Gmail users are being targeted by AI-driven attacks aiming to get their personal information. Scammers use AI to create realistic fake videos or audio recordings or spoof calls from credible sources. Tactics include notification spoofs, deepfakes, data mining, phishing attacks, malware, and AI-driven password cracking. Experts have developed an adversarial machine learning algorithm that could help reduce the detection of such threats by 10%. Google recommends not clicking on unexpected links, not sharing personal information, and directly checking account notifications through trusted sites.
Infostealers Dominate as Lumma Stealer Detections Soar by Almost 400%
Cybersecurity firm ESET reported a 369% increase in detections of the Lumma Stealer infostealer malware in the second half of 2024. The malware targets two-factor