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2019-09-24 14:18:58 |
Do companies take cybersecurity seriously enough? (lien direct) |
Many companies are ranking cybersecurity as a top 5 priority but their actions do not measure up to the claim, a survey finds
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2019-09-24 09:30:57 |
No summer vacations for Zebrocy (lien direct) |
ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign
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APT 28
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2019-09-19 15:57:31 |
Universities warned to brace for cyberattacks (lien direct) |
The UK's cybersecurity agency also outlines precautions that academia should take to mitigate risks
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2019-09-18 16:38:07 |
Remote access flaws found in popular routers, NAS devices (lien direct) |
In almost all tested units, the researchers achieved their goal of obtaining remote root-level access
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2019-09-17 14:33:06 |
Nearly all of Ecuador\'s citizens caught up in data leak (lien direct) |
The humongous collection of extensive personal details about millions of people could be a gold mine for scam artists
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2019-09-12 21:31:11 |
A vulnerability in Instagram exposes personal information of users (lien direct) |
The bug, which has already been fixed by Facebook, allowed access to private user information that could be abused by malicious actors.
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Vulnerability
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2019-09-11 09:30:01 |
Selfies for kids – A guide for parents (lien direct) |
>Are you – and especially your children – aware of the risks that may come with sharing selfies?
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2019-09-09 09:30:03 |
ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group (lien direct) |
>ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East
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Malware
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2019-09-06 20:34:01 |
Week in security (lien direct) |
>This week, we present an introduction to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, the review of the mobile threats and vulnerabilities detected for mobile during the first half of 2019, and Firefox 69 new features.
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2019-09-06 09:28:03 |
Firefox 69: Third‑Party Tracking Cookies and Cryptomining Now Blocked by Default (lien direct) |
Firefox new Enhanced Tracking Protection (ETP) feature launched to all users of the browser to offer better privacy and protection from cryptojacjing.
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2019-09-05 09:30:05 |
Semi‑annual balance of mobile security 2019 (lien direct) |
>Malware detections for iOS increased, as did the number of vulnerabilities detected in this operating system, while in the case of Android, the number of reported vulnerabilities decreased, although the number of highly critical bugs reported increased.
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2019-09-03 14:21:00 |
What is MITRE ATT&CK and how is it useful? (lien direct) |
An introduction to the MITRE ATT&CK framework and how it can help organize and classify various types of threats and adversarial behaviors.
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2019-08-23 09:30:01 |
Cyberbullying: What schools and teachers can do (lien direct) |
How schools and educators can address and help prevent abusive behavior on the internet
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2019-08-22 09:30:03 |
First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play (lien direct) |
ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google Play – twice
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Tool
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2019-08-21 09:30:05 |
Education and privacy legislation at ChannelCon (lien direct) |
>As education is set to become an increasingly vital tool in companies' security toolboxes, the question arises: How can they effectively implement security awareness training?
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Tool
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2019-08-20 15:25:00 |
Ransomware wave hits 23 towns in Texas (lien direct) |
>The attack, which has victimized mostly smaller local governments, is thought to have been unleashed by a single threat actor
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Ransomware
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2019-08-16 09:30:00 |
AI: Artificial Ignorance (lien direct) |
>Does true Artificial Intelligence even exist yet? Will it ever exist or will it end the world before we reach its full capacity?
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2019-08-15 13:10:01 |
Microsoft warns of new BlueKeep‑like flaws (lien direct) |
Unlike BlueKeep, however, these vulnerabilities affect more recent Windows versions, including Windows 10
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2019-08-14 09:30:00 |
In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double‑barreled weapon (lien direct) |
ESET researchers discovered a campaign that uses two malicious tools with similar capabilities to ensure both resilience and broader potential for the attackers
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2019-08-13 09:30:03 |
Hacking my airplane – BlackHat edition (lien direct) |
>After welcoming hacking research, automobile technology started to get better at defending against hacks. So why has the airline industry not been as welcoming?
