Security

At Black Hat USA 2020, ESET researchers delved into details about the KrØØk vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips and revealed that similar bugs affect more chip brands than previously thought From KrØØk to finding related vulnerabilities KrØØk…
Read More...

The intelligence agency warns of location tracking risks and offers tips for how to reduce the amount of data shared The United States’ National Security Agency (NSA) has published guidance on how to reduce the variety of risks that stem…
Read More...

In one scheme, shoppers ordering gadgets or gym equipment are in for a rude surprise – they receive disposable face masks instead The FBI’s Internet Crime Complaint Center (IC3) has recorded a surge in complaints from victims who have…
Read More...

The going prices are lower than you probably think – your credit card details, for example, can sell for a few bucks It’s no news that the dark web is rife with offers of stolen data that ranges from pilfered credit card information and…
Read More...

The attackers exploited the human factor to gain access to Twitter’s internal systems and the accounts of some of the world’s most prominent figures Twitter – still recovering from the recent brazen breach where miscreants hijacked 130…
Read More...

The databases contain personal information that could be used for phishing attacks and identity theft schemes Researchers have found close to 10.5 billion pieces of consumer data that has been left sitting in almost 10,000 unsecured…
Read More...

All you need to know about preventing adversaries from exploiting the recently disclosed vulnerabilities in the Thunderbolt interface In May 2020, Björn Ruytenberg, a computer security researcher at the Eindhoven University of Technology…
Read More...

A view of the Q2 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts With half a year passed from the outbreak of COVID-19, the world is now trying to come to terms with…
Read More...

The Bureau expects cybercriminals to increasingly abuse new threat vectors for large-scale DDoS attacks The Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has issued an alert warning private sector organizations in the United States about a…
Read More...

The attackers and their motivations remain unknown; however, the incidents yet again highlight the risks of careless data security Thousands of unsecured internet-facing databases have been on the receiving end of automated ‘Meow’ attacks…
Read More...