Meta, the parent company of Facebook and Instagram, has removed around 8,000 “celeb bait” scam ads as part of a new collaboration with Australian banks. These scams often use images of famous personalities, many of which are created by artificial intelligence, to deceive people into investing in fake schemes. Meta acted after receiving 102 reports since April from the Australian ...

The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) and Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency (CISA) have ncreased their vigilance in the wake of increased threat to COVID-19-related research in the country. The FBI is investigating the targeting and compromise of U.S. organizations conducting COVID-19-related research by China-affiliated cyber actors and non-traditional collectors. These actors have been observed attempting to identify and ...