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New Android ransomware found by ESET
Android ransomware may be on the decline since 2017 – but recently, ESET researchers discovered a new ransomware family, Android/Filecoder.C. Using victims’ contact lists, it attempts to spread furthe...
How to stop stalking online
Lysa Myers, Security Researcher at ESET discusses what technology makers and others can – and should – do to counter the kind of surveillance that starts at home.
Over 23 million accounts breached using ‘123456’ password
Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET highlights the notorious six-digit string continues to ‘reign supreme’ among the most-hacked passwords.
Vulnerability in camera opens the door to spying
According to the latest ESET IoT research, D-Link cloud camera DCS-2132L suffers from multiple security vulnerabilities, which can open the door to unauthorized actors. Based on disclosed information,...
LightNeuron malware can take control over email communications
ESET research today announced that it has uncovered LightNeuron, a Microsoft Exchange backdoor that can read, modify or block any email going through the mail server, and even compose new emails and s...
Two white hats hack a Tesla, get to keep it
Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET discusses that a team of two hackers recently Richard Zhu and Amat Cam, aka team ‘Fluoroacetate’ hack the electric automaker, Tesla car via its infotainment syste...
Teenager earns US$1 million in bug bounties
Tomas Foltyn, security writer at ESET discusses how a ‘white hat’ from Argentina has come a long way since winning his first reward of US$50 in 2016.
ESET bags gold and silver awards
ESET, recently announced that it has been recognized with gold and silver awards in a report from an independent testing organization, AV-Comparatives that uses one of the largest sample collections w...
ESET launches new blog for Android users
Today, at Mobile World Congress in Barcelona, ESET unveiled its new blog named Android App Watch to help Android users protect themselves against insecure applications.