The timing of the attacks suggests that many attempts to take the networks offline may not necessarily be perpetrated by organized cybercriminal gangs
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ESET researchers have discovered the first in-the-wild UEFI rootkit. Dubbed LoJax, the research team has shown that the Sednit operators used different components of the LoJax malware against numerous countries in Europe
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ESET researchers have shown that the Sednit operators used different components of the LoJax malware to target a few government organizations in the Balkans as well as in Central and Eastern Europe
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The flaw affected one of the platform’s APIs between May 2017 and September 10 of this year, when it was patched “within hours”
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ESET CTO Juraj Malcho outlines some of the ways in which organizations can reduce their cybersecurity risk
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Should schools and businesses do more to combat the shortfall of cybersecurity professionals by changing the hiring process for those interested in having a career in the industry?
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Public speaking and presenting at conferences can be daunting for the majority of people but by including some subtle tricks, the speaker can deliver a stronger message
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The skimmer, injected into the store’s payment page, harvested credit-card details from the store’s online customers for more than a month
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ESET researchers uncover major banking fraud attempts - Week in security with Tony Anscombe
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ESET researchers have discovered new DanaBot campaigns targeting a number of European countries
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Instead, the three men will cooperate with law enforcement and the broader research community – an area in which, it turns out, they already have quite some experience
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Cybercrooks use bogus apps to phish six online banks and cryptocurrency exchange
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Speaking at conferences can be daunting for presenters but often it is about striking the right balance between content and delivery
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The screens in “key locations” are back up and running again, while the airport paid no ransom to return its systems to working order
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Conversely, only a little over one-third of IT executives believe that their systems have never been hijacked to surreptitiously mine digital currencies
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ESET researchers have discovered several third-party add-ons for the popular open-source media player Kodi. The first 100 days of GDPR reviewed. Also a look at how Microsoft addressed 61 security flaws in Windows in their Patch Tuesday release
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In its heyday, Kelihos comprised up to 100,000 compromised devices that were capable of blasting out billions of malware-laden emails every day
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Taking advantage of the celebration of the Day of the Programmer, we share some audit tools to evaluate the security of your code
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ESET researchers have discovered several third-party add-ons for the popular open-source media player Kodi being used to distribute Linux and Windows cryptocurrency-mining malware
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Microsoft and Adobe have each shipped out their scheduled batches of patches to address security flaws in their respective software
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A domain name once left behind can catch up with you – by giving fraudsters access to a treasure trove of sensitive information
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The several thousand glowing reviews that Adware Doctor had garnered prior to its removal were “likely fake”, researchers say
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What impact has the new data protection directive had on businesses so far?
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PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability, Machine Learning and malware, plus susceptible power grids, all in the cybersecurity news with Tony Anscombe
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The UK’s flag carrier vows to compensate all customers who will lose out financially due to the incident
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Far-fetched though it may sound, the answer is yes, according to researchers, who show that electrical grids and smart home appliances could make for a dangerous mix
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Malware from newly uncovered group PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability in the wild, only two days after its disclosure
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All things labeled Artificial Intelligence (AI) or Machine Learning (ML) are making waves, but talk of them in cybersecurity contexts often muddies the waters. A new ESET white paper sets out to bring some clarity to a subject where confusion often reigns supreme
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The adoption of the protocol’s secure variant has continued its growth spurt in recent months, crossing the 50-percent milestone for the first time ever
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