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Microsoft Cloud accounts stolen in highly complex impersonation and passkey phishing campaign

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Passkeys have all but eliminated password theft, so what now? Criminals have a solution.

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The era of the AI voice scam is here — and we need to be ready

By Graham Barlow Published

A viral voice scam shows that even if you recognize the voice of a friend or loved one, that's no guarantee that it’s really them.

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Why are US AI giants calling for ‘Pacing The Frontier’, and why is China calling it a ‘Cold War tactic’? We ask the experts

By Benedict Collins Published

Expert reaction AI companies want to slow down development, but that doesn't fly with Trump and China - so what do the experts think?

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Revolut sent identity data, contact details, and documents to hackers posing as a government agency

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Revolut is now being asked to pay a humongous ransom demand to keep the data private.

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Web fraud enters a new age as complete 'synthetic identities' can now be bought for as little as $200 on dark web marketplaces

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Your "digital Frankenstein" can pass KYC and you can get it for $200 on Telegram

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Expert finds this £3 Temu Wi-Fi extender is full of security issues, and definitely not the bargain you'd hoped for

By Efosa Udinmwen Published

A £3 Temu Wi-Fi extender contained hidden administrator access, shared credentials, remote login capabilities, command injection, and weak update protection.

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Anthropic reveals rogue AI agents hate CAPTCHAs, just like you

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

"WHAT THE HELL IS WRONG WITH THE ANSWERS?" AI cried, in vain as two seemingly identical crocodiles were shown in the CAPTCHA.

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US Treasury wants banks to be better at filing file cyber scam reports after noting nearly $13 billion in losses since 2023

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Banks need to get better at reporting issues, so the US Treasury has shared a list of red flags and explained how the scams usually go.

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A new Android attack combines malware and ransomware in a cocktail of cybercrime

By Sead Fadilpašić Published

Unique malware variant spotted targeting Android users, taking photos with victim cameras before deploying an encryptor.

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FBI launches investigation after 153 million drivers licenses apparently leaked on Russian cybercrime forum

By Christian Cawley Published

Lousiana-based identity verification service IDScan identified as the target of a hack that leaked 153 million US drivers licenses.

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