Scams
Your CEO’s Voice Isn’t Proof Anymore: Stopping AI Deepfake Fraud Before It Empties the Bank
You are in the airport security line when your phone rings. It is your CEO, voice tight with urgency. A supplier is threatening to stop shipment unless a $980,000 wire goes out in the next five minutes. She spells out the account number, thanks you for “saving the quarter,” and hangs up. You fire off…
Read MoreIs Your Cloud a Trojan Horse? What SaaS Exploits Teach Us About Modern Risk
The software isn’t malicious. The infrastructure is sound. The vendor is reputable. And yet, someone just exfiltrated sensitive data through your cloud-based app. Welcome to the new threat frontier: SaaS application exploitation, where trusted tools are used in untrusted ways. The SaaS DilemmaBusinesses have embraced SaaS platforms for their scalability, accessibility, and ease of integration.…
Read MoreSmishing Attacks Are Surging – How to Protect Your Business from Text Message Scams
In an era where cyber threats evolve rapidly, cybercriminals are shifting their tactics to exploit one of the most common communication channels: text messaging. The FBI recently issued a warning about a surge in smishing—a form of phishing that uses SMS messages to trick recipients into revealing sensitive information. What is Smishing? Smishing (SMS phishing)…
Read MoreCyber-Attack Takes Omni Hotels & Resorts Offline; Here’s How To Travel Safely
Another day, another cyber-attack! In early April, Omni Hotels & Resorts was the victim of a cyber-attack that brought down the entire IT system and led to a company-wide outage. The organization took immediate action and brought the entire network offline to isolate the issue, protect its data and prevent further damage from occurring. Unfortunately,…
Read MoreFinancial Advisor Loses $50K To A Scammer
Horror stories of people getting scammed out of hundreds or even thousands of dollars aren’t in short supply. As we scroll through the news app from the comfort of our couch, reading these accounts of how a stupid so-and-so opened an obviously suspicious attachment and a hacker drained their bank account, it’s easy to say…
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