World events have introduced unique threats and exposed new cyber vulnerabilities that have a significant impact on the military. The extended war between Russia and Ukraine, increasing economic instability, a widening political divide, and an evolving and prolonged pandemic response have all helped to shape the threat landscape of today.
Over the past year, ZeroFox threat analysts noticed a significant uptick in both the number of targets and financial losses due to what the FBI has coined “Confidence/Romance” scams – a type of threat within the broader category of “Disinformation.” These scammers use the military uniform as an emblem of trust to play on human emotions, either to develop a romantic relationship with civilian victims or to lure service members into a relationship using fake dating profiles. ...read more!
