Another trend industry experts and insiders are anticipating in 2025 is the spread of the generative AI-based ‘deepfakes’ into the business sector in a big way
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Hackers hijack 22,000 software packages in massive Q3 supply chain attack: Report
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India launches system to block international spoofed calls amid rising cyber fraud
Of late, cyber criminals have been committing cyber-crimes by making international spoofed calls displaying Indian mobile numbers
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Chinese hackers breach Indian, US internet companies: Report
The bug carries a “high” severity rating, according to the US National Vulnerability Database
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Inside the booming $300bn ‘hackers for hire’ industry
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WhatsApp job scam: Experts warn of ‘red flags’ as UAE residents battle ongoing ‘smishing’
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Overconfidence leaves UAE consumers exposed to scams, fraud: Report
UAE-based consumers miss fraud warning signs and are most susceptible to positive scam messages, Visa study finds
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AB Majlis podcast: Data is the new oil, everybody will use it and try and exploit it, says Steve Foster
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UAE Black Friday 2023: Sinister cybercriminals target shoppers, consumers need to be vigiliant, experts warn
Black Friday sales in the UAE will go live on November 24, 2023
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Dubai Police arrest 43 suspects of AI-supergang over $36m deep-fake cyberfraud scam in Operation Monopoly
Dubai Police arrest 43 after AI gang used deep fake voice-changing technology to steal $36m from Asian company
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Cybercriminals target parents over summer holiday: Kaspersky
The volume of human-initiated attacks and automated bot attacks stood at 905 million and 3.5 billion respectively