Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
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Beware of COVID‑19 vaccine scams and misinformation
The vaccination push provides a vital shot in the arm for the world’s battle against the pandemic, but it's also a topic ripe for exploitation by fraudsters and purveyors of misinformation
Record‑high number of vulnerabilities reported in 2020
High-severity and critical bugs disclosed in 2020 outnumber the sum total of vulnerabilities reported in 2010
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET's Q4 2020 threat report is out – How smart sex toys can ruin your privacy – Protecting water supply systems
Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy
While you’re living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare
Protecting the water supply – hacker edition
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems?
Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw
This month’s relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical
Hacker attempts to poison Florida city’s water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
ESET Threat Report Q4 2020
A view of the Q4 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET unearths a supply-chain attack against an Android emulator for PC and Mac – ESET research into malware targeting HPC clusters – How to prevent at least some zero-days
Google: Better patching could have prevented 1 in 4 zero‑days last year
Vendors should fix the root cause of a vulnerability, rather than block just one path to triggering it, says Google
Facebook etiquette: Behaviors you should avoid
Sharing your thoughts or photos for the world to see is now as easy as pushing a button, but even a seemingly harmless post may come back to haunt you
Identity theft spikes amid pandemic
The US Federal Trade Commission received 1.4 million reports of identity theft last year, double the number from 2019
Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure
ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they’ve named Kobalos
Operation NightScout: Supply‑chain attack targets online gaming in Asia
ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online‑gaming communities in Asia
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Law enforcement disrupts Emotet – Wormable Android malware spreading via WhatsApp – Three iOS zero-day bugs squashed
Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation
The law enforcement action is one of the most significant operations against cybercriminal enterprises ever
Data Privacy Day: Top tips for safe remote learning
As schools and students continue to contend with the very real cyber-risks of virtual classrooms, we share some advice for protecting children’s data and privacy
Apple patches three iOS zero‑days under attack
The company emits emergency updates to fix bugs affecting devices ranging from iPhones to Apple Watches
Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages
“Download This application and Win Mobile Phone”, reads the message attempting to trick users into downloading a fake Huawei app