Deepfakes, AI-Manipulated Audio, and Hijacked Social Media Surge in 2024

Avast Threat Report shows nearly 90% of cyberthreats currently rely on human manipulation TEMPE, Ariz. and PRAGUE, May 14, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Avast, a leader in digital security and privacy and brand of Gen™ (NASDAQ: GEN), has reported that social engineering threats – those which rely on human manipulation – account for most cyberthreats faced by individuals in 2024. According to the latest quarterly Avast Threat Report, which looks at the threat landscape from January-March 2024, scams, phishing and mal ...