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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers release new findings about malware linked to the Ke3chang APT group, including details about Okrum, a previously unreported backdoor

Tomáš Foltýn19 Jul 2019


Scams

With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge

With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge

Scams

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

Lukas Stefanko19 Jul 2019


ESET Research

Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions

Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions

ESET Research

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

Zuzana Hromcová18 Jul 2019


Digital Security

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough

BlueKeep patching isn’t progressing fast enough

Digital Security

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?

Tomáš Foltýn17 Jul 2019


Social Media

How your Instagram account could have been hacked

How your Instagram account could have been hacked

Social Media

How your Instagram account could have been hacked

A researcher found that it was possible to subvert the platform’s password recovery mechanism and take control of user accounts

Tomáš Foltýn16 Jul 2019


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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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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

Tomáš Foltýn12 Jul 2019


Cybercrime

Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now

Cybercrime seen to be getting worse: The time to act is now

Cybercrime

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

Stephen Cobb12 Jul 2019


ESET Research

Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

ESET Research

Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years

Jean-Ian Boutin11 Jul 2019


ESET Research

Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks

Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks

ESET Research

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

Anton Cherepanov10 Jul 2019


Digital Security

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

UK’s data watchdog hands out two mega-fines for breaches

Digital Security

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

Tomáš Foltýn09 Jul 2019


ESET Research

Malicious campaign targets South Korean users with backdoor-laced torrents

Malicious campaign targets South Korean users with backdoor-laced torrents

ESET Research

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

Zuzana Hromcová08 Jul 2019


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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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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

Tomáš Foltýn05 Jul 2019


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