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Social Media

High-profile Twitter accounts hacked to promote Bitcoin scam

High-profile Twitter accounts hacked to promote Bitcoin scam

Social Media

High-profile Twitter accounts hacked to promote Bitcoin scam

Tech titans and prominent politicians among victims of a sprawling hack that Twitter says leveraged its internal tools

Amer Owaida16 Jul 2020


ESET Research

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

ESET Research

Mac cryptocurrency trading application rebranded, bundled with malware

ESET researchers lure GMERA malware operators to remotely control their Mac honeypots

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé16 Jul 2020


Digital Security

Microsoft patches critical, wormable flaw in Windows DNS Server

Microsoft patches critical, wormable flaw in Windows DNS Server

Digital Security

Microsoft patches critical, wormable flaw in Windows DNS Server

The company urges organizations to waste no time in installing updates to fix the vulnerability that rates a ‘perfect’ 10 on the severity scale

Amer Owaida15 Jul 2020


Cybercrime

Details of 142 million MGM hotel guests selling for US$2,900

Details of 142 million MGM hotel guests selling for US$2,900

Cybercrime

Details of 142 million MGM hotel guests selling for US$2,900

It appears that the July 2019 breach at MGM Resorts affected far more people than initially thought

Amer Owaida15 Jul 2020


COVID-19

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

COVID-19

Mobile security threats amid COVID-19 and beyond: A Q&A with Lukas Stefanko

ESET malware researcher Lukas Stefanko gives us a peek behind the scenes of his analysis of CryCryptor ransomware and puts the threat into a broader context

Gabrielle Ladouceur Despins15 Jul 2020


ESET Research

Welcome Chat as a secure messaging app? Nothing could be further from the truth

Welcome Chat as a secure messaging app? Nothing could be further from the truth

ESET Research

Welcome Chat as a secure messaging app? Nothing could be further from the truth

ESET research uncovers a malicious operation that both spies on victims and leaks their data

Lukas Stefanko14 Jul 2020


Digital Security

Zoom patches zero-day flaw in Windows client

Zoom patches zero-day flaw in Windows client

Digital Security

Zoom patches zero-day flaw in Windows client

The vulnerability exposed Zoom users running Windows 7 or earlier OS versions to remote attacks

Amer Owaida13 Jul 2020


Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Video

Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Up close with the Evilnum group and its eponymous malware – A severe flaw in networking gear – Router firmware under the microscope

Editor10 Jul 2020


Digital Security

Popular home routers plagued by critical security flaws

Popular home routers plagued by critical security flaws

Digital Security

Popular home routers plagued by critical security flaws

A study paints a dim picture of router security, as none of the 127 devices tested was free of severe vulnerabilities

Tomáš Foltýn09 Jul 2020


Cybercrime

Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web

Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web

Cybercrime

Billions of stolen passwords for sale on the dark web

While logins to music and video streaming services sell for less than ten dollars each, domain admin access is being offered for US$120,000

Amer Owaida09 Jul 2020


ESET Research

More evil: A deep look at Evilnum and its toolset

More evil: A deep look at Evilnum and its toolset

ESET Research

More evil: A deep look at Evilnum and its toolset

ESET research gives a detailed picture of the operations of the Evilnum group and its toolkit deployed in attacks against carefully chosen targets in the fintech sector

Matías Porolli09 Jul 2020


Digital Security

Attackers target critical flaw in popular networking gear

Attackers target critical flaw in popular networking gear

Digital Security

Attackers target critical flaw in popular networking gear

The vulnerability, which received the highest possible severity score, leaves thousands of devices at risk of being taken over by remote attackers. A patch is available.

Amer Owaida07 Jul 2020


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