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Lukas Stefanko • 10 Apr 2024 • 17 min. read
ESET Research
eXotic Visit campaign: Tracing the footprints of Virtual Invaders
Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
Rescoms rides waves of AceCryptor spam
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024 • 14 min. read
Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Privacy
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
Digital Security
Facial recognition company Clearview AI hit by data theft
The startup came under scrutiny after it emerged that it had amassed 3 billion photos from social media for its facial recognition software
Amer Owaida • 27 Feb 2020
RSA 2020 – Hacking humans
What the human battle against biological viruses can teach us about fighting computer infections – and vice versa
Cameron Camp • 27 Feb 2020
Scams
Did someone file your taxes before you?
With tax season – and tax scams – in full swing, here’s how fraudsters can steal your tax refund, and how you can avoid becoming a victim
Tony Anscombe • 27 Feb 2020
Secure Coding
Is bug hunting a viable career choice?
With earnings of top ethical hackers surpassing hundreds of thousands of dollars, some would say yes
Amer Owaida • 26 Feb 2020
KrØØk: Serious vulnerability affected encryption of billion+ Wi-Fi devices
ESET researchers uncover a previously unknown security flaw allowing an adversary to decrypt some wireless network packets transmitted by vulnerable devices
Miloš Čermák • 26 Feb 2020
Is your phone listening to you?
Do social media listen in on our conversations in order to target us with ads? Or are we just a bit paranoid? A little test might speak a thousand words.
Jake Moore • 24 Feb 2020
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Hunting down Linux threats – The implications of DNS encryption for business security – MGM Resorts breach hits millions of people
Tomáš Foltýn • 21 Feb 2020
Up close and personal with Linux malware
What are the main security threats facing Linux? A Q&A with ESET Senior Malware Researcher Marc‑Etienne M.Léveillé, whose work has been instrumental in uncovering a number of malware strains hitting Linux servers.
MGM Resorts data breach exposes details of 10.6 million guests
A number of celebrities, government officials and tech CEOs were also caught up in the incident
Amer Owaida • 20 Feb 2020
Linux and malware: Should you worry?
Malicious code is nothing to worry about on Linux, right? Hold your penguins. How Linux malware has gone from the sidelines to the headlines.
Tomáš Foltýn • 20 Feb 2020
What DNS encryption means for enterprise threat hunters
The dawn of the DNS over HTTPS era is putting business security and SOC teams to the challenge
Rene Holt • 19 Feb 2020
Sensitive plastic surgery photos exposed online
Other leaked records include videos, facial and body scans, as well as a range of patients' personal data
Amer Owaida • 18 Feb 2020
Kids Online
Gaming: How much is too much for our children?
FIFA World Cup 2022 scams: Beware of fake lotteries, ticket fraud and other cons
Life in pursuit of answers: In the words of Ada Yonath
Talking to children about the internet: A kid’s perspective
How can we support young people in harnessing technology for progress?
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