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Holiday online shopping special tips

Holiday online shopping special tips

Scams

Holiday online shopping special tips

Some useful advice for staying safe while hunting for bargains in this holiday season

Tony Anscombe20 Dec 2018


Digital Security

NASA fears hackers may have stolen employee data

NASA fears hackers may have stolen employee data

Digital Security

NASA fears hackers may have stolen employee data

A probe launched immediately after the discovery of the suspected incident has yet to establish the scale of the potential damage

Tomáš Foltýn19 Dec 2018


Digital Security

Target targeted: Five years on from a breach that shook the cybersecurity industry

Target targeted: Five years on from a breach that shook the cybersecurity industry

Digital Security

Target targeted: Five years on from a breach that shook the cybersecurity industry

In December 2013 news broke that Target suffered a breach that forced consumers and the cybersecurity community to question the security practices of retailers

Lysa Myers18 Dec 2018


Privacy

Cybersecurity Trends 2019: Privacy and intrusion in the global village

Cybersecurity Trends 2019: Privacy and intrusion in the global village

Privacy

Cybersecurity Trends 2019: Privacy and intrusion in the global village

With just days left in 2018, ESET experts offer their reflections in ‘Cybersecurity Trends 2019’ on themes that are set to figure prominently in the upcoming year

Tomáš Foltýn18 Dec 2018


How To

The most popular passwords of 2018 revealed: Are yours on the list?

The most popular passwords of 2018 revealed: Are yours on the list?

How To

The most popular passwords of 2018 revealed: Are yours on the list?

Besides the usual suspects among the worst of passwords, a handful of notable – but similarly poor – choices make their debuts

Tomáš Foltýn17 Dec 2018


How To, Scams

How to protect yourself as the threat of scam apps grows

How to protect yourself as the threat of scam apps grows

How To, Scams

How to protect yourself as the threat of scam apps grows

As the threat of bogus apps continues, what can we do to protect ourselves against these fraudulent practices?

Lysa Myers14 Dec 2018


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts, the next generation of Dark Markets, and the Google+ to shut down earlier after new bug

Shane Curtis14 Dec 2018


Digital Security

Malaysian government targeted with mash-up espionage toolkit

Malaysian government targeted with mash-up espionage toolkit

Digital Security

Malaysian government targeted with mash-up espionage toolkit

An interview with ESET researchers Tomáš Gardoň and Filip Kafka on their research of a malware toolkit used in espionage against the Malaysian government

Editor14 Dec 2018


Digital Security

Google+ to shut earlier as new bug exposed data of 52.5 million users

Google+ to shut earlier as new bug exposed data of 52.5 million users

Digital Security

Google+ to shut earlier as new bug exposed data of 52.5 million users

There is no evidence that the flaw was misused during the six days it was alive, said the tech giant

Tomáš Foltýn11 Dec 2018


ESET Research

Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts even with 2FA on

Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts even with 2FA on

ESET Research

Android Trojan steals money from PayPal accounts even with 2FA on

ESET researchers discovered a new Android Trojan using a novel Accessibility-abusing technique that targets the official PayPal app, and is capable of bypassing PayPal’s two-factor authentication

Lukas Stefanko11 Dec 2018


Cybercrime

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

Cybercrime

Next Generation Dark Markets? Think Amazon or eBay for criminals

The “evolution” of these markets is making cybercrime easier than ever before

Stephen Cobb10 Dec 2018


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

DanaBot operators have been expanding the malware’s scope with new spam-sending capability. ESET researchers discovered a set of previously undocumented Linux malware families based on OpenSSH. Plus fitness-tracking apps use dodgy in-app payments to steal money from unaware iPhone and iPad users

Shane Curtis07 Dec 2018


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