Meta Disrupts 8 Spyware Firms, 3 Fake News Networks
While furiously trying to put out one fire — fake news — the social media giant is dealing with another…
Meta won’t remove fake Instagram profiles that are clearly catfishing
Meta seems to be falling short of effectively tackling fake Instagram profiles even when there are sufficient signs to indicate…
How Cybercriminals Will Sway 2024 US Elections, Or Try To
"Coordinated inauthentic behavior" networks are already attempting to build up audiences for their campaigns via fake news outlets, social media…
Don’t Get Burned by CAPTCHAs: A Recipe for Accurate Bot Protection
Traditional CAPTCHAs, such as reCAPTCHA, no longer protect online businesses adequately. Real users hate them. Bots bypass them. It's time…
Publisher’s Spotlight: F5: Multi-Cloud Security and Application Delivery
F5 is a multi-cloud application services and security company committed to bringing a better digital world to life. F5 partners with the world’s largest, most advanced organizations to secure…
Crypto casino Stake.com loses $41 million to hot wallet hackers
Online cryptocurrency casino Stake.com announced that its ETH/BSC hot wallets had been compromised to perform unauthorized transactions, with over $40…
Brand Impersonation Scams in Middle East & Africa See Massive Growth
The Middle East and Africa region saw a whopping 135% increase in scams over the past year, with finance, telecommunications,…
Twitter’s bot spam keeps getting worse — it’s about porn this time
Forget crypto spam accounts, Twitter's got another problem which involves bots and accounts promoting adult content and infiltrating Direct Messages…
Meta Expunges Multiple APT, Cybercrime Groups From Facebook, Instagram
The company has removed three APTs and six potentially criminal networks from its platforms who leveraged elaborate campaigns of fake…
Rising ‘Firebrick Ostrich’ BEC Group Launches Industrial-Scale Cyberattacks
The group's wanton attacks demonstrate that business email compromise is everything a hacker can want in one package: low risk,…