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  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/05/05/microsoft-partners-with-global-anti-scam-alliance-to-fight-cybercrime/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance to fight cybercrime Feedly Summary: In 2024 alone, scammers drained the global economy of more than $1.03 trillion. Together, Microsoft and the other members of GASA hope to stem these losses going forward. The post Microsoft partners with Global Anti-Scam Alliance…

  • Slashdot: Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing 1.1 Terabytes of Disney’s Slack Data

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/05/03/0126234/man-pleads-guilty-to-stealing-11-terabytes-of-disneys-slack-data Source: Slashdot Title: Man Pleads Guilty To Stealing 1.1 Terabytes of Disney’s Slack Data Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: A 25-year-old man has admitted to hacking a Disney employee’s computer by using malware disguised as an AI art tool, leading to the theft of significant confidential data. This incident…

  • CSA: AI vs. AI: The new cybersecurity battle

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    Source URL: https://abnormal.ai/blog/ai-vs-ai-attackers-could-hurt-you Source: CSA Title: AI vs. AI: The new cybersecurity battle Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** This text discusses the evolving threat posed by generative AI in the context of Business Email Compromise (BEC) and social engineering attacks. It highlights how AI has increased the speed and sophistication of these…

  • Slashdot: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US

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    Source URL: https://yro.slashdot.org/story/25/04/30/2234218/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-us?utm_source=rss1.0mainlinkanon&utm_medium=feed Source: Slashdot Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to US Feedly Summary: AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text covers the extradition of a Scottish cybercriminal, Tyler Robert Buchanan, who is linked to the Scattered Spider hacking group. His involvement includes significant wire fraud and identity theft, with implications for information…

  • Krebs on Security: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S.

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/alleged-scattered-spider-member-extradited-to-u-s/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: Alleged ‘Scattered Spider’ Member Extradited to U.S. Feedly Summary: A 23-year-old Scottish man thought to be a member of the prolific Scattered Spider cybercrime group was extradited last week from Spain to the United States, where he is facing charges of wire fraud, conspiracy and identity theft.…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Year in Review: AI based threats

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/year-in-review-ai-based-threats/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Year in Review: AI based threats Feedly Summary: 2024 wasn’t the year that AI rewrote the cybercrime playbook — but it did turbocharge some of the old tricks. Read this summary of AI-based threats, from Talos’ 2024 Year in Review. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • The Register: Darcula adds AI to its DIY phishing kits to help would-be vampires bleed victims dry

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2025/04/25/darcula_ai/ Source: The Register Title: Darcula adds AI to its DIY phishing kits to help would-be vampires bleed victims dry Feedly Summary: Because coding phishing sites from scratch is a real pain in the neck Darcula, a cybercrime outfit that offers a phishing-as-a-service kit to other criminals, this week added AI capabilities to…

  • Microsoft Security Blog: Microsoft’s Secure by Design journey: One year of success

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    Source URL: https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/security/blog/2025/04/17/microsofts-secure-by-design-journey-one-year-of-success/ Source: Microsoft Security Blog Title: Microsoft’s Secure by Design journey: One year of success Feedly Summary: Read about the initiatives Microsoft has undertaken over the past 18 months to support secure by design, secure by default, and secure in operations objectives as part of our SFI Initiative. The post Microsoft’s Secure by…

  • Krebs on Security: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/04/china-based-sms-phishing-triad-pivots-to-banks/ Source: Krebs on Security Title: China-based SMS Phishing Triad Pivots to Banks Feedly Summary: China-based purveyors of SMS phishing kits are enjoying remarkable success converting phished payment card data into mobile wallets from Apple and Google. Until recently, the so-called “Smishing Triad” mainly impersonated toll road operators and shipping companies. But experts…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/unraveling-the-us-toll-road-smishing-scams/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Unraveling the U.S. toll road smishing scams Feedly Summary: Cisco Talos has observed a widespread and ongoing financial theft SMS phishing (smishing) campaign since October 2024 that targets toll road users in the United States of America.   AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The text details…