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Attackers are reportedly using social engineering to get Meta’s AI support chatbot to add a new email address to a victim’s Instagram account, enabling account takeover. A circulated walkthrough shows steps like location spoofing to reduce automated security triggers before prompting the bot to perform the sensitive change.
7:04 AMSchneier on SecurityMozilla says an AI model called Mythos surfaced hundreds of Firefox vulnerabilities and is pushing faster identification and remediation of critical flaws. Mozilla frames the effort as risk reduction as software and users become more dependent on AI-driven systems.
5:32 PMBloomberg MarketsAttackers were able to download encrypted Dashlane password vaults by targeting large numbers of users to improve their odds of account-level success. The incident underscores that vault encryption protects data at rest, but does not stop bulk theft when accounts are compromised.
4:02 PMArs TechnicaSummary
Attackers are reportedly using social engineering to get Meta’s AI support chatbot to add a new email address to a victim’s Instagram account, enabling account takeover. A circulated walkthrough shows steps like location spoofing to reduce automated security triggers before prompting the bot to perform the sensitive change.
Why it matters
AI customer support systems can quietly become the weakest link in account security because they sit on top of powerful internal permissions.
Summary
Mozilla says an AI model called Mythos surfaced hundreds of Firefox vulnerabilities and is pushing faster identification and remediation of critical flaws. Mozilla frames the effort as risk reduction as software and users become more dependent on AI-driven systems.
Why it matters
Browser security becomes a race of AI-accelerated discovery versus patch execution, and the lag will define user risk.
Summary
Attackers were able to download encrypted Dashlane password vaults by targeting large numbers of users to improve their odds of account-level success. The incident underscores that vault encryption protects data at rest, but does not stop bulk theft when accounts are compromised.
Why it matters
Password managers remain only as strong as user authentication and takeover controls, and attackers are now exploiting that at scale.
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Klarna has added an in-app inbox so customers can view all official Klarna messages in one authenticated channel. The goal is to reduce phishing and impersonation attempts that rely on SMS, email, or lookalike links.
8:02 PMFinextraAttackers are abusing calendar invites to push spam, phishing links, and scam phone numbers directly into users’ schedules, often bypassing email-focused defenses. Default calendar settings that auto-add or auto-accept invites can turn a single unsolicited invite into persistent, high-trust exposure across devices and teams.
4:12 PMFinextraSummary
Klarna has added an in-app inbox so customers can view all official Klarna messages in one authenticated channel. The goal is to reduce phishing and impersonation attempts that rely on SMS, email, or lookalike links.
Why it matters
Fintechs are moving security from detection to channel control, reducing fraud by making “real” communications verifiable by default.
Summary
Attackers are abusing calendar invites to push spam, phishing links, and scam phone numbers directly into users’ schedules, often bypassing email-focused defenses. Default calendar settings that auto-add or auto-accept invites can turn a single unsolicited invite into persistent, high-trust exposure across devices and teams.
Why it matters
Calendar spam converts routine productivity tools into an always-on phishing surface that many organizations do not yet secure or monitor.
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