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Mobile Security

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

Mobile Security

You’d better change your birthday – hackers may know your PIN

Are you in the 26% of people who use one of these PIN codes to unlock their phones?

Jake Moore19 Jun 2019


Social Media

Instagram tests new ways to recover hacked accounts

Instagram tests new ways to recover hacked accounts

Social Media

Instagram tests new ways to recover hacked accounts

Locked out and out of luck? The photo-sharing platform is trialing new methods to reunite you with your lost account

Tomáš Foltýn18 Jun 2019


ESET Research

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET Research

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET analysis uncovers a novel technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions

Lukas Stefanko17 Jun 2019


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

What are the main security concerns associated with smart buildings and why are they in the crosshairs of cybercriminals?

Tomáš Foltýn14 Jun 2019


Privacy

GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

Privacy

GDPR one year on: Most Europeans know at least some of their rights

On the other hand, a surprisingly high number of Europeans haven't even heard of the landmark legislation

Tomáš Foltýn14 Jun 2019


Privacy

Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

Privacy

Spain’s top soccer league fined over its app’s ‘tactics’

La Liga has taken substantial flak for tapping into microphones and geolocation services in fans‘ phones in a bid to root out piracy

Tomáš Foltýn12 Jun 2019


Cybercrime

Why cybercriminals are eyeing smart buildings

Why cybercriminals are eyeing smart buildings

Cybercrime

Why cybercriminals are eyeing smart buildings

A recent talk by ESET's Global Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe looks at the key security challenges facing intelligent buildings

Juan Manuel Harán12 Jun 2019


Privacy

Cyberattack exposes travelers’ photos, says US border agency

Cyberattack exposes travelers’ photos, says US border agency

Privacy

Cyberattack exposes travelers’ photos, says US border agency

The images, collected over one and a half months, were taken as the travelers crossed an unspecified border point

Tomáš Foltýn11 Jun 2019


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research shows how Wajam has evolved into an adware operation that keeps coming up with new tricks in order to evade detection

Tomáš Foltýn07 Jun 2019


Digital Security

Critical bug found in popular mail server software

Critical bug found in popular mail server software

Digital Security

Critical bug found in popular mail server software

If exploited, the security hole in Exim could allow attackers to run arbitrary commands on vulnerable mail servers

Tomáš Foltýn07 Jun 2019


Digital Security

NSA joins chorus urging Windows users to patch ‘BlueKeep’

NSA joins chorus urging Windows users to patch ‘BlueKeep’

Digital Security

NSA joins chorus urging Windows users to patch ‘BlueKeep’

The alert comes on the heels of Microsoft’s second advisory calling on people to take action before it’s too late

Tomáš Foltýn06 Jun 2019


ESET Research

Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

ESET Research

Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

How a Montreal-made "social search engine" application has managed to become widely-spread adware, while escaping consequences

ESET Research05 Jun 2019