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BEC Attacks: Protecting Against the Most Insidious Cybercrime

SecureWorld News

Ransomware is always the current golden child when it comes to malicious cyberattacks, but did you know that business email compromise (BEC) attacks cost the world more? They were hit with a BEC attack and lost approximately $200,000. Evolution of the business email compromise attack. They're unable to purchase that equipment.

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Half of all Facebook moderators may develop mental health issues

The Verge

It was an office where moderators would have panic attacks while still in training, traumatized by daily exposure to gore and other disturbing posts. There I learned of a stressed-out moderator who died of a heart attack at his desk at the age of 42. Today in news that could affect public perception of the big tech platforms.

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What a speech controversy at Stanford tells us about Facebook?s Oversight Board

The Verge

The company’s community standards prohibit “direct attacks” on people based on their race. But the company also published a blog post in 2017 laying out some of the nuances involved in deciding whether a slur is, in fact, an attack, which often depends heavily on context that goes beyond the written word. Industry. ?

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