip off unsuspecting shoppers.

87% of Australian workers have improved their cyber hygiene, but threats remain, with fake logistics companies the most common source of scams.

Lumen Technologies has partnered with KnowBe4 to help Asia Pacific organisations expand cyber awareness and build an end-to-end security culture.

Barracuda Networks has highlighted how cybercriminals leverage HTML as an attack technique in phishing, credential theft, and malware delivery.

Scammers are exploiting the rise of generative AI, particularly ChatGPT, to trick users into sharing sensitive information or downloading malware.

Deepfake technology can be used maliciously or with unethical intent, and this means deepfakes are a potentially dangerous tool.

New scam impersonating ransomware gangs threatens to sell stolen company data if employees don't respond, warns Avast.

Phishing attacks are evolving as hackers use legitimate services like PayPal and Google Docs to infiltrate inboxes, warns Avanan.