Hawaii Cybersecurity Journal

"Text scams stole $470 million from Americans in 2024." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 17 April 2025, 1954 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.pcmag.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net).   Not displaying correctly?  View this newsletter online . TODAY'S FEATURED STORY Text Scams Stole $470 Million From Americans in 2024 2024 numbers show Americans lost over $470 million in text scams with the most common being fake package deliveries and sham job ads. Read More THE LATEST SECURITY NEWS Apple Patches iPhone Bug Involving Malicious Media Files The zero-day flaw was exploited to attack specific iOS users, Apple warns. Read More OpenVPN vs. WireGuard: Which Protocol Is Best for Your VPN? The OpenVPN and WireGuard protocols are available in most popular VPNs, but what...

"Scammers user Open AI API to flood 90,000 websites with spam." Views expressed in this cybersecurity, cyber crime update are those of the reporters and correspondents.  Accessed on 16 April 2025, 0227 UTC. Content and Source:  https://www.pcmag.com. Please check link or scroll down to read your selections.  Thanks for joining us today. Russ Roberts (https://www.hawaiicybersecurityjournal.net).   Not displaying correctly?  View this newsletter online . TODAY'S FEATURED STORY Scammers Use OpenAI API to Flood 80,000 Websites With Spam AkiraBot prompted GPT-4o-mini to generate custom spam comments intended to hawk bogus SEO services that were just different enough to evade detection. Read More THE LATEST SECURITY NEWS Hacker Hijacks Crosswalk Buttons to Mock Elon Musk, Mark Zuckerberg The California crosswalk buttons were rigged to play a deepfake audio of Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg roasting themselves. 'F— I'm so alone,' the AI-generated clip of Musk says. Re...