The report provides unique insights into how the COVID-19 pandemic affected the data breach landscape Verizon has released the 14th installment of its annual Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR) that analyzed 5,258 confirmed data breaches, an increase from 3,950 in the report’s previous issue. As might be expected, the 2021 edition, which used input from…

ESET research reveals that common Android stalkerware apps are riddled with vulnerabilities that further jeopardize victims and expose the privacy and security of the snoopers themselves Mobile stalkerware, also known as spouseware, is monitoring software silently installed by a stalker onto a victim’s device without the victim’s knowledge. Generally, the stalker needs to have physical…

We will explore two threats – Android stalkerware and XP exploits UPDATE (May 13th, 2021): This article was updated to clarify information about the sessions that ESET researchers will host. We are just a few days away from RSA Conference 2021 (May 17-20), an important annual event for the IT security industry and research. ESET…