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Specops Software explains how AI is making service desk impersonation attacks more convincing, personalized, and scalable, along with practical steps organizations can take to strengthen onboarding and identity verification. [...]
A phishing campaign is impersonating more than 30 well-known brands, including Adobe, Netflix, Coca-Cola, and OpenAI, in fake job interviews to steal Google account credentials from marketing professionals. [...]
Business email compromise attacks increasingly rely on convincing impersonation rather than malware, making them harder for employees and traditional email defenses to detect. This webinar explores how behavioral AI can help identify sophisticated email threats and automate response workflows. [...]
Telegram-based 'Outsider Enterprise' accused of sending millions of scam texts and impersonating trusted brands
Victims Increasingly Face Multiple Compromises From a Single IncidentIdentity theft scams are increasingly unfolding as coordinated, AI-assisted attack chains that begin with phishing or impersonation escalate into account takeovers, device compromise and broader fraud, according to the Identity Theft Resource Center.
A malicious Hugging Face repository managed to take a spot in the platform's trending list by impersonating OpenAI's Privacy Filter open-weight model to deliver a Rust-based information stealer to Windows users
A malicious Hugging Face repository that reached the platform's trending list impersonated OpenAI's "Privacy Filter" project to deliver information-stealing malware to Windows users. [...]
Artificial Intelligence (AI) is changing how individuals and organizations conduct many activities, including how cybercriminals carry out phishing attacks and iterate on malware. Now, cybercriminals are using AI to generate personalized phishing emails, deepfakes and malware that evade traditional detection by impersonating normal user activity and bypassing legacy security models. As a result,
Cybersecurity researchers have disclosed details of a new malicious package discovered on the NuGet Gallery, impersonating a library from financial services firm Stripe in an attempt to target the financial sector
Digital Risk Protection Startup to Expand Preemptive Scam Detection ToolsWith brand impersonation and account takeover attacks surging, Memcyco raised $37 million in Series A funding to scale its preemptive scam detection platform. The firm plans to grow its sales team, develop AI-based features and support new product launches in the coming year.
Chainalysis estimates $17bn will be lost to crypto scams in 2025 as AI takes hold
ServiceNow has disclosed details of a now-patched critical security flaw impacting its ServiceNow AI Platform that could enable an unauthenticated user to impersonate another user and perform arbitrary actions as that user
The U.S. Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has warned that cybercriminals are impersonating financial institutions with an aim to steal money or sensitive information to facilitate account takeover (ATO) fraud schemes
Africa becomes a proving ground for AI-driven phishing, deepfakes, and impersonation, with attackers testing techniques against governments and enterprises.
Genians observed the Kimsuky group impersonate a defense institution in a spear-phishing attack, leveraging ChatGPT to create fake military ID cards
Acquisition Targets Business Email Compromise, Impersonation and Spear-PhishingVaronis has acquired SlashNext to strengthen detection of phishing and social engineering attacks. The integration will help prevent identity compromises via email, SMS and collaboration tools while enhancing Miami-based Varonis’ AI-driven data protection.
Impersonation Hoax Leverages Top Officials' Known Use of Commercial Messaging AppSecurity analysts tell Information Security Media Group more impersonation scams fueled by artificial intelligence - like the recent one involving Secretary of State Marco Rubio - may increasingly target top U.S. officials if the government continues failing to enforce strict security protocols.
Unknown threat actors have been observed weaponizing v0, a generative artificial intelligence (AI) tool from Vercel, to design fake sign-in pages that impersonate their legitimate counterparts
New ITRC data reveals identity crimes are down but impersonation scams now account for a third of all scams
Instagram ads impersonating financial institutions like Bank of Montreal (BMO) and EQ Bank (Equitable Bank) are being used to target Canadian consumers with phishing scams and investment fraud. Some ads use AI-powered deepfake videos in an attempt to collect your personal information, while others drive traffic to phishing pages. [...]