Mobile security: The reality of malware … augmented
What awaits us in terms of mobile security trends? Throughout this article, we will discuss how risks might develop in the near future.
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ESET researchers discovered 13 new Instagram credential stealers on Google play and looked into the motivations behind their fraudulent schemes.
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Good Weather App radio interview with Alexis Dorais‑Joncas and Marc Saltzman
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Yahoo CEO forgoes annual bonus, worth millions, over security breaches
Yahoo’s Marissa Mayer has missed out on $2m from her annual bonus due to her management of security breaches affecting billions of users.
Bletchley Park: Training the next generation of cybersecurity codebreakers
Bletchley Park, considered to be the birthplace of modern computing, is to train the generation of cybersecurity codebreakers.
Major internet safety strategy to ‘bolster online safety’ for children in the UK
The UK is developing an internet safety strategy in an attempt to secure a position as “the safest place in the world for young people to go online”.
Talking Android ransomware extorts victims
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10 reasons why cybercriminals target smartphones
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DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages
ESET's Josep Albors looks at how DNS attacks will try and direct you to fake pages.
British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK's National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.
Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet
ESET researchers have discovered a new variant of botnet-forming Android banking malware based on source code made public a couple of months ago.
Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on Google Play
ESET has spotted a new banking malware on Google Play. Disguised as a weather forecast app, it steals banking credentials and locks screens.
New crypto‑ransomware hits macOS
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Android malware: It doesn’t hurt to know about this
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