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AI-Powered Phishing Scams Surge, Causing Massive Financial Losses

AI-powered phishing emails are becoming increasingly sophisticated and successful, causing substantial financial losses in Canada; the Canadian Anti-Fraud Centre reported that cybercrimes, including phishing, accounted for the bulk of the \$531 million in losses reported in 2022, a number expected t...

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Android Malware Attack Bypasses Google Play Protect

A new Android malware attack, originating from fraudulent ads on Facebook and TikTok, tricks users into disabling Google Play Protect to install malicious apps, causing financial losses; the attack exploits WhatsApp, and cybersecurity firms have issued warnings.

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PayPal Phishing Attack Bypasses Security With Legitimate Features

A new phishing attack uses a legitimate PayPal money request feature from a seemingly valid address to trick users. The attacker uses a free Microsoft 365 test domain for mass distribution, making the attack difficult to detect by traditional security measures, as highlighted by Fortiguard's CISO, w...

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Massive Google Chrome Extension Hack Bypasses 2FA

A cyberattack in late December 2024 compromised at least 35 Google Chrome extensions, potentially impacting 2.6 million users; attackers used phishing emails and fake Chrome Web Store domains to distribute malware bypassing two-factor authentication, specifically targeting Facebook accounts.

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iOS Devices More Vulnerable to Phishing Attacks Than Android: Lookout Report

Lookout's Q3 2024 report reveals iOS devices faced significantly more phishing attacks (18.4%) than Android (11.4%), especially in enterprise settings where iOS devices are more prevalent and experienced nearly double the attack rate (19% vs 10.9%), highlighting the need for improved security measur...

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AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Target Gmail's 2.5 Billion Users

AI-powered phishing attacks targeting Gmail's 2.5 billion users are leveraging deepfake technology to create highly convincing fake videos and audio recordings, prompting warnings from Google and McAfee to double-check unexpected requests and verify security emails directly through myaccount.google....

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Microsoft Fights Back Against AI-Powered Cyberattacks

Microsoft is taking legal action against a foreign threat actor who exploited generative AI services, including OpenAI's DALL-E, to create and sell harmful content after scraping exposed customer credentials; this highlights the growing threat of AI-powered cyberattacks in 2025.

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PayPal Phishing Attack Bypasses Security Using Legitimate Features

A new PayPal phishing attack uses legitimate PayPal features and a valid sender address, bypassing typical email security measures and tricking victims into paying fraudulent invoices. The attack was discovered by Fortiguard's CISO, who was targeted with a $2,185.96 payment request.

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BEC Scam Highlights Email Security Vulnerabilities

Teresa W. almost lost thousands of dollars in a BEC scam where hackers accessed her email, created an Outlook rule to forward fraudulent emails to her banker, and impersonated her to initiate a wire transfer; her banker's vigilance prevented the loss.

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Gmail Account Hack Leads to \$500,000 Cryptocurrency Theft

A Seattle firefighter lost \$500,000 in cryptocurrency after a hacker, using a combination of fake Google support emails and a real Google phone number, convinced the victim to approve an account recovery prompt, granting access to his account and cryptocurrency stored in Google Photos.

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AI-Powered Phishing Attacks Target Gmail's 2.5 Billion Users

AI-driven phishing attacks targeting Gmail's 2.5 billion users are increasing, using deepfake technology and LLMs to create realistic and difficult-to-detect malware; Unit 42 research offers a potential solution using adversarial machine learning algorithms to improve detection and defense.

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FlowerStorm: New 2FA Bypass Threat Emerges After Rockstar 2FA Collapse

Sophos reports the collapse of the Rockstar 2FA exploit service, but a similar threat, FlowerStorm, has emerged, sharing significant similarities. FlowerStorm has been active since June 2024 and targets Google and Microsoft users via phishing attacks.

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