Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples
ESET experts describe how they trained a machine-learning model to recognize a handful of unwanted UEFI components within a flood of millions of harmless samples
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ESET researchers publish an in-depth analysis of the Casbaneiro banking trojan that targets banks and cryptocurrency services in Brazil and Mexico
Hospitals in US, Australia hobbled by ransomware
The incidents send medical staff back to the days of pen and paper
Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient
Número dois in our series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
Do apps need all the permissions?
Why you should ensure that all those apps on your smartphone only run with the permissions they reasonably need to do their job
Cyber Security Awareness Month starts today!
October is upon us, reminding us to make choices every day that will scare cybersecurity threats away
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers break down a revamped set of tools that the Sednit group has added to its Zebrocy malware family
Are you sure you wiped your hard drive properly?
Almost 60% of second-hand hard drives hold leftover data from previous owners, a study shows
Microsoft rushes out patch for Internet Explorer zero‑day
There is no word on which threat actor is abusing the severe vulnerability for attacks
Do companies take cybersecurity seriously enough?
Many companies are ranking cybersecurity as a top 5 priority but their actions do not measure up to the claim, a survey finds
No summer vacations for Zebrocy
ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign
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A nationwide data leak is believed to affect almost all citizens of Ecuador, putting them at risk of identity theft
Universities warned to brace for cyberattacks
The UK’s cybersecurity agency also outlines precautions that academia should take to mitigate risks
Remote access flaws found in popular routers, NAS devices
In almost all tested units, the researchers achieved their goal of obtaining remote root-level access
Nearly all of Ecuador’s citizens caught up in data leak
The humongous collection of extensive personal details about millions of people could be a gold mine for scam artists
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers found an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East. With the launch of the Safer Kids online initiative, a guide to help parents protect their kids when they take selfie. The discovery of a serious vulnerability
A vulnerability in Instagram exposes personal information of users
The bug, which has already been fixed by Facebook, allowed access to private user information that could be abused by malicious actors.
Selfies for kids – A guide for parents
Are you – and especially your children – aware of the risks that may come with sharing selfies?
ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group
ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This week, we present an introduction to the MITRE ATT&CK framework, the review of the mobile threats and vulnerabilities detected for mobile during the first half of 2019, and Firefox 69 new features.