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Editor • 16 Dec 2016 • 4 min. read
Digital Security
Don't let cybercriminals ruin Christmas: Beware these 12 threats
ESET Trends for 2017: Holding security ransom
Yahoo data breach: What you can do
With spirits and internet usage at an all time high, there’s no better time for cybercriminals to lure a victim online. Here are 12 threats to be aware of.
Editor • 16 Dec 2016
ESET’s Trends for 2017: Security Held Ransom report includes a review of the most important events of last year and outlines trends in cybercriminal activity and cyberthreats for 2017.
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 15 Dec 2016
Yahoo has announced that one billion of its user accounts has been affected by a data breach. ESET's Mark James offers some informative security advice.
Mark James • 15 Dec 2016
Scams
Ray-Bans out, Uggs in: Holiday season scam plagues social media
A new holiday season scam campaign is plaguing social media – and this time it’s pretending to sell heavily discounted Uggs, reports ESET's Ondrej Kubovič.
Ondrej Kubovič • 14 Dec 2016
Mobile Security
Security by design for mobile device manufacturers
ESET's Cameron Camp takes a closer look at security by design for mobile device manufacturers, assessing where we are and where we are heading.
Cameron Camp • 13 Dec 2016
Cybercrime
Why combining technology with standards could combat fraud
ESET's Miguel Ángel Mendoza looks at why combining technology with standards could combat fraud.
Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 12 Dec 2016
Privacy
Yahoo flaw, now fixed, allowed hackers to access any user's email
Malicious code could have been used to compromise an account, forward messages to an external account, or even spread a Yahoo Mail-infecting virus.
Graham Cluley • 09 Dec 2016
Hacker who stole celebrity emails, sex videos, movie scripts gets five years in prison
Alonzo Knowles was sentenced to five years in prison after being found guilty in a separate case involving the hacking of female celebrities' online accounts
The cybercrime business model and its value chain
The security landscape has evolved to a point where most IT threats occur with the intention of generating financial gain for their creators and financiers.
Miguel Ángel Mendoza • 08 Dec 2016