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

Social Media

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Social Media

Data for 700 million LinkedIn users up for grabs on hacker forum

Information scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers

Amer Owaida29 Jun 20212 min. read


Cybercrime

Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic

Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic

Cybercrime

Gaming industry under siege from cyberattacks during pandemic

Cyberattacks targeting the gaming industry skyrocket, with web attacks more than tripling year-on-year in 2020

Amer Owaida24 Jun 20212 min. read


Privacy

Brave launches its own, privacy-focused search engine

Brave launches its own, privacy-focused search engine

Privacy

Brave launches its own, privacy-focused search engine

Brave's search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace

Amer Owaida23 Jun 20212 min. read


How To

How to tell if a website is safe

How to tell if a website is safe

How To

How to tell if a website is safe

It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites

Amer Owaida23 Jun 20218 min. read


Privacy

Most health apps engage in unhealthy data-harvesting habits

Most health apps engage in unhealthy data-harvesting habits

Privacy

Most health apps engage in unhealthy data-harvesting habits

Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent

Amer Owaida17 Jun 20213 min. read


Cybercrime

Microsoft takes down large-scale BEC operation

Microsoft takes down large-scale BEC operation

Cybercrime

Microsoft takes down large-scale BEC operation

The fraudsters ran their campaigns from the cloud and used phishing attacks and email forwarding rules to steal financial information

Amer Owaida15 Jun 20212 min. read


Digital Security

Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day

Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day

Digital Security

Google fixes actively exploited Chrome zero-day

The latest Chrome update patches a bumper crop of security flaws across the browser’s desktop versions

Amer Owaida10 Jun 20212 min. read


Cybercrime

Hundreds of suspected criminals arrested after being tricked into using FBI‑run chat app

Hundreds of suspected criminals arrested after being tricked into using FBI‑run chat app

Cybercrime

Hundreds of suspected criminals arrested after being tricked into using FBI‑run chat app

Law enforcement around the world used a messaging app called AN0M to monitor the communications of alleged criminals

Amer Owaida08 Jun 20212 min. read


Digital Security

Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites

Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites

Digital Security

Zero-day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites

Websites using Fancy Product Designer are susceptible to remote code execution attacks even if the plugin is deactivated

Amer Owaida03 Jun 20212 min. read