A deepfake phishing scam fooled an employee at a multinational firm into transferring $25.6m to fraudulent bank accounts, thinking he was following orders from deepfake colleagues appearing on a video conference call. This case underlines the need for better awareness training and security measures, as these manipulations, which can even trick biometric authentications, are increasing. With live audio and video increasingly unreliable, experts advise heightened vigilance, multiple approval levels for money transfers, and adherence to ‘least privilege’ principles.
Cisco AsyncOS 0-Day Vulnerability Exploited in the Wild to run System-level Commands
An active campaign exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Cisco AsyncOS Software, targeting Secure Email Gateway (formerly Email Security Appliance, ESA) and Secure Email and Web
