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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
Plugin flaw leaves up to 200,000 WordPress sites at risk of attack
A fix is available, so you may want to make sure that you run the plugin’s latest version
Tomáš Foltýn • 18 Feb 2020
FC Barcelona Twitter account hacked – again
The same hackers have also gotten their mitts on social media accounts of other high-profile sporting targets
Amer Owaida • 17 Feb 2020
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
How to spot and online dating scam – Almost 100 vulnerabilities fixed this Patch Tuesday – Cyber-risks in esports
Tomáš Foltýn • 14 Feb 2020
Scams
PayPal remains the most-spoofed brand in phishing scams
WhatsApp also emerges as a favorite target for brand impersonation amid a general spike in social media phishing
Amer Owaida • 14 Feb 2020
How romance scammers break your heart - and your bank account
What are some of the most common warning signs that your online crush could be a dating scammer?
Cybercrime
FBI: Cybercrime losses tripled over the last 5 years
On the upside, the Bureau recovered more than US$300 million in funds lost to online scams last year
Amer Owaida • 13 Feb 2020
Almost 2 billion malware installs thwarted by Google Play Protect in 2019
That’s for apps from third-party marketplaces; another 790,000 policy-breaking apps were stopped from reaching Google Play
Kids Online
Digital addiction: How to get your children off their screens
What are some of the common signs that your children may be screen addicts and what can you do to limit their screen time?
Editor • 13 Feb 2020
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes IE zero-day and 98 other flaws
February may be the shortest month of the year, but it brings a bumper crop of patches
Tomáš Foltýn • 12 Feb 2020
Competing in esports: 3 things to watch out for
If you’re looking to become a pro gamer, there are risks you shouldn’t play down
Amer Owaida • 11 Feb 2020
How digital forensics helps bring criminals to justice – Beef up your Facebook privacy – Take a quiz to test your phish-spotting prowess
Tomáš Foltýn • 07 Feb 2020
Critical Bluetooth bug leaves Android users open to attack
Google releases a fix for the security hole that, if left unplugged, could allow attackers to run malicious code with no user interaction
Women in tech: Unique insights from a lifelong quest for innovation
DEF CON 29: Satellite hacking 101
IIStealer: A server-side threat to e-commerce transactions
Social Media
WhatsApp flaw lets anyone lock you out of your account
Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia
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