A request to move an online conversation to a supposedly more secure platform may not be as well-meaning as it sounds Have you ever been asked...
Day: April 2, 2023
Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them
Here’s a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to...
‘A woman from Mars’: Life in the pursuit of space exploration
An astrobiologist, analog astronaut, author and speaker, Dr. Michaela Musilova shares her experience as a woman at the forefront of space exploration and from her quest...
Love scam or espionage? Transparent Tribe lures Indian and Pakistani officials
ESET researchers analyze a cyberespionage campaign that distributes CapraRAT backdoors through trojanized and supposedly secure Android messaging apps – but also exfiltrates sensitive information ESET researchers...
What does $5,000 buy you on a hacking forum? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A bootkit that ESET researchers have discovered in the wild is the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit that is being peddled on hacking forums For a mere $5,000,...
MQsTTang: Mustang Panda’s latest backdoor treads new ground with Qt and MQTT
ESET researchers tease apart MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda, which communicates via the MQTT protocol ESET researchers have analyzed MQsTTang, a new custom...
Avoiding data backup failures – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Today is World Backup Day, but maybe we also need a “did you test your backups” day? When did you last attempt to restore your data?...