by Gene Reich | Aug 28, 2025 | Pretexting, Scattered Spider, Social Engineering, Trends
Since 2023, the threat group Scattered Spider has repeatedly persuaded help-desk staff across multiple organizations to reset credentials over the phone without verifying identity, bypassing multi-factor authentication (MFA) in several high-profile breaches. This was...
by Gene Reich | Aug 26, 2025 | Cybersecurity Threats, Pretexting, Scattered Spider, Social Engineering
Why Trust-Based Attacks Are Surging In 2023, Clorox reported in court filings that attackers posing as company representatives contacted its IT service provider, Cognizant, and successfully obtained privileged system access. The impostors cited legitimate-sounding...
by Gene Reich | Aug 20, 2025 | AI Fraud Prevention, Cybersecurity Threats, Scattered Spider, Social Engineering, Trends
Replacing Voice with Proven Identity The recent rise in impersonation-based fraud has brought renewed scrutiny to how identity is verified during routine digital interactions. As discussed in our earlier analysis of Sam Altman’s July 2025 warning, artificial...
by Gene Reich | Aug 19, 2025 | AI Fraud Prevention, Cybersecurity Threats, Reader's Choice, Social Engineering, Trends, Vishing
Transitioning to Identity-Verified Communication Last week, we examined how identity-based fraud is reshaping security priorities across IT, finance, and vendor management. That discussion began with a warning from OpenAI CEO Sam Altman, delivered to regulators and...
by Gene Reich | Aug 13, 2025 | AI, AI Fraud Prevention, Deepfakes, Sam Altman, Social Engineering
In July 2025, OpenAI CEO Sam Altman warned of an impending fraud crisis driven by synthetic voice and video impersonation. His remarks, delivered to financial regulators and technology leaders in Washington, emphasized the speed at which AI-generated deception is...
