📢Odaily Planet Daily is freshly released! Avast's latest cyber threat report reveals that social engineering will dominate cyber threats in the first quarter of 2024. 😱Nearly 90% of mobile network attacks and 87% of desktop network attacks involve scams, phishing and malvertising, with more human vulnerabilities than technical vulnerabilities. 🔍

There has been a significant increase in scams using advanced technologies such as deepfake videos and AI-manipulated audio, which often exploit hijacked YouTube channels and other social media platforms to spread fraudulent content. 😨Cybercriminals use high-profile events and figures to increase the credibility of their scams, and YouTube, in particular, has become a key vector for these threats. 🎯

Avast's telemetry data shows that 4 million unique users were protected from YouTube-based threats over the past year, with approximately 500,000 users protected in the first quarter alone. Cybercriminals are increasingly exploiting YouTube's automated advertising and user-generated content capabilities to bypass traditional security measures and deploy attacks ranging from phishing campaigns to malware distribution. 🔥

As technology-focused encryption attacks and hacking attacks have declined over the past year, Avast's report showcases an increase in non-technical attacks. Human vulnerabilities are often the most difficult aspect of operational security, and artificial intelligence appears to have made enough progress to present considerable challenges for security experts. 🔒Please be vigilant and protect your own online security!