- Pig butchering scams: The anatomy of a fast‑growing threat
How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers
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- Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth
How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats
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- Highlights from TikTok CEO’s Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Here are some of the key moments from the five hours of Shou Zi Chew's testimony and other interesting news on the data privacy front
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- What TikTok knows about you – and what you should know about TikTok
As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us
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- Understanding Managed Detection and Response and what to look for in an MDR solution
Why your organization should consider an MDR solution and five key things to look for in a service offering
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- Twitter ends free SMS 2FA: Here’s how you can protect your account now
Twitter’s ditching of free text-message authentication doesn’t mean that you should forgo using 2FA. Instead, switch to another – and, indeed, better – 2FA option.
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- Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Scammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following the startling meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse
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- SVB’s collapse is a scammer’s dream: Don’t get caught out
How cybercriminals can exploit Silicon Valley Bank's downfall for their own ends – and at your expense
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- Not‑so‑private messaging: Trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram apps go after cryptocurrency wallets
ESET researchers analyzed Android and Windows clippers that can tamper with instant messages and use OCR to steal cryptocurrency funds
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- The slow Tick‑ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia
ESET Research uncovered a campaign by APT group Tick against a data-loss prevention company in East Asia and found a previously unreported tool used by the group
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- 5 signs you’ve fallen for a scam – and what to do next
Here’s how to know you have fallen victim to a scam – and what to do in order to undo or mitigate the damage.
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- APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A request to move an online conversation to a supposedly more secure platform may not be as well-meaning as it sounds
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- 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 protect yourself against them.
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- ‘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 for scientific and personal excellence
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- 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
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- 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
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- 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
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- BlackLotus UEFI bootkit: Myth confirmed
The first in-the-wild UEFI bootkit bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on fully updated UEFI systems is now a reality
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- ESET Research Podcast: Ransomware trashed data, Android threats soared in T3 2022
And that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the trends that defined the cyberthreat landscape in the final four months of 2022.
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- One year on, how is the war playing out in cyberspace? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
With the conflict in Ukraine passing the one-year mark, have its cyber-war elements turned out as expected?
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- A year of wiper attacks in Ukraine
ESET Research has compiled a timeline of cyberattacks that used wiper malware and have occurred since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022
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- WinorDLL64: A backdoor from the vast Lazarus arsenal?
The targeted region, and overlap in behavior and code, suggest the tool is used by the infamous North Korea-aligned APT group
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- Writing like a boss with ChatGPT and how to get better at spotting phishing scams
It’s never been easier to write a convincing message that can trick you into handing over your money or personal data
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- ESET SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report: The damaging effects of a breach
SMBs need to not only reduce their odds of being hit by an attack, but also implement processes that they can follow if their defenses are breached
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- Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?
AI-pocalypse soon? As stunning as ChatGPT’s output can be, should we also expect the chatbot to spit out sophisticated malware?
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- Search ads abused to spread malware – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Threat actors used search engine ads to impersonate makers of popular software and direct internet users to malicious websites
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- Security amidst a global frost
No longer relegated to a side-show, tech is embedded into virtually every new piece of gear entering the battlefield
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- These aren’t the apps you’re looking for: fake installers targeting Southeast and East Asia
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 results
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- 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
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- 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 in love with so badly.
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- 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
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- 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?
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- Alexa, who else is listening?
Your smart speaker is designed to listen, but could it be eavesdropping too?
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- 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
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- 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.
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- 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
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- Key takeaways from ESET’s new APT Activity Report – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
As our latest APT Activity Report makes abundantly clear, the threat of cyberespionage and stealthy attacks remains very real
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- Are online surveys legit and safe? Watch out for survey scams
“Can I tell a legitimate survey apart from a fake one?” is the single most important question you need to answer for yourself before taking any surveys online
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- Less is more: Conquer your digital clutter before it conquers you
Lose what you don’t use and other easy ways to limit your digital footprint and strengthen your online privacy and security
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- ESET APT Activity Report T3 2022
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in T3 2022
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- Are you in control of your personal data? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Data Privacy Week is a reminder to protect your data – all year round. Here are three privacy-boosting habits you can start today.
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- SwiftSlicer: New destructive wiper malware strikes Ukraine
Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against carefully chosen targets in the war-torn country
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- Why your data is more valuable than you may realize
The data trail you leave behind whenever you're online is bigger – and more revealing – than you may think
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- Mastodon vs. Twitter: Know the differences
Looking for an alternative to Twitter and thinking about joining the folks flocking to Mastodon? Here’s how the two platforms compare to each other.
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- 5 valuable skills your children can learn by playing video games
Gaming can help your children build and sharpen a range of life skills that will stand them in good stead in the future
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- Hybrid play: Leveling the playing field in online video gaming and beyond
Does VALORANT’s approach to cheating signal a turning point in how we deal with the continued hacks afflicting our hybrid world of work and play?
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- Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Ransomware revenue plunges to $456 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay up. Here's what to make of the trend.
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- Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023
Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Fraudsters still want to help you 'fix' a computer problem you never had in the first place.
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- Top 10 Venmo scams: Don’t fall for these common tricks
Here's what to know about some of the most common ploys that scammers use on the payment app
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- Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure
It is now acceptable to find a job on a dating app!
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