Social Engineering stories - Page 18

A responsive, seamless contact centre is vital for Australian firms to rebuild customer trust amid rising cyber threats, says Kore.ai's Paul Rilstone.

Regular penetration testing helps businesses identify and fix security weaknesses early, preventing costly breaches and safeguarding data and reputation.

Tenable bypassed security in OpenAI's GPT-5, extracting illegal instructions despite new safeguards, exposing risks in AI safety and governance.

Cybercriminal groups ShinyHunters and Scattered Spider have escalated phishing attacks on Salesforce and major firms like Google, signalling possible collaboration.

Sydney's Trendspek is the first in its sector to secure SOC 2 Type 2, ISO 27001, ISO 27701, and ISO 9001 certifications amid rising AI-driven cyber threats.

Google reveals data breach via ShinyHunters exploiting Salesforce cloud, exposing risks in SaaS security and reliance on user authentication methods.

Ransom payments soared to an average of USD $1.13 million in Q2 2025, driven by rising data theft and targeted social engineering attacks, Coveware reports.

Attackers are increasingly exploiting AI tools in emails, manipulating assistants and defences to steal data and disrupt organisations' security.

Ransomware payouts have surged past USD $1 million in Q2 2025, driven by data exfiltration and social engineering in targeted attacks on mid-sized firms.

AI reshapes cyber defence, with firms battling human error and rising AI-driven attacks while leveraging predictive tools for threat detection and prevention.

Emerging cyber threats in 2025, including AI-driven attacks and ransomware, target healthcare and industry, with breach costs soaring to USD $5.3 million.

First Community Credit Union cut its phishing risk to 1% using KnowBe4's AI-driven HRM+ platform, enhancing security with smarter, data-led defences.

CrowdStrike launches AI-powered Falcon Adversary Intelligence, offering real-time, personalised threat insights to enhance detection and response in security centres.

CrowdStrike warns that generative AI is fuelling a surge in cyberattacks, targeting cloud systems, AI agents, and escalating sophisticated social engineering globally.

Governments face rising risks from deepfakes and cyber intrusions, pushing calls for sovereign, secure communication systems beyond consumer messaging apps.

APAC faces a 29% rise in AI-driven cyber attacks, with 98% of risk leaders feeling unprepared to tackle the surge in fraud and tech disruptions.

LevelBlue reports cyber incidents tripled to 17% in early 2025, driven by a 1,450% rise in social engineering attacks like fake CAPTCHA schemes.

Ransomware attacks are escalating with quadruple extortion tactics that combine data encryption, DDoS, public harassment and regulatory threats in 2025.

Barracuda Networks warns of a global spike in phishing-as-a-service email attacks using impersonation tactics to deceive healthcare, finance, and government sectors.

Global ransomware attacks fell 43% in Q2 to 371 cases in June, but evolving tactics signal persistent threats amid rising cyber warfare and political motives.