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A new Boston Consulting Group report shows a growing gap between Artifical Inteligence powered attacks and how companies defend against them. The report points to rising losses, more executive worry, and slow investment, even as threats increase. BCG surveyed 500 senior leaders worldwide across different industries and regions to highlight the seriousness of the problem. … Read more
An employee might find their browser frozen while doing everyday work. A CAPTCHA-style prompt, which is meant to tell humans from bots, appears and says the page failed to load, asking for quick action. The screen tells the user to copy a short command to fix the problem. That one step can put the system … Read more
If telling the future were possible, we’d be sure that 2026 will be the year of the AI deepfake craze. But the future has its own plans. Across the cybersecurity realm, companies are raising the flags and launching tools. Enter KnowBe4. They’ve launched a new deepfake detection training program to help organizations deal with the … Read more
In 2025, deepfake-enabled fraud increased sharply, changing how attackers operate. This threat is now a top concern in cybersecurity predictions for 2026. Security teams, insurers, and brokers are working hard to keep up. One threat dominates. Deepfake-as-a-service has unleashed mass-market crimeware at alarming speed. The barrier for high-impact impersonation has plummeted. Attackers accelerate their cycles … Read more
Rising Deepfake Incidents Test Business and Political Defenses A finance worker wires millions after a video call with a fake CFO. The clone of a CEO’s voice issues an urgent payment order. A fabricated leader appears in a video, insulting allies. These recent deepfake incidents show a clear pattern. Attackers now blend social engineering, AI, … Read more