Deep Fake and Other Social Engineering Tactics - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/editorial-calendar/deep-fake-and-other-social-engineering-tactics/ The Home of the Security Bloggers Network Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:19:26 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.4.3 https://securityboulevard.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/10/android-chrome-256x256-1-32x32.png Deep Fake and Other Social Engineering Tactics - Security Boulevard https://securityboulevard.com/category/editorial-calendar/deep-fake-and-other-social-engineering-tactics/ 32 32 133346385 PyPI Goes Quiet After Huge Malware Attack: 500+ Typosquat Fakes Found https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/pypi-suspended-500-fakes-richixbw/ Fri, 29 Mar 2024 17:19:26 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013426 Closeup of person going “Shhh!”

Emergency stop button: The Python Package Index was drowning in malicious code again, so they had to shut down registration for cleanup.

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Apple OTP FAIL: ‘MFA Bomb’ Warning — Locks Accounts, Wipes iPhones https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/mfa-bomb-apple-otp-richixbw/ Thu, 28 Mar 2024 18:46:58 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013312 Multiple, unskippable notifications

Rethink different: First, fatigue frightened users with multiple modal nighttime notifications. Next, call and pretend to be Apple support.

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Revealed: Facebook’s “Incredibly Aggressive” Alleged Theft of Snapchat App Data https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/ghostbusters-facebook-theft-snapchat-richixbw/ Wed, 27 Mar 2024 17:14:37 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2013174 Smokey Bear / This-is-fine crossover

Meta MITM IAAP SSL bump: Zuck ordered “Project Ghostbusters”—with criminal consequences, says class action lawsuit.

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China Steals Defense Secrets ‘on Industrial Scale’ https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/china-steals-secrets-f5-connectwise-richixbw/ Mon, 25 Mar 2024 17:08:40 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012892 a PRC flag flies in a stiff breeze

UNC5174 ❤ UNC302: CVSS 10 and 9.8 vulnerabilities exploited by Chinese threat actor for People’s Republic.

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Apple M-Series FAIL: GoFetch Flaw Finds Crypto Keys https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/apple-m-gofetch-richixbw/ Fri, 22 Mar 2024 18:56:32 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012710 A green worm on a juicy red apple

GoFAIL: Researchers worm their way into broken cache-filling microcode in most Macs and iPads.

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EPA and White House Raise Alarm on Water Cybersecurity https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/water-cybersecurity-richixbw/ Wed, 20 Mar 2024 16:22:50 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012433 Public washroom faucets

Iran and China fingered: Biden admin. chides governors: Water infra. lacks “even basic cybersecurity precautions.”

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TikTok ‘Ban’ — ByteDance CEO and EFF are BFFs https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/tiktok-ban-bytedance-eff-richixbw/ Mon, 18 Mar 2024 18:24:07 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012210 ByteDance cCEO Shou Zi Chew

7521 momentum builds: Shou Zi Chew plays for time, while Electronic Frontier Foundation says TikTok-kill bill is DOA.

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French Gov. Leaks 43 Million People’s Data — ‘France Travail’ Says Sorry https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/france-travail-hack-richixbw-png/ Fri, 15 Mar 2024 17:00:43 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2012074 Présidente de France Travail, Alexandre Saubot

La grande cybermalveillance: French government’s employment agency loses control of citizens’ data after biggest breach in Gallic history.

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ChatGPT and Beyond: Generative AI in Security https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/chatgpt-and-beyond-generative-ai-in-security/ Tue, 12 Mar 2024 14:00:14 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2011316 ChatGPT Gemini generative AI

The application of generative AI in security is a game-changer, offering novel solutions to pressing challenges in cybersecurity.

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TikTok Ban Incoming — but ByteDance Fights Back https://securityboulevard.com/2024/03/tiktok-ban-bytedance-richixbw/ Fri, 08 Mar 2024 16:10:44 +0000 https://securityboulevard.com/?p=2011399 Sketch illustration of a smartphone-addicted teen

Hilltop BillTok: ByteDance mobilizing addicted user base, as U.S. TikTok ban steamrolls through Capitol Hill after unanimous committee vote.

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