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Decoding ‘ClickFix’: Lessons from the Latest Browser-Based Phish
ClickFix is a social engineering attack that tricks users into running malicious commands on their own devices – all under the guise of a routine security check. Disguised as something familiar, like a Cloudflare CAPTCHA, it convinces users to copy and paste dangerous code without realizing the risk. We’ll break down how ClickFix works, examine […]
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10 Ways URL Analysis & Enrichment Can Help Ease Your SOC’s Challenges in 2020
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Malicious Use of QR Codes on the Rise Through Quishing Attacks
Quick Response codes – aka QR Codes – were first used in 1994 by a Japanese company called Denso Wave to primarily track parts in the automotive manufacturing process. The QR code’s design allowed it to store more informa…

Scam or Mega Chatbot? Investigating the New AI Chatbot Called Abrax666
An in-depth investigation of a new AI chatbot called Abrax666 advertised on cybercrime forums reveals multiple red flags suggesting it’s likely a scam. With a negative review after communication, no seller deposit, exagge…

Exploring The Malicious Usage of QR Codes
Discover the history, types, and threats of QR codes, including quishing and QRLJacking. Learn why QR phishing is effective and how it exploits user trust, convenience, and bypasses security filters. Understanding QR Codes: A B…

Exploring the World of AI Jailbreaks
Explore AI jailbreaking and discover how users are pushing ethical boundaries to fully exploit the capabilities of AI chatbots. This blog post examines the strategies employed to jailbreak AI systems and the role of AI in cyber…

How Cybercriminals Abuse Airbnb For Fraudulent Activities
Cyberattacks are becoming increasingly common and sophisticated. One particular concern is the rising misuse of popular platforms like Airbnb. This blog post highlights how cybercriminals exploit Airbnb for fraudulent activitie…

AI-Based Cybercrime Tools WormGPT and FraudGPT Could Be The Tip of the Iceberg
The rise of AI-powered cybercrime tools like WormGPT and FraudGPT has significant implications for cybersecurity as the future of malicious AI is rapidly developing daily. Learn about the tools, their features, and their potent…

WormGPT – The Generative AI Tool Cybercriminals Are Using to Launch Business Email Compromi...
In this blog post, we delve into the emerging use of generative AI, including OpenAI’s ChatGPT, and the cybercrime tool WormGPT, in Business Email Compromise (BEC) attacks. Highlighting real cases from cybercrime forums, …

Today’s cybersecurity health checks must identify AI based threats. Does yours?
Your organization will most likely face AI based threats in cybersecurity at some point this year. And as such, you can’t rely on outdated risk assessment methodologies that struggle to keep pace with the new highly sophisticat…

CISOs Increasingly Concerned About Mobile Threats
A new warning from Verizon about the rise of smishing, spam text messages and text scams and the FBI reporting $10.3 billion in internet fraud last year, CISOs are increasingly concerned about mobile threats targeting employees…

Listen to These Recordings: Deepfake Social Engineering Scams Are Scaring Victims
Deepfake social engineering scams have become an increasingly scary trend among cybercriminals to socially engineer victims into submission. The threat actors are using Artificial Intelligence (AI) and Machine Learning (ML) voi…

Mobile Threats Increase as Hackers Exploit the Lack of BYOD Security
The rising trend of employees using personal devices for work has cybercriminals directing focus towards mobile devices for launching attacks. The lack of security protection and accessibility of sensitive information on these …

G2 Places SlashNext in Top 3 for Integrated Cloud Email Security for 2023, #1 Ratings in Many Cat...
SlashNext has been named in the Top 3 list for Integrated Cloud Email Security Vendors by G2, the world’s largest and most trusted software marketplace used by 80 million software buyers each year. This recognition is decided b…

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