Amer Owaida

Amer Owaida

Security Writer


Education M.A. in translation and interpreting.

Highlights of your career Working as a copywriter and freelancing as a translator while thinking in the correct language.

Position and history at ESET Joined in the fall of 2019 as security writer.

What malware do you hate the most? Adware, annoying the living daylight out of me since forever.

Favorite activities Drinking coffee while reading a book, exploring new places, trying new things..

Golden rule for cyberspace Don’t trust and always verify, always use a Gandalf level adblocker.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it? A Pentium 3 powered pc with a GeForce card lacking a pixel shader, around the year 2000 so dial up modems were still a thing.

Favorite computer game/activity Assassin’s Creed or God of War spinning myths and history in fun alternative ways.


340 articles by Amer Owaida

Digital Security

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

Digital Security

Data on millions of hotel guests exposed in cloud storage leak

The cache of data sitting wide open on a server included full names, national ID numbers and credit card data

Amer Owaida10 Nov 20202 min. read


Less Technical

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

Less Technical

Apple patches three actively exploited zero-day flaws in iOS

The vulnerabilities, which are all being abused for targeted attacks, affect a long list of devices

Amer Owaida06 Nov 20202 min. read


Cybercrime

Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

Cybercrime

Gaming company Capcom hit by cyberattack

The developer of popular video game franchises took swift action to prevent the attack from spreading further across its systems

Amer Owaida05 Nov 20202 min. read


Less Technical

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

Less Technical

Google squashes two more Chrome bugs under active attacks

The updates come on the heels of news of attacks exploiting another zero-day in Chrome in tandem with a previously-unknown Windows flaw

Amer Owaida03 Nov 20202 min. read


Less Technical

Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

Less Technical

Google discloses Windows zero-day bug exploited in the wild

The security hole isn’t expected to be plugged until the forthcoming Patch Tuesday bundle of security fixes

Amer Owaida02 Nov 20202 min. read


Digital Security

5 scary data breaches that shook the world

5 scary data breaches that shook the world

Digital Security

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

Amer Owaida30 Oct 20204 min. read


Less Technical

Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

Over 100,000 machines remain vulnerable to SMBGhost exploitation

Less Technical

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

Amer Owaida29 Oct 20202 min. read


Less Technical

‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

‘Among Us’ players hit by major spam attack

Less Technical

‘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

Amer Owaida26 Oct 20202 min. read


Cybercrime

Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

Cybercrime

Fraudsters crave loyalty points amid COVID-19

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

Amer Owaida22 Oct 20202 min. read