Read more on Blockchain & Cryptocurrency, Cryptocurrency Fraud, and Fraud Management & Cybercrime. Breaking: Trump Signs Pro-Crypto Executive Order, Credix Disappears Post $4.5M Hack Written by Rashmi Ramesh (@rashmiramesh_) • August 14, 2025 Read more Image: Shutterstock This week’s cybersecurity roundup by Information Security Media Group highlights significant incidents in…
AI-Based Attacks, Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning, Fraud Management & Cybercrime OpenAI CEO Asserts AI Surpasses Voice Recognition, While Experts Remain Skeptical Suparna Goswami (gsuparna) • August 6, 2025 OpenAI CEO Sam Altman (Image: U.S. Senate) OpenAI’s CEO Sam Altman recently claimed that artificial intelligence has essentially “defeated” most current…
Topics: Cybercrime, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Incident & Breach Response Ukrainian Hackers Uncover Evidence of Child Abduction Amid Ongoing Cyber Threats Anviksha More ( AnvikshaMore) • August 7, 2025 Information Security Media Group provides a weekly overview of significant cybersecurity incidents globally. This week, notable events include the arrest of…
Surge in Cybercrime: Alarming Trends in Ransomware and Infostealer Attacks Recent research highlights a significant escalation in cybercrime activity throughout 2025, characterized by substantial increases across various types of threats. Notably, there has been a staggering 800% rise in credential theft attributed to information-stealing malware, defining identity theft as a…
Blockchain & Cryptocurrency , Cryptocurrency Fraud , Fraud Management & Cybercrime Additional News: Founders of Samourai Wallet Enter Guilty Pleas Rashmi Ramesh (rashmiramesh_) • July 31, 2025 Each week, Information Security Media Group compiles significant incidents affecting cybersecurity in digital assets. This week, WOO X is investigating a…
Data Security, Fraud Management & Cybercrime, Social Engineering Attackers Compromised US Customer Data Through Social Engineering Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks), David Perera (@daveperera) • July 28, 2025 Image: Shutterstock On July 16, a breach targeting the customer relationship management (CRM) platform utilized by Allianz Life Insurance of North America resulted in…
Critical Infrastructure Security, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime Experts Warn That Critical Infrastructure Sectors Are Falling Behind in Cybersecurity Chris Riotta (@chrisriotta) • July 22, 2025 Panelists informed a congressional subcommittee that Iranian threat actors are exploiting vulnerabilities in U.S. operational technology. (Image: Shutterstock) Despite initial advancements…
Anti-Phishing, DMARC, Cyberwarfare / Nation-State Attacks, Fraud Management & Cybercrime State-Sponsored Groups Target Semiconductor Sector with Spear-Phishing Attacks Prajeet Nair (@prajeetspeaks) • July 17, 2025 Chinese state-aligned hackers have escalated their espionage tactics against Taiwan’s semiconductor ecosystem through concentrated spear-phishing efforts. (Image: Shutterstock) Chinese state-aligned hackers are intensifying their espionage…
AI Vulnerability Exposes Users to Deceptive Messages Through Google’s Gemini Researchers have issued a stark warning regarding a vulnerability in Google’s Gemini, a large language model, that can be exploited by attackers to deceive users via manipulated message summaries. This issue arises from the ability of malicious actors to embed…
