Saturday, October 31, 2020

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

New ESET Threat Report is out – Are things in IoT security finally changing? – 5 spooky tales of data breaches

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Election (in)security: What you may have missed

As Election Day draws near, here's a snapshot of how this election cycle is faring in the hands of the would-be digitally meddlesome

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5 scary data breaches that shook the world

Just in time for Halloween, we look at the haunting reality of data breaches and highlight five tales that spooked not only the cyber-world

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Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

The patch for the critical flaw that allows malware to spread across machines without any user interaction was released months ago

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IoT security: Are we finally turning the corner?

Better IoT security and data protection are long overdue. Will they go from an afterthought to everyone's priority any time soon?

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Thursday, October 29, 2020

ESET Threat Report Q3 2020

A view of the Q3 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

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The Top 5 Best Materials for Outdoor Furniture

What are the best materials to choose for outdoor furniture? What does your choice depend on? Here are the top ...

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‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

In-game chats were flooded with messages from somebody who tried to coerce players into subscribing to a dubious YouTube channel

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Saturday, October 24, 2020

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Security challenges for connected medical devices – Zero-day in Chrome gets patched – How to avoid USB drive security woes

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Friday, October 23, 2020

The Top 10 Best Speakers for TV [2020]

Does your flat-screen TV shake your chair? Probably not. That’s where the best speaker for TV comes in. You’ll know ...

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Securing medical devices: Can a hacker break your heart?

Why are connected medical devices vulnerable to attack and how likely are they to get hacked? Here are five digital chinks in the armor.

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Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID‑19

Scammers even run their own dark-web “travel agencies”, misusing stolen loyalty points and credit card numbers

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Thursday, October 22, 2020

Google patches Chrome zero‑day under attack

In addition to patching the actively exploited bug, the update also brings fixes for another four security loopholes

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Wednesday, October 21, 2020

How safe is your USB drive?

What are some of the key security risks to be aware of when using USB flash drives and how can you mitigate the threats?

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Microsoft issues two emergency Windows patches

The flaws, neither of which is being actively exploited, were fixed merely days after the monthly Patch Tuesday rollout

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Saturday, October 17, 2020

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET joins global effort to disrupt the infamous Trickbot botnet – Criminals claim to have hijacked thousands of security cameras – Five ways to secure your home office

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Child abductors may use social media to lure victims, FBI warns

School closings and more screen time can ultimately put children at an increased risk of being kidnapped by strangers they met online

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5 things you can do to secure your home office without hiring an expert

You don’t need a degree in cybersecurity or a bottomless budget to do the security basics well – here are five things that will get you on the right track

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Friday, October 16, 2020

Zoom to begin rolling out end‑to‑end encryption

The videoconferencing platform is making the feature available to users of both free and paid tiers

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Thursday, October 15, 2020

50,000 home cameras reportedly hacked, footage posted online

Some footage has already appeared on adult sites, with cybercriminals offering lifetime access to the entire loot for US$150

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Wednesday, October 14, 2020

Tuesday, October 13, 2020

ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Trickbot

Throughout its monitoring, ESET analyzed thousands of malicious samples every month to help this effort

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Saturday, October 10, 2020

So you thought your personal data was deleted? Not so fast

It may be impossible to delete your personal information from Houseparty and other social media services – despite privacy legislation!

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Thursday, October 8, 2020

Working from a hotel? Beware the dangers of public Wi‑Fi

As more and more hotels are turning rooms into offices, the FBI is warning remote workers of cyber-threats lurking in the shadows

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US gov’t warns against paying off ransomware attackers

Companies facilitating ransomware payments run the risk of facing stern penalties for violating US regulations

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Had your face stolen lately?

It’s easy to reset your password or PIN after a data breach. But reset your face? Not so much.

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Tuesday, October 6, 2020

5 steps to secure your connected devices

As we steadily adopt smart devices into our lives, we shouldn’t forget about keeping them secured and our data protected

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Monday, October 5, 2020

5 Ways to Design Your Bathroom

Give your neglected bathroom a face-lift so that it counts as a well-decorated room for once. Get inspired by five ...

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Saturday, October 3, 2020

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET research unearths a previously unknown espionage gang and a new version of Android spyware - Elucidating connections between Latin American banking trojans

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XDSpy: Stealing government secrets since 2011

ESET researchers uncover a new APT group that has been stealing sensitive documents from several governments in Eastern Europe and the Balkans since 2011

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Cyber Security Awareness Month is here!

A month teaching us that when everyone pitches in and does their part, then almost everyone is protected

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LATAM financial cybercrime: Competitors‑in‑crime sharing TTPs

ESET researchers discover surprisingly many indicators of close cooperation among Latin American banking trojans’ authors

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Thursday, October 1, 2020

Is It Worth Decorating Before Selling a House?

Are you planning on selling your house? The question is, should you invest in making it look better? Does it ...

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Microsoft 365 services back online after hours‑long outage

Microsoft resolves a service disruption that affected Office 365, Outlook.com, Teams and other cloud-based services

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APT‑C‑23 group evolves its Android spyware

ESET researchers uncover a new version of Android spyware used by the APT-C-23 threat group against targets in the Middle East

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