Lookalike Domain Hijacks Email Communications via Reply-to Field

July 05, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

How $125 million was mis-sent to Nigeria and How RPost can prevent it.

Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist armadillo, still vacationing on Cape Cod. But as a product enthusiast, I couldn’t help chatting up folks at the 4th of July BBQ about cybersecurity.

Identify Cybercriminals Targeting Your Network Through Compromised Recipient Email Accounts

June 14, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

The year of the cyber attack by the AI clones.

For some, it might feel like we’re speaking in sci-fi language. To those who have joined a business meeting thinking they were speaking with their colleagues, only to find out later that all those in the meeting were AI-generated clones of their business colleagues, it is shocking.

Entering a Wave of Cybercriminal Impostor Chaos the World has Never Seen

May 24, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Armand in Scotland at Night.

Armand here, RPost’s Armadillo product evangelist, hailing this week from wet and rainy Scotland (it rained a lot this week!). I’m here at the Association of Corporate Counsel Europe annual conference, discussing cyber-risk and sharing step-by-step how cybercriminals are orchestrating their attacks. 

EvilProxy Saves US-Based Cybercriminals from Unemployment

May 03, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

GenAI is obsoleting an unlikely sector of American entrepreneurs.

Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist, writing from beautiful Charlotte. I’ve been discussing security and AI at the International Legal Technology Association conference along with some of my human RPost teammates, Gerlyn, Arianna, and Laura.

Protect Yourself From Phishing and Ransomware Attacks Threatening Your Personal Data

April 19, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

A battle between white and black (AI) hats.

Armand here again, your plucky, ready-to-fight RPost product evangelist, reporting for Tech Essentials. Not sure if you caught last Sunday’s 60 Minutes, but they ran a piece that echoes what we’ve been saying in this column for many months now: cybercriminals are getting a lot more sophisticated from a technology and business standpoint.

Use White Hat AI Tools That Can Put YOU in Control Rather Than a Cybercriminal

April 12, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

In a World Powered by Generative AI, Power Up with White Hat AI.

It’s Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist, still in New Orleans, enjoying a few days listening to jazz on the far end of Bourbon Street (far end, far away from the hip hop and frozen slurpy drinks).

How to Prove What Content Was Actually Received by the Recipient and When

April 05, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Champagne & Caviar or Eavesdropping AI & Registered Receipt Proof?

Armand here, RPost’s product evangelist. I spent the week in New Orleans at one of the largest insurance technology conferences and thought I would share an insight that really cuts across all industries. Warning: it’s sort of complex, but important for those concerned with financial and business risk.

Cybercriminals are Using Gen AI to Scale Their Email Attacks

March 29, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Cybercriminals can now subscribe to black-hat AI as easily as Netflix. 

Armand here again reporting for Tech Essentials. This week, I’m writing to you from…my mom’s basement. This is so that I can try and get in the mindset of a cybercriminal trying to leverage AI to perpetrate a sophisticated email scam.

Cybercriminals Posing as Lenders & Escrow Agents for Payment Fraud

March 22, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

There’s a lot of posing going on when it comes to cybercrime.

If you’ve spent this past workweek furiously trying to figure where I’d wind up for this installment of Tech Essentials (and hopefully win your office betting pool), you can now put your pencils down because I’ve arrived in Pisa, Italy.

The Rise of Email Phishing Scams Using Generative AI

March 08, 2024 / in Blog / by Zafar Khan, RPost CEO

Unfortunately, cybercriminals using generative AI are going to change the game of email phishing scams.

Greetings from Lagos, Nigeria! I’m here to meet up with a very wealthy prince who is generously willing to share in his vast fortune with me if I can just “do the needful” and give him some innocuous information about myself.