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Romain Dumont • 28 Aug 2024 • 14 min. read
ESET Research
Analysis of two arbitrary code execution vulnerabilities affecting WPS Office
Lukas Stefanko and Jakub Osmani • 22 Aug 2024 • 18 min. read
NGate Android malware relays NFC traffic to steal cash
Jakub Osmani • 20 Aug 2024 • 11 min. read
Be careful what you pwish for – Phishing in PWA applications
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
Internet of Things, Privacy
DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.
Tony Anscombe • 16 Aug 2023
Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime
Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)
Hiding behind a black box and hoping no one will hack it has been routinely proven to be unwise and less secure.
Cameron Camp • 15 Aug 2023
We Live Progress, Digital Security
Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search
Search engines, AI, and monetization in the new era
Tony Anscombe • 14 Aug 2023
Digital Security
Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money
Black Hat is big on AI this year, and for a good reason
Cameron Camp • 14 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime
Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence
Current LLMs are just not mature enough for high-level tasks
Tony Anscombe • 12 Aug 2023
Video
20k security folks in the desert – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence took the center stage at this year's edition of Black Hat, one of the world's largest gatherings of cybersecurity professionals
Editor • 11 Aug 2023
Critical Infrastructure, Malware
Black Hat 2023: Cyberwar fire-and-forget-me-not
What happens to cyberweapons after a cyberwar?
Cameron Camp • 11 Aug 2023
ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer
Listen as ESET's Director of Threat Research Jean-Ian Boutin unravels the tactics, techniques and procedures of MoustachedBouncer, an APT group taking aim at foreign embassies in Belarus
ESET Research • 10 Aug 2023
MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus
Long-term espionage against diplomats, leveraging email-based C&C protocols, C++ modular backdoors, and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks… Sounds like the infamous Turla? Think again!
Matthieu Faou • 10 Aug 2023
Scams, Cybercrime, Digital Security
Time is money, and online game scammers have lots of it
Gamers and cybersecurity professionals have something in common – the ever-terrible presence of hacking, scams, and data theft – but how and why would anyone want to target gamers?
Márk Szabó • 07 Aug 2023
Check cybersecurity pre-invest – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
When you invest in a company, do you check its cybersecurity? The U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission has adopted new cybersecurity rules.
Editor • 04 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Privacy
Fingerprints all over: Can browser fingerprinting increase website security?
Browser fingerprinting is supposedly a more privacy-conscious tracking method, replacing personal information with more general data. But is it a valid promise?
Márk Szabó • 03 Aug 2023
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