Two U.S. nationals were sentenced to 18 months in prison each for operating so-called laptop farms that helped North Korean IT workers fraudulently obtain remote employment at nearly 70 American companies. […]
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Global Security News, Network Security
A Sneaky Back Door Lets Hackers Into Your Home. Here’s How to Protect Yourself.
A few tips can help you steer clear of so-called residential proxy networks, which have been used to wreak havoc online around the world.
AI, Global Security News
Amazon is aiming for a comeback in the smartphone market
Amazon plans to release a new smartphone, according to Reuters; the so-called “Transformer” project is being developed in-house and will focus on AI, personalization, and integration with Alexa. The idea is for the phone to serve as a central hub for a user’s daily life — from shopping and streaming to voice-controlled services — and…
AI, Global Security News
Researchers uncover AI-powered vishing platform
A vishing-as-a-service platform that helps scammers carry out so-called “press 1” scams is misusing text-to-speech (TTS) capabilities provided by AI voice technology company ElevenLabs, Mirage Security researchers claim. How “press 1” vishing scams work For “press 1” scams, fraudsters spoof phone numbers of trusted institutions (e.g., bank), call up potential victims and try to scare…