- Popular password manager in the spotlight over web trackers
While the trackers in LastPassâ Android app donât collect any personal data, the news may not sit well with some privacy-minded users
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Privacy bug in Brave browser â Clubhouse audio streamed to external website â Protecting children from cyberbullying in COVID-19 era
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- Oxford University COVIDâ19 lab hacked
Neither clinical research into the coronavirus nor any patient data were affected by the incident
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- Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVIDâ19
As screen time has increased, so has the risk of cyberbullying. What you can do to help protect your children from online harassment?
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- Championing worthy causes: How ESET gives a helping hand
A snapshot of some of the ways ESET makes an impact supporting the well-being of people, communities and the environment
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- Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content
Two new tools will warn users about the risks of searching for and sharing content that exploits children, including the potential legal consequences of doing so
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- Googleâs Password Checkup tool rolling out to Android devices
People who use devices running Android 9 or newer will be alerted if their login credentials have been stolen
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- Clubhouse chats streamed to thirdâparty website
The incident raises concerns about the privacy and security of conversations taking place on the platform
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- Brave browserâs Tor mode exposed usersâ dark web activity
A bug in the ad blocking component of Braveâs Tor feature caused the browser to leak users' DNS queries
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Avoid COVID-19 vaccine fraud and hoaxes â Romance scams cause record-high losses â Exaramel in the spotlight after attacks in France
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- TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI
Both hacktivists and extortionists have used telephony denial-of-service attacks as a way to further their goals
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- Malware authors already taking aim at Apple M1 Macs
The first instance of malicious code native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs emerged a month after the release of devices equipped with the companyâs in-house CPUs
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- Attacks targeting IT firms stir concern, controversy
The Exaramel backdoor, discovered by ESET in 2018, resurfaces in a campaign hitting companies that use an outdated version of a popular IT monitoring tool
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- Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets â and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
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- Beware of COVIDâ19 vaccine scams and misinformation
The vaccination push provides a vital shot in the arm for the worldâs battle against the pandemic, but it's also a topic ripe for exploitation by fraudsters and purveyors of misinformation
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- Recordâhigh number of vulnerabilities reported in 2020
High-severity and critical bugs disclosed in 2020 outnumber the sum total of vulnerabilities reported in 2010
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET's Q4 2020 threat report is out â How smart sex toys can ruin your privacy â Protecting water supply systems
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- Fifty shades of vulnerable: How to play it safe with your smart sex toy
While youâre living out your fantasies, your internet-enabled sex toy may be setting you up for a privacy nightmare
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- Protecting the water supply â hacker edition
What can municipalities do to better protect their water supply systems?
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- Microsoft patches actively exploited Windows kernel flaw
This monthâs relatively humble bundle of security updates fixes 56 vulnerabilities, including a zero-day bug and 11 flaws rated as critical
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- Hacker attempts to poison Florida cityâs water supply
While the incursion was thwarted in time, cyberattacks targeting critical infrastructure are a major cause for concern
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- 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
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET unearths a supply-chain attack against an Android emulator for PC and Mac â ESET research into malware targeting HPC clusters â How to prevent at least some zero-days
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- Google: Better patching could have prevented 1Â in 4 zeroâdays last year
Vendors should fix the root cause of a vulnerability, rather than block just one path to triggering it, says Google
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- 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
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- 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
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- Kobalos â A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure
ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware theyâve named Kobalos
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- Operation NightScout: Supplyâchain attack targets online gaming in Asia
ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online‑gaming communities in Asia
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Law enforcement disrupts Emotet â Wormable Android malware spreading via WhatsApp â Three iOS zero-day bugs squashed
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- Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation
The law enforcement action is one of the most significant operations against cybercriminal enterprises ever
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- 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 childrenâs data and privacy
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- Apple patches three iOS zeroâdays under attack
The company emits emergency updates to fix bugs affecting devices ranging from iPhones to Apple Watches
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- Wormable Android malware spreads via WhatsApp messages
âDownload This application and Win Mobile Phoneâ, reads the message attempting to trick users into downloading a fake Huawei app
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research analyzes the Vadokrist banking trojan â Beware smishing scams â WhatsApp postpones privacy policy changes
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- Why do we fall for SMS phishing scams so easily?
Hereâs how to spot scams where criminals use deceptive text messages to hook and reel in their marks
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- Vadokrist: A wolf in sheepâs clothing
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
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- DNSpooq bugs expose millions of devices to DNS cache poisoning
Security flaws in a widely used DNS software package could allow attackers to send users to malicious websites or to remotely hijack their devices
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- FBI warns of voice phishing attacks stealing corporate credentials
Criminals coax employees into handing over their access credentials and use the login data to burrow deep into corporate networks
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- WhatsApp delays privacy policy update after confusion, backlash
Millions of people flock to Signal and Telegram as WhatsApp scrambles to assuage users' concerns
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET research dissects targeted malware attacks in Colombia â What parents hope to get out of parental controls â Privacy risks of new mesh Wi-Fi routers
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- Whatâs your attitude to parental controls?
Nobody said parenting was easy, but in the digital age it comes with a whole slew of new challenges. How do parents view the role of parental monitoring in children's online safety?
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- CES 2021: Car spying â your insurance company is watching you
Your ânetworked computer on wheelsâ has a privacy problem â when it comes to your data, you may not really be in the driverâs seat
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- Hackers leak stolen COVIDâ19 vaccine documents
The documents related to COVID-19 vaccine and medications were stolen from the EU's medicines agency last month
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- CES 2021: Router swarms invade your home (and know where you are)
New mesh Wi-Fi routers may be the answer to your wireless signal woes, but how about your privacy and security?
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- Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia
ESET researchers uncover attacks targeting Colombian government institutions and private companies, especially from the energy and metallurgical industries
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- 5 common scams and how to avoid them
Fraudsters are quick to exploit current events for their own gain, but many schemes do the rounds regardless of whatâs making the news. Here are 5 common scams you should look out for.
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- Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Watch out for a new PayPal smishing campaign â Employee login credentials up for sale â WhatsApp to share more data with Facebook
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- Chrome, Firefox updates fix severe security bugs
Successful exploitation of some of these flaws could allow attackers to take control of vulnerable systems
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- WhatsApp updates privacy policy to enable sharing more data with Facebook
Many users have until February 8 to accept the new rules â or else lose access to the app
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- Stolen employee credentials put leading gaming firms at risk
Itâs hardly fun and games for top gaming companies and their customers as half a million employee credentials turn up for sale on the dark web
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