Use of Generative AI in Scams

New report: “Scam GPT: GenAI and the Automation of Fraud.”

This primer maps what we currently know about generative AI’s role in scams, the communities most at risk, and the broader economic and cultural shifts that are making people more willing to take risks, more vulnerable to deception, and more likely to either perpetuate scams or fall victim to them.

AI-enhanced scams are not merely financial or technological crimes; they also exploit social vulnerabilities ­ whether short-term, like travel, or structural, like precarious employment. This means they require social solutions in addition to technical ones. By examining how scammers are changing and accelerating their methods, we hope to show that defending against them will require a constellation of cultural shifts, corporate interventions, and eff­ective legislation…

October 1, 2025
Read More >>

Broadcom patches VMware Zero-Day actively exploited by UNC5174

Broadcom patched six VMware flaws, including CVE-2025-41244, which has been exploited in the wild as a zero-day since mid-October 2024 by UNC5174 Broadcom addressed six VMware vulnerabilities, including four high-severity issues. One of these flaws, tracked as CVE-2025-41244 (CVSS score 7.8), allows local users to escalate to root via VMware Tools and Aria Operations. “VMware […]

September 30, 2025
Read More >>

Details of a Scam

Longtime Crypto-Gram readers know that I collect personal experiences of people being scammed. Here’s an almost:

Then he added, “Here at Chase, we’ll never ask for your personal information or passwords.” On the contrary, he gave me more information—two “cancellation codes” and a long case number with four letters and 10 digits.

That’s when he offered to transfer me to his supervisor. That simple phrase, familiar from countless customer-service calls, draped a cloak of corporate competence over this unfolding drama. His supervisor. I mean, would a scammer have a supervisor?…

September 30, 2025
Read More >>

Spil Roulette: A Comprehensive Guide

If you’re a fan of online casino games, chances are you’ve come across the popular game of roulette. With its origins dating back to 18th century France, roulette has become one of the most iconic and beloved casino games around the world. In this arti…

September 30, 2025
Read More >>

Roulette App Mobil: Alles, was Sie wissen müssen

Das Spielen von Roulette in Online-Casinos ist heutzutage so einfachorakel-live.de wie nie zuvor. Mit der immer weiter fortschreitenden Technologie können Spieler jetzt Roulette auch mobil auf ihren Smartphones und Tablets genießen. In diesem Artikel w…

September 29, 2025
Read More >>

Обзор онлайн казино kz: опыт игрока 15 лет

Онлайн казино kz – одно из популярных игровых заведений среди русскоязычных игроков.С моим 15-летним опытом игры в онлайн казино, я готов поделиться с вами всей информацией, которую вы должны знать перед тем, как начать играть в это казино.В данн…

September 29, 2025
Read More >>

Abusing Notion’s AI Agent for Data Theft

Notion just released version 3.0, complete with AI agents. Because the system contains Simon Willson’s lethal trifecta, it’s vulnerable to data theft though prompt injection.

First, the trifecta:

The lethal trifecta of capabilities is:

  • Access to your private data—one of the most common purposes of tools in the first place!
  • Exposure to untrusted content—any mechanism by which text (or images) controlled by a malicious attacker could become available to your LLM
  • The ability to externally communicate in a way that could be used to steal your data (I often call this “exfiltration” but I’m not confident that term is widely understood.)…
September 29, 2025
Read More >>