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Windows zero‑day CVE‑2019‑1132 exploited in targeted attacks
ESET research discovers a zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows
Hackers breach NASA, steal Mars mission data
The infiltration was only spotted and stopped after the hackers roamed the network undetected for almost a year
Microsoft enhances OneDrive to secure your sensitive files
The new feature is intended to protect the kind of data that you hold particularly dear
Ex‑Equifax executive sent to jail for insider trading after breach
“Sounds bad”, the former Equifax CIO wrote in a text after learning of the breach that ended up affecting almost half the US population
Two US cities opt to pay $1m to ransomware operators
A few days apart, two cities in Florida cave in to extortionists’ demands in hopes of restoring access to municipal computer systems
Buhtrap group uses zero‑day in latest espionage campaigns
ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
With partner abuse increasingly going digital, we took an in-depth look this week at what needs to be done to stop the scourge of stalkerware
NHS warned to act now to keep hackers at bay
A trifecta of issues impact the organization’s cyber-resilience and conspire to put it in the firing line of cyberattacks
Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now
What mounting public concern about falling victim to cybercrime says about government and corporate efforts at cybercrime deterrence
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Chinese smart home solutions provider Orvibo has leaked two billion logs from devices managed via its cloud platform, exposing sensitive information about their users
Malicious campaign targets South Korean users with backdoor‑laced torrents
ESET researchers have discovered a malicious campaign distributing a backdoor via torrents, with Korean TV content used as a lure
Two billion user logs leaked by smart home vendor
The leak, which has since been plugged, exposed a range of highly specific and sensitive information about users
UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega‑fines for breaches
The times they have a-changed since the ICO could only slap fines worth a fraction of the current amounts
Android ransomware is back
ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks
Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions
Tracking the malicious activities of the elusive Ke3chang APT group, ESET researchers have discovered new versions of malware families linked to the group, and a previously unreported backdoor
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers describe the ins and outs of a zero-day exploit that has been used for a highly targeted attack and reveal the name of the threat actor that deployed it
With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge
ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure
Scam impersonates WhatsApp, offers ‘free internet’
The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands
BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough
Keeping up with BlueKeep; or how many internet-facing systems, and in which countries and industries, remain ripe for exploitation?
FBI warns of romance scams using online daters as money mules
Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules