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Exploring Android threats and ways to mitigate them | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (ep. 5)
ESET research also finds that CosmicBeetle attempts to exploit the notoriety of the LockBit ransomware gang to advance its own ends
Editor • 13 Sep 2024 • 1 min. read
The schemes disproportionately victimize senior citizens, as those aged 60 or over were more than three times as likely as younger adults to fall prey to the scams
Editor • 06 Sep 2024 • 1 min. read
The discovery of the NGate malware by ESET Research is another example of how sophisticated Android threats have become
Editor • 28 Aug 2024 • 0 min. read
The world of Android threats is quite vast and intriguing. In this episode, Becks and Lukáš demonstrate how easy it is to take over your phone, with some added tips on how to stay secure
Editor • 26 Aug 2024 • 1 min. read
PWA phishing on Android and iOS – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Phishing using PWAs? ESET Research's latest discovery might just ruin some users' assumptions about their preferred platform's security
Editor • 23 Aug 2024 • 1 min. read
How a BEC scam cost a company $60 million – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Business email compromise (BEC) has once again proven to be a costly issue, with a company losing $60 million in a wire transfer fraud scheme
Editor • 16 Aug 2024 • 1 min. read
Black Hat USA 2024 recap – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Unsurprisingly, many discussions revolved around the implications of the CrowdStrike outage, including the lessons it may have offered for bad actors
Editor • 09 Aug 2024 • 1 min. read
AI and automation reducing breach costs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Organizations that leveraged AI and automation in security prevention cut the cost of a data breach by $2.22 million compared to those that didn't deploy these technologies
Editor • 02 Aug 2024 • 1 min. read
Telegram for Android hit by a zero-day exploit – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Attackers abusing the EvilVideo vulnerability could share malicious Android payloads via Telegram channels, groups, and chats, all while making them appear as legitimate multimedia files
Editor • 26 Jul 2024 • 0 min. read