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2021-04-13 15:40:58 |
WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account (lien direct) |
An attacker can lock you out of the app using just your phone number and without requiring any action on your part
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2021-04-12 14:28:59 |
Clubhouse in the spotlight after user records posted online (lien direct) |
Reports of another trove of scraped user data add to the recent woes of popular social media platforms
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2021-04-09 15:01:07 |
Data from 500 million LinkedIn accounts put up for sale (lien direct) |
The treasure trove of data reportedly includes users' LinkedIn IDs, full names, email addresses, phone numbers and workplace information
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2021-04-08 13:00:15 |
Does data stolen in a data breach expire? (lien direct) |
Some personal information just doesn't age – here's what the Facebook data leak may mean for you
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2021-04-08 09:30:57 |
(Are you) afreight of the dark? Watch out for Vyveva, new Lazarus backdoor (lien direct) |
ESET researchers discover a new Lazarus backdoor deployed against a freight logistics firm in South Africa
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APT 38
APT 28
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2021-04-07 17:00:07 |
$38 million worth of gift cards stolen and sold on dark web (lien direct) |
Easy to redeem and hard to trace, gift cards remain a hot commodity in the criminal underground
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2021-04-07 09:30:03 |
Supply‑chain attacks: When trust goes wrong, try hope? (lien direct) |
How can organizations tackle the growing menace of attacks that shake trust in software?
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2021-04-06 09:30:27 |
Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil (lien direct) |
ESET Research uncovers a new threat that targets organizations operating in various sectors in Brazil
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2021-04-01 09:30:53 |
Is your dishwasher trying to kill you? (lien direct) |
Does every device in your home really need to be connected to the internet? And could it be turned against you?
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2021-03-31 09:30:20 |
Are you prepared to prevent data loss? (lien direct) |
From losing cherished memories to missing deadlines, the impact of not having backups when a data disaster strikes can hardly be overstated
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2021-03-30 15:25:16 |
Backdoor added to PHP source code in Git server breach (lien direct) |
Had the incident gone unnoticed, the attackers could have taken over websites using the tainted code
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2021-03-29 15:29:21 |
Apple rushes to patch zero‑day flaw in iOS, iPadOS (lien direct) |
The bug is under active exploitation by unknown attackers and affects a wide range of devices, including iPhones, iPads and Apple Watches
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2021-03-25 16:19:16 |
Warning issued over scams touting fake COVID‑19 vaccines, asking for Bitcoin (lien direct) |
Money doesn't buy you happiness – cryptocurrency doesn't buy you a genuine COVID-19 vaccine
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2021-03-24 19:48:05 |
Vengeful IT worker gets jail time for deleting company\'s Microsoft user accounts (lien direct) |
The company was left to deal with three months' worth of IT problems
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2021-03-23 19:50:11 |
Almost $2 billion lost to BEC scams in 2020 (lien direct) |
Nearly half of reported cybercrime losses in 2020 were the result of BEC fraud, according to an FBI report
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2021-03-23 10:30:36 |
When repairing things you own may make you an outlaw (lien direct) |
How do you balance the right to repair with the requirement to remain secure?
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2021-03-22 10:30:38 |
5 reasons why (not only) financial companies struggle with cybersecurity (lien direct) |
Why do many organizations have a hard time keeping up with the evolving threat landscape and effectively managing their cyber-risks?
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2021-03-19 14:00:16 |
7 steps to staying safe and secure on Twitter (lien direct) |
Follow these easy steps to prevent your Twitter account from being hacked and to remain safe while tweeting
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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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APT 41
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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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