Oxford University COVID‑19 lab hacked
Neither clinical research into the coronavirus nor any patient data were affected by the incident
Archives - February 2021
Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID‑19
As screen time has increased, so has the risk of cyberbullying. What you can do to help protect your children from online harassment?
Championing worthy causes: How ESET gives a helping hand
A snapshot of some of the ways ESET makes an impact supporting the well-being of people, communities and the environment
Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content
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
Google’s Password Checkup tool rolling out to Android devices
People who use devices running Android 9 or newer will be alerted if their login credentials have been stolen
Clubhouse chats streamed to third‑party website
The incident raises concerns about the privacy and security of conversations taking place on the platform
Brave browser’s Tor mode exposed users’ dark web activity
A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave’s Tor feature caused the browser to leak users' DNS queries
TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI
Both hacktivists and extortionists have used telephony denial-of-service attacks as a way to further their goals
Malware authors already taking aim at Apple M1 Macs
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
Attacks targeting IT firms stir concern, controversy
The Exaramel backdoor, discovered by ESET in 2018, resurfaces in a campaign hitting companies that use an outdated version of a popular IT monitoring tool
Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
Beware of COVID‑19 vaccine scams and misinformation
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
Record‑high number of vulnerabilities reported in 2020
High-severity and critical bugs disclosed in 2020 outnumber the sum total of vulnerabilities reported in 2010
Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy
While you’re living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare
Protecting the water supply – hacker edition
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems?
Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw
This month’s relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city’s water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
ESET Threat Report Q4 2020
A view of the Q4 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Google: Better patching could have prevented 1 in 4 zero‑days last year
Vendors should fix the root cause of a vulnerability, rather than block just one path to triggering it, says Google
Facebook etiquette: Behaviors you should avoid
Sharing your thoughts or photos for the world to see is now as easy as pushing a button, but even a seemingly harmless post may come back to haunt you