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Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

Real or virtual currency? Scammers accept both

ESET researchers have discovered and reported scammers stealing PayPal and Paxful credentials disguised as a tool for YouTube monetization, and a bitcoin trading marketplace.

Lukas Stefanko13 Apr 2017


Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

Internet Society: Encryption is key to growing world economy

The Internet Society says that current perceptions of data encryption are misguided and need to change for the sake of the digital economy.

Editor12 Apr 2017


Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

Don’t buy the elixir of youth: Machine learning is not magic

There is no magic in machine learning. It's a field of computer science that gives computers the ability to find patterns in huge amounts of data.

Ondrej Kubovič12 Apr 2017


Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Fighting post-truth with reality in cybersecurity

Welcome to the beginning of a new series of short articles focused on the currents state of AI, all the ins and outs of machine learning, and how it affects cybersecurity.

Ondrej Kubovič11 Apr 2017


Smartphone sensors ‘can reveal PINs and passwords’

Smartphone sensors ‘can reveal PINs and passwords’

Smartphone sensors ‘can reveal PINs and passwords’

A smartphone’s internal sensors may provide cybercriminals with enough information to be able to guess a user PINs and passwords, according to new research by Newcastle University in the UK.

Narinder Purba11 Apr 2017


Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

Top tip for botnet overlords: Don't vacation in countries that can extradite you to the United States

There's no doubt that a life of cybercrime can earn its most successful overlords a considerable amount of money, but you will always have to live with the fear that you could be apprehended and - if convicted - spend years in prison.

Graham Cluley11 Apr 2017


Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

Spanish Harmada: More on tech support scams

David Harley and Josep Albors on the evolution of tech support scams and why the current high incidence of reports in Spain are significant.

David Harley10 Apr 2017


Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

Ghost in the Shell: Fantasy meets reality with cybersecurity themes

With the recent big screen adaptation of Ghost in the Shell, we thought it would be a good idea to review some of the cybersecurity themes it explores.

Josep Albors10 Apr 2017


ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISP privacy – how much should it cost?

ISPs have started to monetize customer information quietly while selling them bandwidth. The temptation is strong, as that kind of aggregate data has real value on the secondary market, but what about the customers’ privacy?

Cameron Camp07 Apr 2017


Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

ESET's Lysa Myers discusses the challenges facing healthcare technology, medical and fitness devices and highlights the need to secure medical devices

Lysa Myers07 Apr 2017


It’s time to finally say goodbye to Windows XP. And Vista. Again

It’s time to finally say goodbye to Windows XP. And Vista. Again

It’s time to finally say goodbye to Windows XP. And Vista. Again

Three years ago, Microsoft ended its extended support for Windows XP. Today, almost 8% of desktop users worldwide are still run the operating system.

Ondrej Kubovič07 Apr 2017


Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack

Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack

Sathurbot: Distributed WordPress password attack

This article sheds light on the current ecosystem of the Sathurbot backdoor trojan, in particular exposing its use of torrents as a delivery medium and its distributed brute-forcing of weak WordPress administrator accounts.

ESET Research06 Apr 2017


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