FBI investigating apparent ISIS attacks on Western websites
A number of seemingly unconnected Western websites were hacked over the weekend, with messages claiming Islamic State as the perpetrator. 09 Mar 2015 • ,…
Category: welivesecurity
CryptoFortress mimics TorrentLocker but is a different ransomware
ESET assess the differences between CryptoFortress and TorrentLocker: two very different strains of ransomware. Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé 09 Mar 2015 • , 1 min. read Last…
Operating System Vulnerabilities, Exploits and Insecurity
iOS and OS X the most vulnerable operating systems? Don’t confuse vulnerabilities with exploits, or patch frequency with insecurity. 10 Mar 2015 • , 6…
Hackers phish for data in Apple Watch scam
Apple fans keen to get their hands on the Apple Watch are advised to think before they click, after hackers exploited a wave of enthusiasm…
Will Windows 10 leave enterprises vulnerable to zero-days?
One thing Microsoft has been very public about is Windows 10’s new strategy of releasing patches to update the operating system at different times for…
7 tasks that waste your IT team’s time
IT teams’ time is always limited, and it doesn’t help when other things get in the way. Here’s seven things that waste your IT team’s…
How regulatory standards and cyber insurance inform each other
Should the payment of a ransomware demand be illegal? Should it be regulated in some way? These questions are some examples of the legal minefield…
PWA phishing on Android and iOS – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Phishing using PWAs? ESET Research’s latest discovery might just ruin some users’ assumptions about their preferred platform’s security 23 Aug 2024 ESET researchers have recently…
Exploring Android threats and ways to mitigate them
The world of Android threats is quite vast and intriguing. In this episode, Becks and Lukáš demonstrate how easy it is to take over your…
The risks of unsupported IoT tech
In the digital graveyard, a new threat stirs: Out-of-support devices becoming thralls of malicious actors 27 Aug 2024 • , 4 min. read Outdated devices…
Stealing cash using NFC relay – Week in Security with Tony Anscombe
The discovery of the NGate malware by ESET Research is another example of how sophisticated Android threats have become 28 Aug 2024 Recently, ESET Researchers…
Malicious ads hiding in search results
Sometimes there’s more than just an enticing product offer hiding behind an ad 03 Sep 2024 • , 3 min. read One thing is true:…