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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
Business Security
Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch
New reports from Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shed a light on how the battle against cybercrime is being fought
Phil Muncaster • 06 Sep 2023
Scams
Getting off the hook: 10 steps to take after clicking on a phishing link
Phishing emails are a weapon of choice for criminals intent on stealing people’s personal data and planting malware on their devices. The healing process does not end with antivirus scanning.
Roman Cuprik • 04 Sep 2023
Video
Fake Signal and Telegram apps – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research uncovers active campaigns targeting Android users and spreading espionage code through the Google Play store, Samsung Galaxy Store and dedicated websites
Editor • 31 Aug 2023
What you need to know about iCloud Private Relay
If you want to try to enter the world of VPNs with a small dip, then iCloud Private Relay is your friend — but is it a true VPN service? The devil is in the details.
Márk Szabó • 31 Aug 2023
BadBazaar espionage tool targets Android users via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps
ESET researchers have discovered active campaigns linked to the China-aligned APT group known as GREF, distributing espionage code that has previously targeted Uyghurs
Lukas Stefanko • 30 Aug 2023
Recovering from a supply-chain attack: What are the lessons to learn from the 3CX hack?
The campaign started with a trojanized version of unsupported financial software
Roman Cuprik • 28 Aug 2023
How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money
Editor • 25 Aug 2023
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot
Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces
Radek Jizba • 24 Aug 2023
Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers
Analysis of Spacecolon, a toolset used to deploy Scarab ransomware on vulnerable servers, and its operators, CosmicBeetle
Jakub Souček • 22 Aug 2023
A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware
The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!
Thomas Uhlemann • 21 Aug 2023
Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event's venue due to a bomb threat
Editor • 18 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Secure Coding
DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’
The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output
Tony Anscombe • 18 Aug 2023
Digital Security
How often should you change your passwords?
BackdoorDiplomacy: Upgrading from Quarian to Turian
How To
Webcam hacking: How to know if someone may be spying on you through your webcam
Common Facebook scams and how to avoid them
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