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A customer data breach can happen in many ways, from a compromised business account to a misconfigured cloud folder or an email sent to the wrong person. Whatever caused it, the next steps matter. Acting quickly can help limit the damage, protect your customers and prevent more information from being exposed. The priority now is…
Bitdefender
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Facebook users are reporting receiving a message with a fake Facebook Marketplace listing that has their name as the seller.
Malwarebytes
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A message saying a supplier has changed bank details can be genuine, but it is also a classic payment-redirection tool. This guide explains how the supplier bank details changed scam works, how to verify a change independently, and what to do if money has already gone to the wrong account.
Bitdefender
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ChatGPT and Codex will soon add invisible watermarks to eligible text generated in the European Union. But the technology is far from an infallible AI detector. OpenAI is preparing to add invisible watermarks to text generated by ChatGPT and Codex in the European Union, giving authorized researchers and organizations a new way to spot content…
Bitdefender
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Amazon’s Prime Big Deal Days run October 6–7, bringing 48 hours of member-exclusive offers and helping kick off the holiday shopping season. But whenever buzz surrounds a shopping event, scammers are bound to strike. Amazon is one of the most impersonated brands in phishing campaigns, largely because so many people expect order confirmations, delivery updates,…
Bitdefender
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Companies are pouring time and dollars into security awareness training, but little evidence shows it actually works against social engineering.
SecurityWeek
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Attackers are continually finding new ways to refine business email compromise (BEC) attacks, according to Douglas McKee, Director of Vulnerability Intelligence at Rapid7. When attackers compromise trusted tools and accounts, they can manipulate victims’ view of reality. One way attackers can achieve this is through what McKee calls “calendar warfare,” in which attackers use calendar…
KnowBe4
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An emerging threat group known as TA419 established seemingly legitimate professional relationships with AI policy experts working for US think tanks, universities, and legal organizations.
Dark Reading
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WhatsApp is rolling out new controls that let parents manage parts of their teenager’s experience without accessing their private conversations. Key takeaways * WhatsApp is rolling out optional parental controls for users aged 13 to 17 * Parents can manage privacy settings and some features using a six-digit PIN * Teens need parental approval to…
Bitdefender
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When it comes to cybersecurity, October is the time to remind everyone that staying safer online doesn’t mean you have to become a security expert. It’s mostly about small habits, consistency, and smart tools. This magic combo doesn’t sidetrack your daily routine and, over time, makes it much harder for criminals to catch you off…
Bitdefender
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A recent ABC investigation highlights a troubling form of online exploitation affecting Australian children through coercive, cult-like networks that use games, social platforms and messaging apps. These networks can use friendship, harassment, threats and blackmail to gain control over a child. In some cases, victims are pressured into creating sexual material, isolating themselves from the…
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