Scott Goldman, Co-Founder and CEO of TextPower and a public company Board Director, has written a step-by-step guide for his fellow CEOs, Board Directors, and other non-geeks – What to ask, what to know, and what to ignore. SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO, Calif.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Feb. 14, 2024– Scott Goldman, author, CEO, and Co-founder of TextPower, Inc....Read More

OpenAI says it has disrupted state-sponsored hackers attempting to use its technology for malicious purposes. Working with its partner Microsoft, the artificial intelligence (AI) company said in a report issued Wednesday (Feb. 14) that it blocked five state-affiliated attacks: two related to China, the others with ties to North Korea, Iran and Russia. “Although the capabilities of our...Read More

Soon, this camera will make more than a tape that sits in a basement. The other day I went into the Banana Republic store on the Upper West Side because I saw a sign on the window advertising linen shirts. Linen shirts can’t be beat in the summer. The price on the shirts, however, turned...Read More

In the evolving landscape of cybercrime, corporate identity theft has emerged as a menacing threat to businesses worldwide. On Valentine’s Day, 2024, the chilling reality of this crime became evident as organizations grappled with the growing sophistication of cybercriminals and their tactics. The use of generative AI technology, such as ChatGPT and FraudGPT, has enabled...Read More

Fraud Management & Cybercrime,Ransomware,Video Researchers See Waning Mystique, Use of Ghost Groups, Breach Tricks, Trauma of WarMathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) •February 14, 2024     Yelisey Bohuslavskiy, chief research officer, RedSense; Marley Smith, principal threat researcher, RedSense Could ransomware finally be in decline? While overall ransomware profits might remain high, many of the remaining or...Read More

Fraud Management & Cybercrime , Ransomware , Video Researchers See Waning Mystique, Use of Ghost Groups, Breach Tricks, Trauma of War Mathew J. Schwartz (euroinfosec) • February 14, 2024     Yelisey Bohuslavskiy, chief research officer, RedSense; Marley Smith, principal threat researcher, RedSense Could ransomware finally be in decline? While overall ransomware profits...Read More

People reported a record $547 million in losses to romance scams in 2021. That’s up about 80% from the reports the FTC got in 2020. In 2021, people reported paying romance scammers more with gift cards than with any other payment method. The 2021 reports also showed that cryptocurrency payments were the most costly. On...Read More

A popular cybersecurity expert known by the pseudonym Samczsun has created a new alliance of white-hat hackers to protect crypto projects from the growing risks of cyber attacks. Samczsun, who works for the digital-asset investment company Paradigm, has named the venture Security Alliance and made it a non-profit entity. Several developers and crypto leaders across...Read More

Every few weeks now, we have a story about the increasing inclusion (some might say intrusion) of technology into motorcycles. Some ADVers like the safety features, and others don’t like relinquishing some level of control to a machine, and they don’t like the added cost. Well, there’s another cost to be added to bikes with...Read More

Google says a group of Russian state-sponsored hackers are sending encrypted PDFs to trick victims into running a decryption tool that’s actually malware.  On Thursday, the company published a blog post documenting a new phishing tactic from Coldriver, a hacking group that the US and UK suspect works for the Russian government. A year ago,...Read More