Disney+ accounts hacked – How to protect yourself
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Registers as “Default Print Monitor”, but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon
ESET researchers have discovered a new downloader with a novel, not previously seen in the wild installation technique
Five ways to strengthen employee cybersecurity awareness
How can organizations foster a workplace environment that enables employees to acquire the skills needed to keep cyber-threats at bay?
What does it take to attract top cybersecurity talent?
From professional backgrounds to competitive salaries – a study delves into what it takes to build strong cybersecurity teams
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers publish their findings on Mispadu, a banking trojan targeting Brazil and Mexico, and on DePriMon, a downloader with a unique installation technique
5 scams to watch out for this shopping season
Black Friday and Cyber Monday are just around the corner and scammers are gearing up to flood you with bogus offers
CyberwarCon – the future of nation‑state nastiness
How the field of play has changed and why endpoint protection still often comes down to doing the basics, even in the face of increasingly complex threats
Smartwatch exposes locations and other data on thousands of children
A device that is supposed to help parents keep track of their children and give them a peace of mind can be turned into a surveillance device
Stantinko botnet adds cryptomining to its pool of criminal activities
ESET researchers have discovered that the criminals behind the Stantinko botnet are distributing a cryptomining module to the computers they control
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers detail how the operators of the Stantinko botnet have expanded their toolset with a new means of profiting from computers under their control
Winnti Group’s skip‑2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor
Notorious cyberespionage group debases MSSQL
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
On the implications of facial recognition for privacy and security – Data privacy tips for businesses – Red flags for cyberbullying. All this in Week in security.
Cryptocurrency exchange loses US$50 million in apparent hack
UPbit has announced that, as a precaution, all transactions will remain suspended for at least two weeks
Cybersecurity Trends 2020: Technology is getting smarter – are we?
With 2019 ending, ESET experts offer their insights into how new innovations will impact our privacy, security and lives in the not so distant future
Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users
ESET researchers discovered a year-long adware campaign on Google Play and tracked down its operator. The apps involved, installed eight million times, use several tricks for stealth and persistence.
Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser
ESET researchers discover a trojanized Tor Browser distributed by cybercriminals to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers
Android keyboard app caught red‑handed trying to make sneaky purchases
The virtual keyboard app ai.type, which has racked up 40 million downloads, has been found to sign up users to premium services without their consent
Chrome now warns you if your password has been stolen
The browser’s latest version also aims to up the ante in phishing protection
What you may be getting wrong about cybersecurity
Attention-grabbing cyberattacks that use fiendish exploits are probably not the kind of threat that should be your main concern – here's what your organization should focus on instead
What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed
ESET Smart Home Research Team uncovers Echo, Kindle versions vulnerable to 2017 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities