ESET researchers have identified a campaign using trojanized installers to deliver the FatalRAT malware, distributed via malicious websites linked in ads that appear in Google search...
10 signs that scammers have you in their sights
Don’t be their next victim – here’s a handy round-up of some the most common signs that should set your alarm bells ringing We all spend...
ChatGPT, will you be my Valentine?
Spoiler alert: it turned me down. But that’s far from the only thing I learned while playing around with the bot that the world has fallen...
Confident cybersecurity means fewer headaches for SMBs
Small and medium-sized businesses have good reason to be concerned about the loss of data and financial impacts While tech advancements have enabled small and medium...
Key findings from the latest ESET Threat Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
What is behind the drop in ransomware and what should still be done for containing the ransomware scourge? Ransomware detections fell by 20% between 2021 and...
Alexa, who else is listening?
Your smart speaker is designed to listen, but could it be eavesdropping too? Ever since Amazon came under fire for being able to potentially listen in...
ESET Threat Report T3 2022
A view of the T3 2022 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts In 2022,...
Into the void: Your tech and security in digital darkness
No internet, perfect security? Two ESET researchers perform a thought experiment where they consider the implications of being plunged into digital darkness. Not every computer problem...
Online safety laws: What’s in store for children’s digital playgrounds?
As children’s safety and privacy online becomes a matter of increasing urgency, lawmakers around the world push ahead on new regulations in the digital realm Tomorrow...
Weekly Update 341
Most of this week’s video went on talking about the UniFi Dream Wall. What a unit! I mean it’s big, but then it wraps a lot...
Weekly Update 335
No cyber. It’s literally a “cyber-free” week, as least far as the term relates to security things. Instead, I’m unboxing an armful of Insta360 goodies and...
Weekly Update 334
Did I really need to get a connected BBQ? No more than I needed to connect most of the other things in the house which is...
Pwned Passwords Adds NTLM Support to the Firehose
I think I’ve pretty much captured it all in the title of this post but as of about a day ago, Pwned Passwords now has full...
Weekly Update 333
03 February 2023 Getting everything out nice and early today so we can get out there in hit the wake park in the balmy “well over...
Weekly Update 332
Breaches all over the place today! Well, this past week, and there’s some debate as to whether one of them is a breach, a scrape or...
Weekly Update 331
Well and truly back into the swing of things in the new year, I think what I’ve found most satisfying this week is to sit down...
Pwned or Bot
It’s fascinating to see how creative people can get with breached data. Of course there’s all the nasty stuff (phishing, identity theft, spam), but there are...
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Clop Ransomware Exploits Zero-Day Vulnerability to Breach Crown Resorts
A zero-day vulnerability in Crown Resorts’ GoAnywhere secure file-sharing server has led to a data breach at the largest gambling and entertainment company in Australia. The...
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Warning! 14 Million Customers Impacted by Latitude Financial`s Data Breach
Latitude Financial Services, the recently breached Australian loan giant, announces that the number of affected people reaches 14 million. On March 16, 2023, Latitude disclosed they...
Heimdal® Announces Revolutionary Cybersecurity Platform
Heimdal® proudly announces the launch of a pioneering Threat Hunting & Intelligence platform – the Threat-hunting & Action Center. With this entry in the line-up, Heimdal...
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Think ransomware gangs won’t thrive this year? Think again, experts say
Welcome to The Cybersecurity 202! And greetings from (just outside of) San Francisco, one of my favorite few cities. As I type this, I have a...
Pro-Russian hackers target elected US officials supporting Ukraine
Enlarge / Locked out. Threat actors aligned with Russia and Belarus are targeting elected US officials supporting Ukraine, using attacks that attempt to compromise their email...
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New IcedID variants shift from bank fraud to malware delivery
New IcedID variants have been found without the usual online banking fraud functionality and instead focus on installing further malware on compromised systems. According to Proofpoint, these...
Is ChatGPT A Silver Bullet For Cybercriminals?
Executive Vice President at Proofpoint, overseeing global cybersecurity strategy. getty By now, you’ve heard of ChatGPT—or more likely, you’ve heard that it’s coming to take your...
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Security Awareness Training Needs to Change. Here’s Why.
Despite repeated urges from IT professionals to be wary of clicking on links in emails and opening attachments from strange messages, phishing is still wildly successful...
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Police pounce on ‘pompompurin’ – alleged mastermind of BreachForums
In Brief A man accused of being the head of one of the biggest criminal online souks, BreachForums, has been arrested in Peekskill, New York. Conor...
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Build resilience in a world of weaponized trust
Cybercrime, Identity and access Lucia Milică Stacy March 16, 2023 Today’s columnist, Lucia Milică Stacy of Proofpoint, writes that the SolarWinds, Kaseya, and Log4J attacks illustrate...
Analysts Spot a Wave of SVB-Related Cyber Fraud Striking the Business Sector
Right now, hackers are developing phishing campaigns that capitalize on the news of Silicon Valley Bank’s failure. SVB was the 16th-largest bank in the United States,...
Russia Calling? Scammers Target High-level Western Officials
An image of Alexei Stolyarov or Lexus (L) impersonating Leonid Volkov next to a picture of the real Volkov (R) for comparison Handout Text size A...
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GUEST ESSAY: AntiguaRecon – A call to train and promote the next generation of cyber warriors
By Adam Dennis Imagine being a young person who wants a career, of whatever type you can find, as a cybersecurity professional. Related: Up-skilling workers to...