65 million Tumblr users should probably be careful…
65 million Tumblr users have had their details compromised as a result of a recently-discovered breach dating back to 2013. But it's not just their passwords that they should be concerned about.
Archives - May 2016
What the CISSP? 20 years as a Certified Information Systems Security Professional
Reflecting on 20 years of CISSP, the Certified Information Systems Security Professional qualification from (ISC)2, the International Information System Security Certification Consortium.
Decision makers at banks ‘in the dark’ about data breaches
Decision makers at banks are in the dark when it comes to data breaches at their organization, according to KPMG’s 2016 Banking Outlook Survey.
Another malware wave hits Europe, mainly downloading Locky ransomware
ESET LiveGrid® telemetry shows a spike in detections of the JS/Danger.ScriptAttachment malware in several European countries.
Beware Burger King WhatsApp scam: It’s a trap
Just when it seemed that the recent raft of WhatsApp scams were coming to a close, we have discovered a new one. This time it involves Burger King.
Phishing attacks on the rise
There has been a notable escalation in phishing attacks in 2016, according to a new report from the Anti-Phishing Working Group (APWG).
GDPR Day: countdown to a global privacy and security regimen?
This thing called GDPR will impact data security and privacy policy at many US firms when it takes effect two years from today. Start learning what the EU General Data Protection Regulation means to your business.
Financial industry ‘needs to come together to fight cybercrime’
The financial industry needs to come together to better understand the threat of cybercrime, according to an expert.
Expert insight from the author of the ESET TeslaCrypt decryptor
WeLiveSecurity sits down with Igor Kabina, the ESET malware researcher who ultimately created the universal ESET TeslaCrypt decryption tool.
Don’t want ransomware to rock your universe? Add this to your towel
These days, it is not Vogon poetry that’s the most widespread risk one can encounter in the universe, but rather ransomware, explains ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.
SWIFT announces security boost to thwart cyberattacks
Following a spate of recent incidents involving some of its customers, SWIFT has announced new measures it is looking to implement to keep cyberattacks at bay.
Critical infrastructure: It’s time to make security a priority
The importance of ensuring information security on critical infrastructure has been recognized for years, yet there are still cases that illustrate the need for improvement.
Teenager charged over Mumsnet hack and DDoS attack
An 18-year-old man has been charged by British police in connection with an internet attack that saw Mumsnet hacked, users' accounts breached, passwords stolen, and the site blasted offline.
Tech support scams go with a Bing
Microsoft takes a shot at preventing support scammers from exploiting Bing Ads, explains David Harley, senior research fellow at ESET.
Financial institutions ‘need to prioritize’ cybersecurity
Financial institutions need to put cybersecurity at the top of their agenda, according to a new report titled Cyber and the City.
The security review: ESET release decryptor for TeslaCrypt ransomware
Welcome to this week’s security review, which includes ESET releasing a new decryptor for TeslaCrypt ransomware, new revelations about a 2012 LinkedIn data breach and expert insight into Operation Groundbait.
Will we ever fix ‘broken’ USB stick security?
As a recent study finds that half of people plug in USB sticks found at their work’s car parking lot, we ask if the USB security threat will ever go away.
117 million LinkedIn members compromised by 2012 data breach
Over 117 million emails and passwords belonging to LinkedIn members have been put online for sale, it has been revealed.
Metadata from phone calls ‘reveals personal information’
Metadata that is generated through phone calls discloses a significant amount of personal information, a new study from Stanford University in the US has found.
ESET releases new decryptor for TeslaCrypt ransomware
If your encrypted files had the extensions .xxx, .ttt, .micro, .mp3 or left unchanged, then ESET has good news for you.