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$5.2 billion worth of Bitcoin transactions possibly tied to ransomware
Threat actors are increasingly using advanced tactics to obfuscate and launder their illicit gains, a report by the US Government finds
A recipe for failure: Predictably poor passwords
Security professionals advise to never use ‘beef stew’ as a password. It just isn’t stroganoff.
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Phishing and how to avoid taking the bait – Offboarding employees securely – Why old malware refuses to die
Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted
Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators
Employee offboarding: Why companies must close a crucial gap in their security strategy
There are various ways a departing employee could put your organization at risk of a data breach. How do you offboard employees the right way and ensure your data remains safe?
Don’t get phished! How to be the one that got away
If it looks like a duck, swims like a duck, and quacks like a duck, then it's probably a duck. Now, how do you apply the duck test to defend against phishing?
Microsoft thwarts record‑breaking DDoS attack
The attack, which clocked in at 2.4 Tbps, targeted an Azure customer based in Europe
Ransomware cost US companies almost $21 billion in downtime in 2020
The victims lost an average of nine days to downtime and two-and-a-half months to investigations, an analysis of disclosed attacks shows
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research discovers ESPecter bootkit – FontOnLake targeting Linux – Fake SafeMoon app update
FontOnLake: Previously unknown malware family targeting Linux
ESET researchers discover a malware family with tools that show signs they’re used in targeted attacks
Google to turn on 2FA by default for 150 million users, 2 million YouTubers
Two-factor authentication is a simple way to greatly enhance the security of your account
To the moon and hack: Fake SafeMoon app drops malware to spy on you
Cryptocurrencies rise and fall, but one thing stays the same – cybercriminals attempt to cash in on the craze
UEFI threats moving to the ESP: Introducing ESPecter bootkit
ESET research discovers a previously undocumented UEFI bootkit with roots going back all the way to at least 2012
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
New ESET Threat Report is out – Cybersecurity Awareness Month begins today – What organizations should do to secure their VPNs
October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month! Why being cyber‑smart matters
The campaign may last for a month, but we should remember that cybersecurity is a year-round affair
Hackers could force locked iPhones to make contactless payments
Flaws in Apple Pay and Visa could allow criminals to make arbitrary contactless payments – no authentication needed, research finds
ESET Threat Report T2 2021
A view of the T2 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
CISA and NSA release guidance for securing VPNs
What your organization should consider when it comes to choosing a VPN solution and hardening it against attacks
Google releases emergency fix to plug zero‑day hole in Chrome
The emergency release comes a mere three days after Google’s previous update that plugged another 19 security loopholes
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET unmasks FamousSparrow APT group – Stopping cloud data leaks – European cybercrime ring busted