There is a real feeling that smartphones are becoming a bigger target for cybercriminals. So why are they so eager to get into our devices?
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DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages
ESET’s Josep Albors looks at how DNS attacks will try and direct you to fake pages.
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British man arrested after 900,000 broadband routers knocked offline in Germany
A 29-year-old man has been arrested at Luton airport by the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) in connection with a massive internet attack that disrupted telephone, television and internet services in Germany last November.
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Released Android malware source code used to run a banking botnet
ESET researchers have discovered a new variant of botnet-forming Android banking malware based on source code made public a couple of months ago.
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Sunny with a chance of stolen credentials: Malicious weather app found on Google Play
ESET has spotted a new banking malware on Google Play. Disguised as a weather forecast app, it steals banking credentials and locks screens.
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New crypto-ransomware hits macOS
This last month we have seen a new ransomware for Mac. Written in Swift, it is distributed on BitTorrent distribution site as “Patcher” for pirating popular software.
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Android malware: It doesn’t hurt to know about this
Android malware is an increasing problem … but worry not – n this infographic, we highlight some of the key things you should be aware of.
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Healthcare data breaches reach a ‘sizeable number of US consumers’
Approximately 26% of Americans have been compromised by healthcare data breaches, according to a new survey from Accenture.
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RTM: Stealthy group targeting remote banking system
Today, ESET has released a white paper on RTM, a cybercrime group that has been relentlessly targeting businesses in Russia and neighboring countries.
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It’s too easy to steal a second-hand connected car
Until more effort is made by vendors to integrate the internet in a safe way into the myriad of devices that surround us, we are going to hear more and more stories of security breaking down like this.
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