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Lysa Myers • 06 Apr 2017 • 8 min. read
Scams
Tax identity fraud: Bringing the fight to this menace
Don’t pay for what is for free: Malicious Adobe Flash Player app found on Google Play
Privacy
The right to privacy in the digital era
Tax identity fraud is a multibillion dollar industry for criminals. ESET's Lysa Myers explores new measures and offers some top tips on how to tackle this menace.
Lysa Myers • 06 Apr 2017
ESET researchers have discovered a malicious app at Google Play tricking its victims into paying €18 ($19) for Adobe Flash Player.
Peter Stancik • 04 Apr 2017
ESET's Miguel Ángel Mendoza discusses the right to privacy in the digital era, which is an increasingly important issue.
Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 03 Apr 2017
Digital Security
Backup your (digital) life
In the digital age, data backup is essential. Find out how you can protect yourself ahead of World Backup Day, which falls on April Fool's Day.
Editor • 31 Mar 2017
Malware
Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub
Be on your guard if you're a developer who uses GitHub - someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.
Graham Cluley • 30 Mar 2017
How To
How to configure WinDbg for kernel debugging
In this post, Matías Porolli looks at how to configure an environment with WinDbg and virtual machines in order to debug drivers or code running in Windows kernel space.
Matías Porolli • 27 Mar 2017
GDPR: A simple explainer
The GDPR is the biggest change in data protection laws for 20 years, and comes into effect on May 25th, 2018. We answer some key questions.
Editor • 24 Mar 2017
Cybercrime
When bad bugs bite: Apple iCloud accounts 'held hostage'
The so-called Turkish Crime Family is demanding that Apple pays it a ransom, otherwise it will delete millions of credentials it says it possesses.
Michael Aguilar • 24 Mar 2017
If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …
ESET researchers have discovered 87 malicious apps on Google Play disguised as mods for Minecraft.
Lukas Stefanko • 23 Mar 2017