Amer Owaida

Amer Owaida

Security Writer


Education M.A. in translation and interpreting.

Highlights of your career Working as a copywriter and freelancing as a translator while thinking in the correct language.

Position and history at ESET Joined in the fall of 2019 as security writer.

What malware do you hate the most? Adware, annoying the living daylight out of me since forever.

Favorite activities Drinking coffee while reading a book, exploring new places, trying new things..

Golden rule for cyberspace Don’t trust and always verify, always use a Gandalf level adblocker.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? A Pentium 3 powered pc with a GeForce card lacking a pixel shader, around the year 2000 so dial up modems were still a thing.

Favorite computer game/activity Assassin’s Creed or God of War spinning myths and history in fun alternative ways.


339 articles by Amer Owaida

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

The vulnerabilities, which are all being abused for targeted attacks, affect a long list of devices

Amer Owaida • 06 Nov 2020 • 2 min. read


Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

The developer of popular video game franchises took swift action to prevent the attack from spreading further across its systems

Amer Owaida • 05 Nov 2020 • 2 min. read


Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

The updates come on the heels of news of attacks exploiting another zero-day in Chrome in tandem with a previously-unknown Windows flaw

Amer Owaida • 03 Nov 2020 • 2 min. read


Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

The security hole isn’t expected to be plugged until the forthcoming Patch Tuesday bundle of security fixes

Amer Owaida • 02 Nov 2020 • 2 min. read


5 scary data breaches that shook the world

5 scary data breaches that shook the world

5 scary data breaches that shook the world

Just in time for Halloween, we look at the haunting reality of data breaches and highlight five tales that spooked not only the cyber-world

Amer Owaida • 30 Oct 2020 • 4 min. read


Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

The patch for the critical flaw that allows malware to spread across machines without any user interaction was released months ago

Amer Owaida • 29 Oct 2020 • 2 min. read


‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

In-game chats were flooded with messages from somebody who tried to coerce players into subscribing to a dubious YouTube channel

Amer Owaida • 26 Oct 2020 • 2 min. read


Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

Scammers even run their own dark-web “travel agencies”, misusing stolen loyalty points and credit card numbers

Amer Owaida • 22 Oct 2020 • 2 min. read


Google patches Chrome zero-day under attack

Google patches Chrome zero-day under attack

Google patches Chrome zero-day under attack

In addition to patching the actively exploited bug, the update also brings fixes for another four security loopholes

Amer Owaida • 21 Oct 2020 • 1 min. read