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  • Schneier on Security: GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2025/09/gpt-4o-mini-falls-for-psychological-manipulation.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: GPT-4o-mini Falls for Psychological Manipulation Feedly Summary: Interesting experiment: To design their experiment, the University of Pennsylvania researchers tested 2024’s GPT-4o-mini model on two requests that it should ideally refuse: calling the user a jerk and giving directions for how to synthesize lidocaine. The researchers created experimental…

  • Cisco Talos Blog: Threat actors thrive in chaos

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    Source URL: https://blog.talosintelligence.com/threat-actors-thrive-in-chaos/ Source: Cisco Talos Blog Title: Threat actors thrive in chaos Feedly Summary: Martin delves into how threat actors exploit chaos, offering insights from Talos’ 2024 Year in Review on how to fortify defenses against evolving email lures and frequently targeted vulnerabilities, even amidst economic disruption. AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The…

  • ISC2 Think Tank: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses

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    Source URL: https://www.brighttalk.com/webcast/5385/638538 Source: ISC2 Think Tank Title: The Evolution of Email Threats: How Social Engineering is Outsmarting Traditional Defenses Feedly Summary: A staggering 74% of all breaches involve the human element, proving that cybercriminals are relentlessly exploiting users through sophisticated email-based social engineering attacks. While organizations have invested in email authentication, advanced threat detection,…

  • Hacker News: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew

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    Source URL: https://krebsonsecurity.com/2025/01/a-day-in-the-life-of-a-prolific-voice-phishing-crew/ Source: Hacker News Title: A Day in the Life of a Prolific Voice Phishing Crew Feedly Summary: Comments AI Summary and Description: Yes **Summary:** The text delves into the disturbing and sophisticated tactics utilized by voice phishing gangs, primarily focusing on a group known as “Crypto Chameleon.” It highlights how these criminals…

  • The Register: Swiss cheesed off as postal service used to spread malware

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/16/swiss_malware_qr/ Source: The Register Title: Swiss cheesed off as postal service used to spread malware Feedly Summary: QR codes arrive via an age-old delivery system Switzerland’s National Cyber Security Centre (NCSC) has issued an alert about malware being spread via the country’s postal service.… AI Summary and Description: Yes Summary: The National Cyber…

  • The Register: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes

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    Source URL: https://www.theregister.com/2024/11/05/schneider_electric_cybersecurity_incident/ Source: The Register Title: Schneider Electric ransomware crew demands $125k paid in baguettes Feedly Summary: Hellcat crew claimed to have gained access via the company’s Atlassian Jira system Schneider Electric confirmed that it is investigating a breach as a ransomware group Hellcat claims to have stolen more than 40 GB of compressed…

  • Schneier on Security: New Windows Malware Locks Computer in Kiosk Mode

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    Source URL: https://www.schneier.com/blog/archives/2024/09/new-windows-malware-locks-computer-in-kiosk-mode.html Source: Schneier on Security Title: New Windows Malware Locks Computer in Kiosk Mode Feedly Summary: Clever: A malware campaign uses the unusual method of locking users in their browser’s kiosk mode to annoy them into entering their Google credentials, which are then stolen by information-stealing malware. Specifically, the malware “locks” the user’s…