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2021-03-19 10:30:16 |
Trust your surveillance? Why hacked cameras are very bad (lien direct) |
When a breach captures a part of us that is unchangeable, does it mean that we have allowed technology to pry too deeply into our lives?
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2021-03-18 16:23:41 |
FBI: Cybercrime losses topped US$4.2 billion in 2020 (lien direct) |
The Bureau received over 28,000 reports of COVID-19-themed scams last year
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2021-03-18 14:47:20 |
Beware Android trojan posing as Clubhouse app (lien direct) |
The malware can grab login credentials for more than 450 apps and bypass SMS-based two-factor authentication
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2021-03-16 13:30:06 |
Google fixes Chrome zero‑day bug exploited in the wild (lien direct) |
The latest update patches a total of five vulnerabilities affecting the browser's desktop versions
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2021-03-15 10:30:18 |
PayPal fraud: What merchants should know (lien direct) |
From overpayment to shipping scams, what are some of the most common threats that merchants using PayPal should watch out for?
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2021-03-11 10:30:01 |
Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys? (lien direct) |
ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things
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2021-03-10 13:00:04 |
Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups (lien direct) |
ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world
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2021-03-10 10:30:10 |
Online health security – when \'opt out\' isn\'t an option (lien direct) |
What happens when you try to opt out of e-health to avoid issues in the event of a breach?
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2021-03-09 16:33:07 |
WhatsApp may soon roll out encrypted chat backups (lien direct) |
While chats are end-to-end encrypted, their backups are not – this may change soon
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2021-03-08 14:00:05 |
Women in cybersecurity: Gender gap narrows but not enough (lien direct) |
The number of women joining the ranks of cybersecurity practitioners is steadily increasing, but a lot still needs to be done to close the gap
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2021-03-08 10:30:32 |
Going dark: Service disruptions at stock exchanges and brokerages (lien direct) |
Are you a bull or a bear? If you can't access your data and money, do your sentiments about the market still matter?
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2021-03-05 10:30:25 |
How ESET\'s work on SafetyNet® helps protect children online (lien direct) |
For over a decade, ESET and the San Diego Police Foundation have been working together to help keep children safe from online threats
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2021-03-04 19:39:36 |
Microsoft rushes out fixes for four zero‑day flaws in Exchange Server (lien direct) |
At least one vulnerability is being exploited by multiple cyberespionage groups to attacks targets mainly in the US, per ESET telemetry
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2021-03-04 10:30:07 |
Cybersecurity risks and challenges facing the financial industry (lien direct) |
A primer on various threats looming over financial companies and the steps that the organizations can take to counter them
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2021-03-03 10:30:16 |
Not all cybercriminals are sophisticated (lien direct) |
Some perpetrators of online crime and fraud don't use advanced methods to profit at the expense of unsuspecting victims and to avoid getting caught
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2021-03-01 16:21:48 |
Popular password manager in the spotlight over web trackers (lien direct) |
While the trackers in LastPass' Android app don't collect any personal data, the news may not sit well with some privacy-minded users
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2021-02-26 15:30:31 |
Oxford University COVID‑19 lab hacked (lien direct) |
Neither clinical research into the coronavirus nor any patient data were affected by the incident
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2021-02-26 14:00:39 |
Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID‑19 (lien direct) |
As screen time has increased, so has the risk of cyberbullying. What you can do to help protect your children from online harassment?
