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Lukas Stefanko • 07 May 2026 • 7 min. read
ESET Research
Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users
Filip Jurčacko • 05 May 2026 • 11 min. read
A rigged game: ScarCruft compromises gaming platform in a supply-chain attack
Eric Howard • 23 Apr 2026 • 5 min. read
GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware
Business Security
Virtual machines, virtually everywhere – and with real security gaps
Cyber fallout from the Iran war: What to have on your radar
COVID-19
Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID-19 vaccine scammers
Fraudsters impersonate vaccine manufacturers and authorities overseeing vaccine distribution efforts, INTERPOL warns
Amer Owaida • 18 Aug 2021
Digital Security
Nearly 2 million records from terrorist watchlist exposed online
The secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication
Amer Owaida • 17 Aug 2021
Dumpster diving is a filthy business
One man’s trash is another man’s treasure – here’s why you should think twice about what you toss in the recycling bin
Jake Moore • 17 Aug 2021
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How IISpy spies on its victims and stays under the radar – IISerpent tampers with search engine results – How to avoid falling prey to ransomware
Editor • 13 Aug 2021
Examining threats to device security in the hybrid workplace
As employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands
Phil Muncaster • 12 Aug 2021
IISerpent: Malware-driven SEO fraud as a service
The last in our series on IIS threats introduces a malicious IIS extension used to manipulate page rankings for third-party websites
Zuzana Hromcová • 11 Aug 2021
Scams
Deepfakes – the bot made me do it
As deepfakes become indistinguishable from reality and the potential for the misuse of synthetic content is virtually endless, what can you do to avoid falling victim to deepfake fraud?
Tony Anscombe • 10 Aug 2021
Ransomware
Ransomware runs rampant, so how can you combat this threat?
A new paper explains how ransomware has become one of the top cyberthreats of the day and how your organization can avoid becoming the next victim
Ondrej Kubovič • 10 Aug 2021
DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101
How poking at the innards of satellites can make the future of cybersecurity in space more palatable
Cameron Camp • 09 Aug 2021
IISpy: A complex server-side backdoor with anti-forensic features
The second in our series on IIS threats dissects a malicious IIS extension that employs nifty tricks in an attempt to secure long-term espionage on the compromised servers
Zuzana Hromcová • 09 Aug 2021
ESET research dissects IIS web server threats – How IIStealer steals credit card data – The flood of spam in your inbox
Editor • 06 Aug 2021
Black Hat 2021: Lessons from a lawyer
Why companies and their security teams need to engage with a lawyer before an incident occurs
Tony Anscombe • 06 Aug 2021
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