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Lessons from Moltbook: When Agents Talk to Agents
Moltbook, a Reddit-like forum meant solely for AI agents, had already garnered over 1.5 million users before research suggested that a multi-agent environment with weak cybersecurity guardrails could be a hotbed for scaling fraud and influence operations. For the IST blog, Gabrielle Tran outlines what this means for the cyber-enabled manipulation of tomorrow.
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prompt injection
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February 26, 2026
Report
Fighting Cyber-Enabled Fraud: A Systemic Defense Approach
Phishing and cyber-enabled fraud are escalating global threats affecting users, consumers, organizations and countries alike. A new white paper, developed by the World Economic Forum’s Partnership against Cybercrime in collaboration with IST, presents a systemic defense framework to confront this challenge.
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WEF
December 2, 2025
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May 1, 2025 3:20 pm
Taking the Fight Upstream: Pursuing Systemic Defense Against Phishing
Three decades into the public internet, cybercrime is booming and phishing remains a key vector. At RSA 2025, IST Chief Trust Officer Steve Kelly joined a panel on pursuing systemic defense against phishing.
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cybercrime
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cybersecurity
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fraud
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ICT
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phishing
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systemic defense
May 1, 2025
Blog
IST at RSA 2025: Zeroing in on hybrid warfare, ransomware, phishing, and more
Core to our mission at IST is our belief that we achieve more when industry, government, and civil society come together in pursuit of a common goal. We’re proud to join the global community of cyber experts convening in San Francisco next week for RSA Conference!
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critical infrastructure
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cybercrime
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cybersecurity
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national security
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phishing
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Ransomware
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systemic defense
April 23, 2025
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