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Cyberespionnage against Kurdish ethnic group, and more! – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
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Victims duped out of US$1.8 million by BEC and romance scam ring
Elderly men and women were the main targets of the romance scams operated by the fraudsters.
Howard University suffers cyberattack, suspends online classes in aftermath
The university suffered a ransomware attack; however, there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
ProtonMail forced to log user’s IP address after order from Swiss authorities
Following the incident the company has updated its website and privacy policy to clarify its legal obligations to users
BladeHawk group: Android espionage against Kurdish ethnic group
ESET researchers have investigated a mobile espionage campaign that targets the Kurdish ethnic group and has been active since at least March 2020
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Vaccination passports - what you need to know. A guide to kids' smartphone security. CISA lists single-factor authentication as bad practice.
A parent’s guide to smartphone security
Smartphones are kids’ trusty companions both in- and outside the classroom, and as they return to their desks, we’ve prepared some handy tips on how to keep their devices secure.
Twitter introduces new feature to automatically block abusive behavior
Dubbed Safety Mode, the feature will temporarily block authors of offensive tweets from being able to contact or follow users.
Flaw in the Quebec vaccine passport: analysis
ESET cybersecurity expert Marc-Étienne Léveillé analyses in-depth the Quebec vaccine proof apps VaxiCode and VaxiCode Verif.
Don’t use single‑factor authentication, warns CISA
The federal agency urges organizations to ditch the bad practice and instead use multi-factor authentication methods
Vaccine passports: Is your personal data in safe hands?
Vaccination passports may facilitate the return to normalcy, but there are also concerns about what kinds of personal data they collect and how well they protect it. Here’s what you should know.
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research discovers SideWalk backdoor – Why data breach costs have never been higher – 620,000 personal pictures stolen from iCloud accounts
Beyond the pandemic: Why are data breach costs at an all‑time high?
It might be tempting to blame the record-high costs of data breaches on the COVID-19 pandemic alone. But dig deeper and a more nuanced picture emerges.
Man impersonates Apple support, steals 620,000 photos from iCloud accounts
The man was after sexually explicit photos and videos that he would then share online or store in his own collection
Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes millions of records
The caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers
The SideWalk may be as dangerous as the CROSSWALK
Meet SparklingGoblin, a member of the Winnti family
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Who is actually paying the ransom demand? – Be careful about what you throw away – Records from a terrorist watchlist exposed online
Hackers swipe almost $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange
Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage
Are you, the customer, the one paying the ransomware demand?
Ransomware payments may have greater implications than you thought – and not just for the companies that paid up
Health authorities in 40 countries targeted by COVID‑19 vaccine scammers
Fraudsters impersonate vaccine manufacturers and authorities overseeing vaccine distribution efforts, INTERPOL warns