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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 While more concerted efforts from various anti-ransomware groups continue to bring pressure to bear on ransomware operators, successful attacks are still making the headlines. It’s not just…

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 You probably visit tens, if not hundreds, of websites daily. You read a news article here, check your social media there, then you watch a TV show on a…

The latest Chrome update patches a bumper crop of security flaws across the browser’s desktop versions Google has rolled out an update for its Chrome web browser to fix a bunch of security flaws, including a zero-day vulnerability that is known to be actively exploited by threat actors. The bugs affect the Windows, macOS, and…

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? Earlier this week, the Department of Justice announced it seized around $2.3 million worth of bitcoin (BTC 63.7) collected in the BTC 75 payment for Colonial Pipeline ransomware. Does this…

How do vishing scams work, how do they impact businesses and individuals, and how can you protect yourself, your family and your business? We’ve all heard of phishing, the tried-and-tested email scam that spoofs authoritative sources to trick recipients into handing over sensitive information or downloading malware. Well, vishing is its voice call equivalent. It’s…

A view of the T 1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts During the first four months of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic was still the number one news topic around the world; however, it became notably less prominent in the threat landscape.…

ESET researchers discover a new campaign that evolved from the Quarian backdoor Executive summary An APT group that we are calling BackdoorDiplomacy, due to the main vertical of its victims, has been targeting Ministries of Foreign Affairs and telecommunication companies in Africa and the Middle East since at least 2017. For initial infection vectors, the…

A view of the T 1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts During the first four months of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic was still the number one news topic around the world; however, it became notably less prominent in the threat landscape.…

A view of the T 1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts During the first four months of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic was still the number one news topic around the world; however, it became notably less prominent in the threat landscape.…

A view of the T 1 2021 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts During the first four months of this year, the COVID-19 pandemic was still the number one news topic around the world; however, it became notably less prominent in the threat landscape.…