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ESET Research

BackSwap malware finds innovative ways to empty bank accounts

BackSwap malware finds innovative ways to empty bank accounts

ESET Research

BackSwap malware finds innovative ways to empty bank accounts

ESET researchers have discovered a piece of banking malware that employs a new technique to bypass dedicated browser protection measures

Michal Poslušný25 May 2018


GDPR: One rule to rule them all – legally

GDPR: One rule to rule them all – legally

GDPR: One rule to rule them all – legally

It's almost here but what are the legal ramifications of the incoming legislation for businesses

Veronika Gallisova24 May 2018


Scams

Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

Scams

Losses from BEC scams rising fast and furious

In 2017, the victims of BEC fraud were stung for $676 million, almost double the loss totals reported in the previous year

Tomáš Foltýn24 May 2018


Cybercrime

Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

Cybercrime

Mexico: Cybercriminals steal at least 400 million pesos through unauthorized transfers

While the exact amount of stolen money and source of the cybercriminals are not known, the authorities have confirmed that no clients were affected.

Juan Manuel Harán24 May 2018


WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

WeLiveSecurity in running for European Security Blogger Awards. Vote now!

We’re not in it for prizes (or cakes), but there’s no denying that we’re thrilled to be a finalist for the European Security Blogger Awards – and in five categories at that!

Tomáš Foltýn23 May 2018


Amazon Rekognition a possible threat to the civil rights of citizens

Amazon Rekognition a possible threat to the civil rights of citizens

Amazon Rekognition a possible threat to the civil rights of citizens

Use of software by law enforcement as a surveillance tool is a real concern for groups

Shane Curtis23 May 2018


£120,000 fine for university after details of 20,000 staff and students exposed in data breach

£120,000 fine for university after details of 20,000 staff and students exposed in data breach

£120,000 fine for university after details of 20,000 staff and students exposed in data breach

The University of Greenwich has received a fine of £120,000 because of the substantial damage and substantial distress caused by a security breach that exposed the personal information of 20,000 people.

Graham Cluley23 May 2018


ESET Research

Turla Mosquito: A shift towards more generic tools

Turla Mosquito: A shift towards more generic tools

ESET Research

Turla Mosquito: A shift towards more generic tools

ESET researchers have observed a significant change in the campaign of the infamous espionage group

ESET Research22 May 2018


14 free online courses about computer security

14 free online courses about computer security

14 free online courses about computer security

Get a better understanding of cybersecurity with this list of free online courses that you can take to become more cyber-aware

Juan Manuel Harán22 May 2018


Cybersecurity training still neglected by many employers

Cybersecurity training still neglected by many employers

Cybersecurity training still neglected by many employers

While training employees will not guarantee complete cyber safety for companies, it could go a long way to making workers more cyber-aware

Stephen Cobb21 May 2018


Secure Coding

Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

Secure Coding

Open source code is ubiquitous and so are many vulnerabilities

One-third of audited codebases that contain Apache Struts suffer from the same vulnerability that facilitated the Equifax hack a year ago

Tomáš Foltýn18 May 2018


Cybercrime

Man faces up to 35 years in prison for helping hackers evade detection by anti-virus software

Man faces up to 35 years in prison for helping hackers evade detection by anti-virus software

Cybercrime

Man faces up to 35 years in prison for helping hackers evade detection by anti-virus software

What was Scan4You, and why was it called a counter anti-virus (CAV) website?

Graham Cluley18 May 2018