Tips to keep your kids smartphone secure
Smartphones are kids’ trusty companions both in- and outside the classroom, and as they return to their desks. Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET shares some handy tips on how to keep their devices secure.
ESET Researchers uncovers Android espionage campaign against Kurds
ESET researchers have investigated a targeted mobile espionage campaign against the Kurdish ethnic group. This campaign has been active since at least March 2020, distributing (via dedicated Facebook profiles) two Android backdoors known as 888 RAT and SpyNote, disguised as legitimate apps.
Howard University suffers cyberattack, suspends online classes
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights that the Howard University suffered a ransomware attack, however there is no evidence so far of data being accessed or stolen.
Twitter unveils new feature to automatically block abusive behavior
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET highlights the latest feature announced by Twitter that is dubbed as Safety Mode, the feature will temporarily block authors of offensive tweets from being able to contact or follow users.
Microsoft Power Apps misconfiguration exposes millions of records
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that the caches of data that were publicly accessible included names, email addresses and social security numbers were exposed due to misconfiguration.
Terrorist watchlist with nearly 2 million records exposed
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that in a bizarre turn of events the secret list was exposed online for three weeks, allowing anyone to access it without any kind of authentication.
Device security risks in the hybrid workplace
Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET explains that as employees split their time between office and off-site work, there’s a greater potential for company devices and data to fall into the wrong hands
Hackers steal nearly $100 million from major cryptocurrency exchange
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that Japanese cryptocurrency exchange Liquid suspends cryptocurrency deposits and withdrawals and moves its assets into cold storage after it was hacked
Scammers targeting Amazon customers
Amer Owaida, Security Writer at ESET explains that most people are fans of the convenience Amazon brings to online shopping, and that’s precisely what cybercriminals are betting on.
Deepfake easy to fake
Tony Anscombe, Chief Security Evangelist and Cameron Camp, Security Researcher at ESET explains that as deepfakes become indistinguishable from reality and the potential for the misuse of synthetic content is virtually endless, what can you do to avoid falling victim to deepfake fraud?