Cybercriminals

Microsoft has seized the websites of a Vietnam-based group it alleges sold millions of fake accounts to cybercriminals who used them for ransomware attacks, identity theft and other scams around the world. The group, identified by Microsoft as Storm-1152, developed sophisticated tools to defeat the US tech giant's security features to set up fraudulent Outlook and Hotmail email accounts in bulk.Who is in Storm-1152?Storm-1152 was first detected in 2021. Arkose Labs, the cybersecurity firm that worked with Microsoft…

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Online scams are rising phenomenally, and some experts believe that it is about to explode even further. According to a report by Scamwatch, an online scam-monitoring website, a total of 257,392 cases have been reported by October 2023, marking a sharp increase from 2022's 239,237 cases. Cybercriminals have begun taking the help of generative AI tools such as ChatGPT to start campaigns at a much faster rate and they are making their fake claims much more believable, indicating they will easily fool the victim with their…

Employee violations of an organisation's information security policies are as dangerous as external hacker attacks, a report warned on Friday.In terms of individual employee behaviour, the most common problem is that employees deliberately do what is forbidden and, conversely, they fail to perform what's required.Elevate Your Tech Prowess with High-Value Skill CoursesOffering CollegeCourseWebsiteMITMIT Technology Leadership and InnovationVisitIIT DelhiIITD Certificate Programme in Data Science & Machine…

In this digital era, cybersecurity is a big issue. The world's biggest tech companies spend a fortune developing cybersecurity solutions that help users stay safe from online scams and fraud. Threat actors employ nefarious means to steal people's personal information which can potentially be used to deal a financial blow to the victim. The rapid advancements in artificial intelligence (AI) have played a hand in this too. While this technology has the potential to ease the workload by automation, AI has also been used to…

Image Source : FILE Woman tries ordering scotch whisky online, fell into trap of cyber criminals A 32-year-old woman, who was residing in Gurgaon reported a cybercrime, which made her lose Rs 33000 while ordering scotch whiskey online from a site. The primary investigation has indicated that the cybercriminals were operating from Rajasthan's Bharatpur, area of Nuh…

After complaints from a student and businessman were filed about a WhatsApp account hacking fraud, the Kolkata Police have warned the general public to be more careful when they are online. These scammers have come up with new tricks and the growing number of cyber scams has now become a big concern. In the digital age, it is increasingly difficult to identify if we are being scammed or if someone is watching us through our devices or whether they are planning to steal our money.The Kolkata Police have issued a warning…

Know what is WormGPT, the malicious ChatGPT alternative for cyberattacks and phishing.When OpenAI introduced ChatGPT, the AI-powered language model, the world was captivated by its capabilities in answering queries and performing tasks that once took days to complete, such as writing tasks, analyzing datasets, and coding. However, as ChatGPT gained popularity, competitors like Google's Bard and Microsoft's Bing AI emerged with their own AI-powered tools offering similar features.Recently, a new AI tool named WormGPT has…

It was only a matter of time before the AI chatbot was emulated for malicious purposes -- and one such tool is now on the market, known as WormGPT. ZDNET screenshot via TwitterWhen ChatGPT was made available to the public on November 30, 2002, the AI chatbot took the world by storm. The software was developed by OpenAI, an AI and research company. ChatGPT is a natural language processing tool able to answer queries and provide information based on datasets gleaned from datasets, including books and online web pages,…

Generative AI and AI chatbots have become a rage with millions of people widely utilizing them for sourcing solutions, or to even carry out conversations on a daily basis. With more such tools being developed and put out for everyone to use, it is hard to judge which tool is actually reliable or which AI tool comes with a warning sign. Surprisingly, there are some AI tools that can actually be used to launch cyber attacks on unwary people.Recently, a new generative AI tool, something like ChatGPT, has been developed…