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Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ransomware revenue plunges to $456 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay up. Here's what to make of the trend.

Editor20 Jan 2023


Scams

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Scams

Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023

Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Fraudsters still want to help you 'fix' a computer problem you never had in the first place.

Phil Muncaster19 Jan 2023


Scams

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Scams

Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks

Here's what to know about some of the most common ploys that scammers use on the payment app

Phil Muncaster17 Jan 2023


We Live Progress, Business Security

Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure

Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure

We Live Progress, Business Security

Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure

It is now acceptable to find a job on a dating app!

André Lameiras16 Jan 2023


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APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

StrongPity's backdoor is fitted with various spying features and can record phone calls, collect texts, and gather call logs and contact lists

Editor13 Jan 2023


ESET Research

Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse-engineering toolkit

Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse-engineering toolkit

ESET Research

Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse-engineering toolkit

ESET Research announces IPyIDA 2.0, a Python plugin integrating IPython and Jupyter Notebook into IDA

Rene Holt12 Jan 2023


Digital Security

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

Digital Security

Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of

A new law portends a future where (we hope) it will be easier for us all to repair, fix, upgrade, and just tinker with things we already own

Cameron Camp11 Jan 2023


ESET Research

StrongPity espionage campaign targeting Android users

StrongPity espionage campaign targeting Android users

ESET Research

StrongPity espionage campaign targeting Android users

ESET researchers identified an active StrongPity campaign distributing a trojanized version of the Android Telegram app, presented as the Shagle app – a video-chat service that has no app version

Lukas Stefanko10 Jan 2023


Secure Coding

Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Secure Coding

Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings

Learning meets fun at the 2022 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge – strap yourself in for a crackerjack ride at the North Pole as I foil Grinchum's foul plan and recover the five golden rings

Rene Holt09 Jan 2023


We Live Progress, Business Security, COVID-19

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

We Live Progress, Business Security, COVID-19

Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces

Hybrid work and hybrid play now merge into hybrid living, but where is the line between the two? Is there one?

Alžbeta Kovaľová09 Jan 2023


Video

Ransomware target list – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Ransomware target list – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

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Ransomware target list – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Why schools, hospitals, local governments and other public sector organizations are in a sweet spot for ransomware attacks

Editor05 Jan 2023


Privacy

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

Privacy

The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit

Are your virtual doctor visits private and secure? Here’s what to know about, and how to prepare for, connecting with a doctor from the comfort of your home.

Phil Muncaster04 Jan 2023