Smashing Security
LockBit locked out, and funeral Facebook scams
Feb 21, 2024
Scammers exploit online funerals, Law enforcement takes down LockBit ransomware group, Fake funeral live stream scams on Facebook, Podcast features interview with BlackBerry on AI defense against threats
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Quick takeaways
- LockBit, known as the 'Walmart of Ransomware,' was taken down by cyber cops.
- Scammers are exploiting online funerals for scams, posing a new cybersecurity threat.
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The importance of AI in cybersecurity
AI plays a critical role in cybersecurity, with predictive AI automatically stopping threats and generative AI helping to make sense of large amounts of data. Blackberry has been utilizing AI in cybersecurity for over a decade, focusing on preventative AI to proactively detect and prevent threats.
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