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Deepfakes. Fake Recruiters. Cloned CFOs — Learn How to Stop AI-Driven Attacks in Real Time

Deepfakes. Fake Recruiters. Cloned CFOs — Learn How to Stop AI-Driven Attacks in Real Time

Jul 16, 2025 AI Security / Fraud Detection
Social engineering attacks have entered a new era—and they're coming fast, smart, and deeply personalized. It's no longer just suspicious emails in your spam folder. Today's attackers use generative AI, stolen branding assets, and deepfake tools to mimic your executives, hijack your social channels, and create convincing fakes of your website, emails, and even voice. They don't just spoof— they impersonate. Modern attackers aren't relying on chance. They're running long-term, multi-channel campaigns across email, LinkedIn, SMS, and even support portals—targeting your employees, customers, and partners. Whether it's a fake recruiter reaching out on LinkedIn, a lookalike login page sent via text, or a cloned CFO demanding a wire transfer, the tactics are faster, more adaptive, and increasingly automated using AI. The result? Even trained users are falling for sophisticated fakes—because they're not just phishing links anymore. They're operations. This Webinar Shows You How to Fight...
Experts Uncover 70,000 Hijacked Domains in Widespread 'Sitting Ducks' Attack Scheme

Experts Uncover 70,000 Hijacked Domains in Widespread 'Sitting Ducks' Attack Scheme

Nov 14, 2024 Online Fraud / Network Security
Multiple threat actors have been found taking advantage of an attack technique called Sitting Ducks to hijack legitimate domains for using them in phishing attacks and investment fraud schemes for years. The findings come from Infoblox, which said it identified nearly 800,000 vulnerable registered domains over the past three months, of which approximately 9% (70,000) have been subsequently hijacked. "Cybercriminals have used this vector since 2018 to hijack tens of thousands of domain names," the cybersecurity company said in a deep-dive report shared with The Hacker News. "Victim domains include well-known brands, non-profits, and government entities." The little-known attack vector, although originally documented by security researcher Matthew Bryant way back in 2016, didn't attract a lot of attention until the scale of the hijacks was disclosed earlier this August. "I believe there is more awareness [since then]," Dr. Renee Burton, vice pre...
Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024

Top 3 Threat Report Insights for Q2 2024

Sep 12, 2024 Threat Intelligence / Cybercrime
Cato CTRL (Cyber Threats Research Lab) has released its Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report . The report highlights critical findings based on the analysis of a staggering 1.38 trillion network flows from more than 2,500 of Cato's global customers, between April and June 2024. Key Insights from the Q2 2024 Cato CTRL SASE Threat Report The report is packed with unique insights that are based on thorough data analysis of network flows. The top three insights for enterprises are as follows. 1) IntelBroker: A Persistent Threat Actor in the Cyber Underground During an in-depth investigation into hacking communities and the dark web, Cato CTRL identified a notorious threat actor known as IntelBroker. IntelBroker is a prominent figure and moderator within the BreachForums hacking community and has been actively involved in the sale of data and source code from major organizations. These include AMD, Apple, Facebook, KrypC, Microsoft, Space-Eyes, T-Mobile and the US Army Aviation and Mi...
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5 Critical Google Workspace Security Settings You Could Be Missing

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Learn the essential steps you can take today to improve your Google Workspace security posture.
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2025 Gartner® MQ Report for Endpoint Protection Platforms (July 2025 Edition)

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Compare leading Endpoint Protection vendors and see why SentinelOne is named a 5x Leader
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