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Lukas Stefanko • 22 Jul 2024 • 5 min. read
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Cursed tapes: Exploiting the EvilVideo vulnerability on Telegram for Android
Romain Dumont • 18 Jul 2024 • 23 min. read
HotPage: Story of a signed, vulnerable, ad-injecting driver
Jiří Kropáč • 27 Jun 2024 • 2 min. read
ESET Research, Threat Reports
ESET Threat Report H1 2024
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
Digital Security
Black Hat 2020: Fixing voting issues – boiling the ocean?
With the big voting day rapidly approaching, can the security of the election still be shored up? If so, how?
Cameron Camp • 10 Aug 2020
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET highlights new research at Black Hat 2020 – What to if your data was stolen in the Blackbaud breach
Editor • 07 Aug 2020
Stadeo: Deobfuscating Stantinko and more
We introduce Stadeo – a set of scripts that can help fellow threat researchers and reverse engineers to deobfuscate the code of Stantinko and other malware
Vladislav Hrčka • 07 Aug 2020
Ransomware
Small and medium-sized businesses: Big targets for ransomware attacks
Why are SMBs a target for ransomware-wielding gangs and what can they do to protect themselves against cyber-extortion?
Amer Owaida • 07 Aug 2020
Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping
At Black Hat USA 2020, ESET researchers delved into details about the KrØØk vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips and revealed that similar bugs affect more chip brands than previously thought
Miloš Čermák and Robert Lipovsky • 06 Aug 2020
Blackbaud data breach: What you should know
Here’s what to be aware of if your personal data was compromised in the breach at the cloud software provider
Tony Anscombe • 06 Aug 2020
Privacy
NSA shares advice on how to limit location tracking
The intelligence agency warns of location tracking risks and offers tips for how to reduce the amount of data shared
Amer Owaida • 05 Aug 2020
Cybercrime
FBI warns of surge in online shopping scams
In one scheme, shoppers ordering gadgets or gym equipment are in for a rude surprise – they receive disposable face masks instead
Amer Owaida • 04 Aug 2020
How much is your personal data worth on the dark web?
The going prices are lower than you probably think – your credit card details, for example, can sell for a few bucks
Amer Owaida • 03 Aug 2020
New ESET Threat Report is out – Defending against Thunderspy attacks – Thousands of databases wiped in Meow attacks
Editor • 31 Jul 2020
Social Media
Twitter breach: Staff tricked by ‘phone spear phishing’
The attackers exploited the human factor to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems and the accounts of some of the world’s most prominent figures
Amer Owaida • 31 Jul 2020
10 billion records exposed in unsecured databases, study says
The databases contain personal information that could be used for phishing attacks and identity theft schemes
Amer Owaida • 30 Jul 2020
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