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Archives - October 2019
Facebook builds tool to confound facial recognition
However, the social network harbors no plans to deploy the technology in any of its services any time soon
What you may be getting wrong about cybersecurity
Attention-grabbing cyberattacks that use fiendish exploits are probably not the kind of threat that should be your main concern – here's what your organization should focus on instead
Your smart doorbell may be collecting more data than you think, study finds
The study tested 81 IoT devices to analyze their behavior and tracking habits, and in some cases brought rather surprising findings
Facebook lays out plan to protect elections
How is the social network preparing to curtail the spread of misinformation as the election season heats up?
Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users
ESET researchers discovered a year-long adware campaign on Google Play and tracked down its operator. The apps involved, installed eight million times, use several tricks for stealth and persistence.
Smart cities must be cyber‑smart cities
As cities turn to IoT to address long-standing urban problems, what are the risks of leaving cybersecurity behind at the planning phase?
NordVPN reveals breach at datacenter provider
The company says that the incident, going back to March 2018, affected only 1 out of its 3,000 servers
Winnti Group’s skip‑2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor
Notorious cyberespionage group debases MSSQL
Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser
ESET researchers discover a trojanized Tor Browser distributed by cybercriminals to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers
What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed
ESET Smart Home Research Team uncovers Echo, Kindle versions vulnerable to 2017 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
Operation Ghost: The Dukes aren’t back – they never left
ESET researchers describe recent activity of the infamous espionage group, the Dukes, including three new malware families
Streaming devices track viewing habits, study finds
Do you know what kind of data your streaming device may be collecting while you binge watch?
Connecting the dots: Exposing the arsenal and methods of the Winnti Group
New ESET white paper released describing updates to the malware arsenal and campaigns of this group known for its supply-chain attacks
EU warns of cyber‑risks as 5G looms
What are the scenarios that may prove to be challenging to manage in the 5G world?
ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting
ESET researchers discover a previously unreported cyberespionage platform used in targeted attacks against diplomatic missions and governmental institutions, and privacy-concerned users
How concerned are you about the privacy challenges of your IoT devices?
An ESET survey of thousands of people in North America provides a peek into how they perceive the privacy and security of their smart home connected devices
Internet pioneer Dr. Paul Vixie on global internet security
We sat down with internet pioneer and Farsight Security CEO Dr. Paul Vixie, who co-invented some of the services that are central to the 'Net's fabric, to discuss a range of issues affecting security and privacy
Inside consumer perceptions of security and privacy in the connected home
An ESET survey polled 4,000 people to get a sense of their attitudes towards the privacy and security implications of smart home technology
Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples
ESET experts describe how they trained a machine-learning model to recognize a handful of unwanted UEFI components within a flood of millions of harmless samples