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Cybercriminals Deliver IRS Tax Scams & Phishing Campaigns By Mimicking Government Vendors

Security Affairs

Cybercriminals are leveraging advanced tactics in their phishing-kits granting them a high delivery success rate of spoofed e-mails which contain malicious attachments right before the end of the 2021 IRS income tax return deadline in the U.S. Easter), that’s why you need to be especially careful during these times. com” domain.

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Experts warn of deliveries scams that use a COVID-19 theme

Security Affairs

The COVID-19 outbreak is forcing people to work from home and make shopping online causing a consequent increase in the number of home deliveries. The emails urge the recipient to click on a malicious link to unlock the delivery and reschedule for pick up. ” reads the analysis published by Kaspersky. Pierluigi Paganini.

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Visa warns of new sophisticated credit card skimmer dubbed Baka

Security Affairs

Visa issued a warning regarding a new e-skimmer known as Baka that removes itself from memory after having exfiltrating payment card details. Baka is a sophisticated e-skimmer developed by a skilled malware developer that implements a unique obfuscation method and loader. SecurityAffairs – hacking, Baka e-skimmer).

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AI in commerce: Essential use cases for B2B and B2C

IBM Big Data Hub

Early iterations of e-commerce used traditional AI largely to create dynamic marketing campaigns , improve the online shopping experience, or triage customer requests. These tools might dictate the priority of deliveries, predict order routing, or dispatch deliveries to comply with sustainability requirements. 

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OilRig APT group: the evolution of attack techniques over time

Security Affairs

Security researcher Marco Ramilli presents a comparative analysis of attacks techniques adopted by the Iran-Linked OilRig APT group. Today I’d like to share a comparative analysis of OilRig techniques mutation over time. The following image shows the threat delivery phases over timeline as described.

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NATO releases its first strategy for Artificial Intelligence

Security Affairs

The new strategy also aims at accelerating and mainstream AI adoption in capability development and delivery, enhancing interoperability within the Alliance. Bias Mitigation: Proactive steps will be taken to minimise any unintended bias in the development and use of AI applications and in data sets. ” concludes the announcement.

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Hundreds of millions of Android users exposed to hack due to CVE-2020-8913

Security Affairs

The list of vulnerable apps is long and includes OkCupid, MS Edge, Xrecorder, Yango Pro, and PowerDirector, are still vulnerable and can be hijacked to steal sensitive data, such as passwords, financial details, and e-mails. ” reads the analysis published by Oversecured. ” reads the post published by Check Point.

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