Identity Protection

ChatGPT Plugins Pose Security Risks

ChatGPT plugins pose security risks that could provide loopholes for threat actors to seize control of an organization’s account on third-party platforms and access Personal Identifiable Information (PII). ChatGPT plugins enable users to access up-to-date information (rather than the relatively old data the chatbot was trained on), as well as to integrate ChatGPT with third-party […]

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2024 shaping up to be worse for cybersecurity teams than 2023

The cyber threat landscape in 2024 is shaping up to be worse for cybersecurity teams than 2023. Threat intelligence firm Flashpoint has logged dramatic increases in all major threat indicators January through February 2024. According to Flashpoint’s data there were 6,077 recorded data breaches in 2023, with attackers accessing more than 17 billion personal records

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AT&T Confirms Personal Information from Millions of Customers Leaked on Dark Web

AT&T confirms that personal information from millions of customers was leaked on a dark-web forum in mid-March.  In a statement released March 30 AT&T said: “AT&T has launched a robust investigation supported by internal and external cybersecurity experts. Based on our preliminary analysis, the data set appears to be from 2019 or earlier, impacting approximately

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AI Security to Dominate Technology News of 2024

AI will continue to dominate technology news for 2024 with industry leaders from the enterprise security segment naming AI security as a top concern, according to a recent study by the Security Industry Association (SIA). AI security encompasses cybersecurity practices for the protection of data, IP, and corporate integrity as AI is adopted by businesses

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Phishing Trends for 2024

A recent report from Swiss technology company Acronis revealed that phishing remains the most popular tactic for stealing credentials, making up 73 percent of all cyberattacks. The phishing trends for 2024 include smishing and deepfakes, as the race in developing AI technology continues to be a critical one between cybercriminals and cybersecurity experts.. The following

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Cyber Threats Rank as a Top Global Business Threat in 2024

According to a report from international financial services provider Allianz, cyber threats rank as a top global business threat in 2024. These attacks, ranging from ransomware attacks, data breaches to other IT disruptions are a top concern for companies worldwide in 2024. In the U.S. specifically, cyber has replaced business interruption as the leading risk

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The Top Cybersecurity and Cyberattack Headlines of 2023

With significant cybersecurity developments such as generative AI driving trends in 2023, there were several impactful cybersecurity and cyberattack headlines dominating the year. Here is a recap of just some of the top cybersecurity and cyberattack newsmakers of 2023. Twitter (X)  One of the largest attacks of 2023 was on social media platform Twitter (X)

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2023 On Track to Exceed 1 million Identity Theft Complaints

With still a few days left of 2023, the statistics for identity theft are already quite alarming. In fact, 2023 is on track to exceed 1 million identity theft complaints — considerably outnumbering any pre-pandemic year on record, dating back to 2001. Recent statistics from the Federal Trade Commission (FTC) report just under 805,000 cases

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