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Worm GPT

🚨🤖 Phishing alert! WormGPT, the sneaky AI, is stepping up its game! 🎮🎯 WormGPT, this brilliant AI based on GPT technology, is perfecting its phishing campaigns like a pro! 😱 It can create highly realistic and personalized phishing messages, precisely mimicking the writing style and tone of the targeted sender.…

Is your smartphone infected?

Worried that your phone might be infected with malware?🔒 Here are some signs to watch out for: ⚡ Sluggish performance: If your smartphone is running slowly, check your downloaded apps and delete any you don’t recognize. 🌡️ Unusual overheating: If your phone overheats when it’s not in use or plugged in,…

Vishing: how Hucency invented the first mnemonic device to combat this type of attack

Vishing: how Hucency invented the first mnemonic device to combat this type of attack Vishing, or voice phishing, is an increasingly widespread and sophisticated social engineering attack. It aims to trap users over the phone in order to obtain sensitive information or encourage them to take urgent action for the benefit of...

Swiss medical-social institution forced to pay ransom to cybercriminals

Swiss medical-social institution forced to pay ransom to cybercriminals

Cyberattack: Ransomware In its December 19, 2017, edition, the newspaper La Côte reports on the misfortune of a medical-social facility in the canton of Aargau, Switzerland. These facilities are equivalent to our nursing homes. After being hit by a ransomware attack in November, the facility had to pay a ransom. The amount remains undisclosed. This allowed it to…