Hungry for data, ModPipe backdoor hits POS software used in hospitality sector
Backdoor authors show deep knowledge of the targeted POS software, decrypting database passwords from Windows registry values
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Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes 17 critical flaws, Windows zero‑day
The second Tuesday of the month brings another fresh batch of fixes for security vulnerabilities in various Microsoft products
Why you should keep your Netflix password to yourself
Sharing is caring – except when it isn’t. Here’s why you shouldn’t share your password for online media services with other people.
Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak
The cache of data sitting wide open on a server included full names, national ID numbers and credit card data
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Could a career in cybersecurity be right for you? – Google discloses a zero-day bug in Windows – Video game maker Capcom suffers a breach
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
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
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
A career in cybersecurity: Is it for you?
There’s no shortage of opportunities for cybersecurity professionals and people looking to break into this field of endeavor. Could this also be the right career path for you?
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
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
New ESET Threat Report is out – Are things in IoT security finally changing? – 5 spooky tales of data breaches
Election (in)security: What you may have missed
As Election Day draws near, here's a snapshot of how this election cycle is faring in the hands of the would-be digitally meddlesome
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
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
IoT security: Are we finally turning the corner?
Better IoT security and data protection are long overdue. Will they go from an afterthought to everyone's priority any time soon?
ESET Threat Report Q3 2020
A view of the Q3 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
‘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
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Security challenges for connected medical devices – Zero-day in Chrome gets patched – How to avoid USB drive security woes
Securing medical devices: Can a hacker break your heart?
Why are connected medical devices vulnerable to attack and how likely are they to get hacked? Here are five digital chinks in the armor.
Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID‑19
Scammers even run their own dark-web “travel agencies”, misusing stolen loyalty points and credit card numbers