Careers
fromZDNET
22 hours agoFTC reports a surge in $220M job fraud - here's how to vet listings, according to recruiters
Job scams are on the rise, exploiting vulnerable job seekers with vague offers and promises of high pay for little work.
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Marketing tech
fromHR Brew
2 days agoAI is changing how people look for jobs, forcing recruiters to keep up
AI is transforming SEO and recruitment strategies, requiring adaptation to new search behaviors and tools.
Privacy technologies
fromComputerWeekly.com
2 days agoIdentity and AI: Questions of data security, trust and control | Computer Weekly
AI-driven identity solutions improve access control but raise compliance, privacy, and ethical concerns that organizations must address.
fromLos Angeles Times
2 days agoSoCal hospice owners bilked taxpayers for millions in false claims, federal officials say
Eight individuals were arrested and 15 charged in a scheme to defraud Medicare of over $50 million by running sham hospice facilities across Southern California. Federal officials described the actions as brazen efforts to commit fraud, with many billed patients not being terminally ill.
Healthcare
fromComputerworld
1 day agoA core infrastructure engineer pleads guilty to federal charges in insider attack
Rhyne's attack involved unauthorized remote desktop sessions, deletion of network administrator accounts, and changing of passwords, showcasing significant security vulnerabilities.
Information security
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Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
1 day agoA fintech app asked users for their passports - then left 360,000 files unprotected for five years - Silicon Canals
A money transfer app exposed over 360,000 sensitive files on a public server for nearly five years, including unencrypted personal documents.
Privacy technologies
fromTechCrunch
2 days agoExclusive: Money transfer app Duc exposed thousands of driver's licenses and passports to the open web
A publicly accessible Amazon storage server exposed personal data of hundreds of thousands, including driver's licenses and passports, without encryption.
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Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 days agoNCSC warns high-risk individuals of Signal and WhatsApp social engineering attacks | Computer Weekly
High-risk individuals must reduce exposure to social engineering attacks targeting encrypted messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
Information security
fromComputerWeekly.com
3 days agoNCSC warns high-risk individuals of Signal and WhatsApp social engineering attacks | Computer Weekly
High-risk individuals must reduce exposure to social engineering attacks targeting encrypted messaging apps like Signal, WhatsApp, and Facebook Messenger.
Privacy professionals
fromSilicon Canals
2 days agoA money-transfer app stored customer passports on an unencrypted, publicly accessible server for nearly five years - Silicon Canals
Fintech companies face regulatory pressure to collect identity documents but lack enforceable obligations to protect them, leading to data breaches.
Privacy technologies
fromSecurityWeek
1 month agoTycoon 2FA Phishing Platform Dismantled in Global Takedown
Europol and Microsoft led a coordinated takedown of Tycoon 2FA, a phishing-as-a-service platform responsible for 62% of phishing attempts blocked by Microsoft and affecting 96,000 victims worldwide.
Information security
fromSecurityWeek
2 weeks agoSecurity Firm Executive Targeted in Sophisticated Phishing Attack
A C-level executive at Outpost24 was targeted by a sophisticated phishing attack using the Kratos phishing-as-a-service kit that exploited legitimate services like Cisco and Nylas to bypass security defenses.
fromFuturism
2 months agoIf You're a Real Person Looking for a Job, the Flood of Fake AI Job Applications Will Make Your Blood Boil
And beneath the official jobs data is a growing accessibility crisis. More and more job seekers are finding themselves shut out of the labor market - not because there are no jobs to be had, but because torrents of AI slop are crowding them out of consideration. Case in point: a few months back, tech publication The Markup posted an opening for an engineer role.
Careers
fromPCWorld
4 weeks agoPhishing scammers weaponize ICE ragebait
The email seen by at least some customers of the Emma email platform was a phishing scam. Hackers hoped to inspire instant panic with the words, 'As part of our commitment to supporting U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), we will be adding a Support ICE donation button to the footer of every email sent through our platform.'
Information security
Information security
fromSecuritymagazine
1 month agoWhy Security Teams Can No Longer Ignore Recruitment Fraud
AI-powered recruitment fraud exploits human trust in hiring workflows, with job scams surging over 1,000% as attackers use deepfakes and impersonation to target vulnerable candidates and organizations during periods of labor market volatility.
Information security
fromTechRepublic
1 month agoChatGPT Criminals: AI Scams Target Dating and Legal Impersonators - TechRepublic
Generative AI enhances traditional scams by improving message quality, consistency, and scale, making romance fraud and professional impersonation harder to detect and easier to execute at volume.
Information security
fromSocial Media Today
2 months agoLinkedIn Outlines Measures to Combat Scam Job Listings
LinkedIn enhanced scam detection, added identity and company verification, demoted suspicious inbox contacts, removed fake profiles/pages, and introduced AI resume tools to reduce third-party reliance.
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