Security

This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. Throughout all of modern computing history, passwords have been the primary method of securing data. The problems with passwords are numerous, but…
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After welcoming hacking research, automobile technology started to get better at defending against hacks. So why has the airline industry not been as welcoming? I’m building a homebuilt experimental airplane. Yes, I plan to fly in it.…
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The legal action, brought over alleged click injection fraud, is said to be among the first of its kind Facebook announced this week that it is suing two Asia-based Android app developers over alleged ad fraud. The social network alleges…
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ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France In May 2019, ESET researchers observed a spike in ESET telemetry data regarding malware targeting France. After further investigations, we identified…
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Up to 30 percent of romance fraud victims in 2018 are estimated to have been used as money mules Scammers are using dating sites and apps not only to scout for lovesick men and women before bilking them out of money, but also to recruit…
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ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting the Venezuelan military Latin America is often overlooked when it comes to persistent threats and groups with politically motivated targets. There is, however, an ongoing case of…
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This site may earn affiliate commissions from the links on this page. Terms of use. In theory, organizations like the FTC exist to safeguard United States citizens. In practice, all too often, these organizations are far more beholden…
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A primer on why internet-enabled TVs make for attractive and potentially soft targets, and how cybercriminals can ruin more than your TV viewing experience With their high-resolution screens, cameras, microphones and innovative interfaces…
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The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans At the end of 2017, a group of malware researchers from ESET’s Prague lab decided to take a deeper look at the infamous Delphi-written banking trojans that are…
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ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks After two years of decline in Android ransomware, a new family has emerged. We have seen the…
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