Are you on Facebook? So are scammers. Here are some of the most common con jobs on Facebook you should watch out for and how you can tell if you’re being scammed.
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Information scraped from LinkedIn user profiles includes full names, gender, email addresses and phone numbers
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What was it like to work for, and be friends with, the larger-than-life technology entrepreneur back when he helped shape the computer security industry?
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Telling state-backed hackers apart from cybercriminals – How to check if a website is safe – Gaming firms plagued by cyberattacks amid the pandemic
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Cyberattacks targeting the gaming industry skyrocket, with web attacks more than tripling year-on-year in 2020
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The Brave Search engine takes on Google, promising to let users surf the web without leaving a trace
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It can be difficult to tell a legitimate website apart from an unsafe one – follow these steps to identify and protect yourself from bad websites
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What does the increasingly fuzzy line between traditional cybercrime and attacks attributed to state-backed groups mean for the future of the threat landscape?
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5 steps to take to minimize damage from a ransomware attack – The double-edged sword of OSINT – Watch out for vishing scams
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By failing to prepare you are preparing to fail – here’s what you can do today to minimize the impact of a potential ransomware attack in the future
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Most medical and fitness apps in Google Play have tracking capabilities enabled and their data collection practices aren’t transparent
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OSINT can be used by anyone, both for good and bad ends – here’s how defenders can use it to keep ahead of attackers
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The fraudsters ran their campaigns from the cloud and used phishing and email forwarding rules to steal their targets' financial information.
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How do vishing scams work, how do they impact businesses and individuals, and how can you protect yourself, your family and your business?
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ESET Research dissects campaigns by the Gelsemium and BackdoorDiplomacy APT groups – Hacking an orbiting satellite isn't necessarily the stuff of Hollywood
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Should we expect cybercriminals to ditch the pseudonymous cryptocurrency for other forms of payment that may be better at throwing law enforcement off the scent?
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The latest Chrome update patches a bumper crop of security flaws across the browser’s desktop versions
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ESET researchers discover a new campaign that evolved from the Quarian backdoor
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ESET researchers shed light on new campaigns from the quiet Gelsemium group
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Law enforcement around the world used a messaging app called AN0M to monitor the communications of alleged criminals
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Hacking an orbiting satellite is not light years away – here’s how things can go wrong in outer space
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New ESET Threat Report is out – How to deal with online trolls – Teens, beware these 5 common scams
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Websites using Fancy Product Designer are susceptible to remote code execution attacks even if the plugin is deactivated
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A view of the T1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
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From knock-off designer products to too-good-to-be-true job offers, here are five common schemes fraudsters use to trick teenagers out of their money and sensitive data
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