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2019-08-08 15:05:01 |
Facebook hits two app developers with lawsuit (lien direct) |
The legal action, brought over alleged click injection fraud, is said to be among the first of its kind
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2019-08-08 09:30:03 |
Varenyky: Spambot à la Française (lien direct) |
ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France
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Spam
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2019-08-07 10:22:01 |
FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules (lien direct) |
Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules
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2019-08-05 09:31:03 |
Sharpening the Machete (lien direct) |
ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting the Venezuelan military
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2019-08-02 09:30:00 |
Smart TVs: Yet another way for attackers to break into your home? (lien direct) |
>A primer on why internet-enabled TVs make for attractive and potentially soft targets, and how cybercriminals can ruin more than your TV viewing experience
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2019-08-01 15:00:02 |
From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo (lien direct) |
The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
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2019-07-29 14:35:03 |
Android ransomware is back (lien direct) |
>ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims' contacts and deploys some unusual tricks
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Ransomware
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2019-07-29 09:30:05 |
Scam impersonates WhatsApp, offers \'free internet\' (lien direct) |
>The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands
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2019-07-26 11:05:01 |
South African power company battles ransomware attack (lien direct) |
>The power utility appears to be well on track to a swift recovery following an attack that ultimately left some people without electricity
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Ransomware
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2019-07-25 16:35:00 |
Streaming service endures 13‑day DDoS raid (lien direct) |
The attack, unleashed by a 400,000-strong Mirai-style botnet, may be the largest of its kind on record
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2019-07-24 12:04:02 |
Data breaches can haunt firms for years (lien direct) |
>The compromised company may bear the financial brunt of the breach within the first year after the incident occurs, but the price tag is still far from final
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2019-07-22 15:30:04 |
VLC player has a critical flaw – and there\'s no patch yet (lien direct) |
On the flip side, there are currently no known cases of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild
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Vulnerability
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2019-07-19 09:30:02 |
With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge (lien direct) |
>ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure
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Tool
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2019-07-18 09:30:01 |
Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions (lien direct) |
>Tracking the malicious activities of the elusive Ke3chang APT group, ESET researchers have discovered new versions of malware families linked to the group, and a previously unreported backdoor
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Malware
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APT 15
APT 25
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2019-07-17 18:53:04 |
BlueKeep patching isn\'t progressing fast enough (lien direct) |
>Keeping up with BlueKeep; or how many internet-facing systems, and in which countries and industries, remain ripe for exploitation?
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Patching
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2019-07-16 15:36:00 |
How your Instagram account could have been hijacked (lien direct) |
>A researcher found that it was possible to subvert the platform's password recovery mechanism and take control of user accounts
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2019-07-12 09:30:05 |
Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now (lien direct) |
>What mounting public concern about falling victim to cybercrime says about government and corporate efforts at cybercrime deterrence
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2019-07-11 09:30:05 |
Buhtrap group uses zero‑day in latest espionage campaigns (lien direct) |
ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years
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2019-07-10 09:30:04 |
Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks (lien direct) |
>ESET research discovers a zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows
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Vulnerability
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2019-07-09 17:19:03 |
UK\'s data watchdog to hand out two mega-fines for breaches (lien direct) |
The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts
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2019-07-08 09:30:00 |
Malicious campaign targets South Korean users with backdoor-laced torrents (lien direct) |
>ESET researchers have discovered a malicious campaign distributing a backdoor via torrents, with Korean TV content used as a lure
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2019-07-03 15:31:05 |
NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay (lien direct) |
>A trifecta of issues impact the organization's cyber-resilience and conspire to put it in the firing line of cyberattacks
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2019-07-02 16:46:03 |
Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor (lien direct) |
The leak, which apparently has yet to be plugged, exposes a range of very specific data about users
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2019-07-01 16:00:02 |
Ex-Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach (lien direct) |
>“Sounds bad”, the former Equifax CIO wrote in a text after learning of the breach that ended up affecting almost half the US population
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Equifax
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2019-06-27 15:22:00 |
Microsoft enhances OneDrive to secure your critical files (lien direct) |
The new feature is intended to protect the kind of data that you hold particularly dear
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2019-06-26 21:05:03 |
Two US cities opt to pay $1m to ransomware operators (lien direct) |
>A few days apart, two cities in Florida cave in to extortionists' demands in hopes of restoring access to municipal computer systems
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Ransomware
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2019-06-25 09:30:05 |
Stopping stalkerware: What needs to change? (lien direct) |
>What technology makers and others can – and should – do to counter the kind of surveillance that starts at home
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2019-06-24 20:28:01 |
Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data (lien direct) |
>The infiltration was only spotted and stopped after the hackers roamed the network undetected for almost a year
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2019-06-21 09:30:00 |
Privacy legislation may soon affect smaller businesses (lien direct) |
Why smaller businesses cannot afford to ignore how they gather, store and protect data
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2019-06-20 09:00:03 |
LoudMiner: Cross-platform mining in cracked VST software (lien direct) |
>The story of a Linux miner bundled with pirated copies of VST (Virtual Studio Technology) software for Windows and macOS
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