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ESET Research

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

ESET Research

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

ESET researchers have discovered new versions of the DanaBot Trojan, updated with a more complicated protocol for C&C communication and slight modifications to architecture and campaign IDs

ESET Research07 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Google rolls out Chrome extension to warn you about compromised logins

Google rolls out Chrome extension to warn you about compromised logins

Digital Security

Google rolls out Chrome extension to warn you about compromised logins

The new tool aims to help in an age when billions of login credentials are floating around the internet

Tomáš Foltýn06 Feb 2019


Internet of Things

European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

Internet of Things

European Commission orders recall of children’s smartwatch over privacy concerns

The watch has been found to expose its wearers to a high level of risk of being contacted and monitored by attackers

Tomáš Foltýn05 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Digital Security

Houzz discloses data breach, asks some users to reset passwords

Citing an ongoing investigation, the company wouldn’t say how or when the incident occurred

Tomáš Foltýn04 Feb 2019


Digital Security

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

Digital Security

Four new caches of stolen logins put Collection #1 in the shade

The recently discovered tranches of stolen login credentials freely floating around the internet total 2.2 billion records

Tomáš Foltýn01 Feb 2019


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

ESET researchers have spotted a large wave of ransomware-spreading spam targeting Russian users. Researchers at ESET have also detected a substantial new wave of the “Love you” malspam campaign, updated to target Japan and spread GandCrab 5.1. Plus FaceTime bug bites Apple

Shane Curtis01 Feb 2019


Internet of Things

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Internet of Things

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017

Tomáš Foltýn31 Jan 2019


Cybercrime

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

Cybercrime

Cybercrime black markets: Dark web services and their prices

A closer look at cybercrime as a service on the dark web

Matías Porolli31 Jan 2019


Cybercrime

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

Cybercrime

‘We’re coming for you’, global police warn DDoS attack buyers

First closing in on operators, now on users, as the hunt continues and law enforcement in many countries is about to swoop down on people who bought DDoS attacks on WebStresser

Tomáš Foltýn30 Jan 2019


ESET Research

“Love you” malspam gets a makeover for massive Japan-targeted campaign

“Love you” malspam gets a makeover for massive Japan-targeted campaign

ESET Research

“Love you” malspam gets a makeover for massive Japan-targeted campaign

ESET researchers have detected a substantial new wave of the “Love you” malspam campaign, updated to target Japan and spread GandCrab 5.1

Juraj Jánošík30 Jan 2019


Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug

Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug

Apple takes Group FaceTime offline after discovery of spying bug

The company is rushing to fix a glitch that may let other iPhone users hear and see you – before you answer the call

Tomáš Foltýn29 Jan 2019


Privacy

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Privacy

Hear me out! Thousands tell UK taxman to wipe their voice IDs

Even so, the database has grown to seven million voiceprints amid a controversy that puts the spotlight on the privacy implications of the collection of biometric information

Tomáš Foltýn29 Jan 2019


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