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2021-02-26 10:30:21 |
Championing worthy causes: How ESET gives a helping hand (lien direct) |
A snapshot of some of the ways ESET makes an impact supporting the well-being of people, communities and the environment
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2021-02-25 17:43:07 |
Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content (lien direct) |
Two new tools will warn users about the risks of searching for and sharing content that exploits children, including the potential legal consequences of doing so
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2021-02-24 16:16:56 |
Google\'s Password Checkup tool rolling out to Android devices (lien direct) |
People who use devices running Android 9 or newer will be alerted if their login credentials have been stolen
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2021-02-23 17:38:45 |
Clubhouse chats streamed to third‑party website (lien direct) |
The incident raises concerns about the privacy and security of conversations taking place on the platform
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2021-02-22 19:37:42 |
Brave browser\'s Tor mode exposed users\' dark web activity (lien direct) |
A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave's Tor feature caused the browser to leak users' DNS queries
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2021-02-19 15:49:48 |
TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI (lien direct) |
Both hacktivists and extortionists have used telephony denial-of-service attacks as a way to further their goals
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2021-02-18 17:21:48 |
Malware authors already taking aim at Apple M1 Macs (lien direct) |
The first instance of malicious code native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs emerged a month after the release of devices equipped with the company's in-house CPUs
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2021-02-17 01:20:50 |
Attacks targeting IT firms stir concern, controversy (lien direct) |
The Exaramel backdoor, discovered by ESET in 2018, resurfaces in a campaign hitting companies that use an outdated version of a popular IT monitoring tool
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2021-02-16 17:30:11 |
Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records (lien direct) |
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
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2021-02-16 10:30:19 |
Beware of COVID‑19 vaccine scams and misinformation (lien direct) |
The vaccination push provides a vital shot in the arm for the world's battle against the pandemic, but it's also a topic ripe for exploitation by fraudsters and purveyors of misinformation
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2021-02-15 16:49:36 |
Record‑breaking number of vulnerabilities reported in 2020 (lien direct) |
High-severity and critical bugs disclosed in 2020 outnumber the sum total of vulnerabilities reported 10 years prior
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2021-02-12 10:30:17 |
Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy (lien direct) |
While you're living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare
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2021-02-11 16:00:46 |
Protecting the water supply – hacker edition (lien direct) |
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems?
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2021-02-10 19:02:20 |
Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw (lien direct) |
This month's relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical
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2021-02-09 17:32:16 |
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city\'s water supply (lien direct) |
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
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2021-02-08 10:30:47 |
(Déjà vu) ESET Threat Report Q4 2020 (lien direct) |
A view of the Q4 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
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2021-02-04 19:20:06 |
Google: Better patching could have prevented 1 in 4 zero‑days last year (lien direct) |
Vendors should fix the root cause of a vulnerability, rather than block just one path to triggering it, says Google
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2021-02-04 10:30:21 |
Facebook etiquette: Behaviors you should avoid (lien direct) |
Sharing your thoughts or photos for the world to see is now as easy as pushing a button, but even a seemingly harmless post may come back to haunt you
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2021-02-03 17:28:48 |
Identity theft spikes amid pandemic (lien direct) |
The US Federal Trade Commission received 1.4 million reports of identity theft last year, double the number from 2019
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2021-02-02 10:30:02 |
Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure (lien direct) |
ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they've named Kobalos
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2021-02-01 10:30:12 |
Operation NightScout: Supply‑chain attack targets online gaming in Asia (lien direct) |
ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online‑gaming communities in Asia
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2021-01-28 11:45:43 |
Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation (lien direct) |
The law enforcement action is one of the most significant operations against cybercriminal enterprises ever
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2021-01-28 10:30:19 |
Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning (lien direct) |
As schools and students continue to contend with the very real cyber-risks of virtual classrooms, we share some advice for protecting children's data and privacy
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2021-01-27 22:53:59 |
Apple patches three iOS zero‑days under attack (lien direct) |
The company emits emergency updates to fix bugs affecting devices ranging from iPhones to Apple Watches
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2021-01-26 16:26:10 |
Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages (lien direct) |
“Download This application and Win Mobile Phone”, reads the message attempting to trick users into downloading a fake Huawei app
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2021-01-22 10:30:33 |
Why do we fall for SMS phishing scams so easily? (lien direct) |
Here's how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks
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2021-01-21 10:30:48 |
Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep\'s clothing (lien direct) |
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
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2021-01-20 21:12:00 |
DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning (lien direct) |
Security flaws in a widely used DNS software package could allow attackers to send users to malicious websites or to remotely hijack their devices
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2021-01-19 19:38:07 |
FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials (lien direct) |
Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks
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2021-01-18 16:56:17 |
WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash (lien direct) |
Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users' concerns
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2021-01-15 10:30:54 |
What\'s your attitude to parental controls? (lien direct) |
Nobody said parenting was easy, but in the digital age it comes with a whole slew of new challenges. How do parents view the role of parental monitoring in children's online safety?
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2021-01-14 16:00:36 |
CES 2021: Car spying – your insurance company is watching you (lien direct) |
Your 'networked computer on wheels' has a privacy problem – and you may not be in the driver's seat when it comes to your data
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