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COVID-19, ESET Research

Flaw in the Quebec vaccine passport: analysis

Flaw in the Quebec vaccine passport: analysis

COVID-19, ESET Research

Flaw in the Quebec vaccine passport: analysis

ESET cybersecurity expert Marc-Étienne Léveillé analyses in-depth the Quebec vaccine proof apps VaxiCode and VaxiCode Verif.

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé31 Aug 2021


Digital Security

Don’t use single-factor authentication, warns CISA

Don’t use single-factor authentication, warns CISA

Digital Security

Don’t use single-factor authentication, warns CISA

The federal agency urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use multi-factor authentication methods

Amer Owaida31 Aug 2021


COVID-19

Vaccine passports: Is your personal data in safe hands?

Vaccine passports: Is your personal data in safe hands?

COVID-19

Vaccine passports: Is your personal data in safe hands?

Vaccination passports may facilitate the return to normalcy, but there are also concerns about what kinds of personal data they collect and how well they protect it. Here’s what you should know.

Tony Anscombe31 Aug 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research discovers SideWalk backdoor – Why data breach costs have never been higher – 620,000 personal pictures stolen from iCloud accounts

Editor27 Aug 2021


Digital Security

Beyond the pandemic: Why are data breach costs at an all-time high?

Beyond the pandemic: Why are data breach costs at an all-time high?

Digital Security

Beyond the pandemic: Why are data breach costs at an all-time high?

It might be tempting to blame the record-high costs of data breaches on the COVID-19 pandemic alone. But dig deeper and a more nuanced picture emerges.

Phil Muncaster27 Aug 2021


Cybercrime

Man impersonates Apple support, steals 620,000 photos from iCloud accounts

Man impersonates Apple support, steals 620,000 photos from iCloud accounts

Cybercrime

Man impersonates Apple support, steals 620,000 photos from iCloud accounts

The man was after sexually explicit photos and videos that he would then share online or store in his own collection

Amer Owaida26 Aug 2021


Digital Security

Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes millions of records

Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes millions of records

Digital Security

Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes millions of records

The caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers

Amer Owaida24 Aug 2021


The SideWalk may be as dangerous as the CROSSWALK

The SideWalk may be as dangerous as the CROSSWALK

The SideWalk may be as dangerous as the CROSSWALK

Meet SparklingGoblin, a member of the Winnti family

Thibaut Passilly and Mathieu Tartare24 Aug 2021


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Who is actually paying the ransom demand? – Be careful about what you throw away – Records from a terrorist watchlist exposed online

Editor20 Aug 2021


Cybercrime

Hackers swipe almost $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange

Hackers swipe almost $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange

Cybercrime

Hackers swipe almost $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange

Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage

Amer Owaida20 Aug 2021


Ransomware, Business Security

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Ransomware, Business Security

Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?

Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the companies that paid up

Tony Anscombe19 Aug 2021


COVID-19

Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID-19 vaccine scammers

Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID-19 vaccine scammers

COVID-19

Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID-19 vaccine scammers

Fraudsters impersonate vaccine manufacturers and authorities overseeing vaccine distribution efforts, INTERPOL warns

Amer Owaida18 Aug 2021