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How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money

Editor25 Aug 2023


ESET Research

Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot

Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot

ESET Research

Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot

Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces

Radek Jizba24 Aug 2023


ESET Research

Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers

Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers

ESET Research

Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers

Analysis of Spacecolon, a toolset used to deploy Scarab ransomware on vulnerable servers, and its operators, CosmicBeetle

Jakub Souček22 Aug 2023


Scams

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

Scams

A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware

The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!

Thomas Uhlemann21 Aug 2023


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Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event's venue due to a bomb threat

Editor18 Aug 2023


Digital Security, Secure Coding

DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

DEF CON 31:  US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

Digital Security, Secure Coding

DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’

The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output

Tony Anscombe18 Aug 2023


ESET Research

Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users

Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users

ESET Research

Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users

ESET researchers have observed a new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server.

Viktor Šperka17 Aug 2023


Internet of Things, Privacy

DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim

DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim

Internet of Things, Privacy

DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim

When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.

Tony Anscombe16 Aug 2023


Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)

Hiding behind a black box and hoping no one will hack it has been routinely proven to be unwise and less secure.

Cameron Camp15 Aug 2023


We Live Progress, Digital Security

Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

We Live Progress, Digital Security

Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search

Search engines, AI, and monetization in the new era

Tony Anscombe14 Aug 2023


Digital Security

Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Digital Security

Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money

Black Hat is big on AI this year, and for a good reason

Cameron Camp14 Aug 2023


Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime

Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence

Current LLMs are just not mature enough for high-level tasks

Tony Anscombe12 Aug 2023


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