The TikTok Chase Bank Glitch: A Lesson in Cybersecurity

Introduction

The recent TikTok trend, dubbed the “Chase Bank glitch,” serves as a stark reminder of the dangers of unverified financial advice on social media. While the claims of a glitch that allowed users to withdraw large sums of money without sufficient funds were initially met with excitement and disbelief, the reality was far more sinister.

How Microsoft Copilot Got Hijacked

Introduction

Have you heard about the recently patched vulnerability in Microsoft 365 Copilot, which exposed sensitive data through a novel AI-enabled technique called “ASCII Smuggling?”

This technique uses special Unicode characters that resemble ASCII text but are invisible to the user interface, allowing attackers to embed malicious code within seemingly harmless text.

Real Site or Typosquat? Here’s How to Tell

Introduction

What if you click on the link by mistake, or simply because you don’t stop to more carefully examine the email? Then, we run into another problem: Typosquatting. 

This happens when scammers create lookalike websites so you believe that you are on the legitimate landing page of whatever organization the hacker is trying to emulate.