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Strengthening the Cybersecurity Skills Gap in Southern California
1 week ago

Strengthening the Cybersecurity Skills Gap in Southern California

LA Times  

For more than three decades, digital security company ESET has shielded organizations and governments worldwide from cyberthreats. “Threat intelligence services provide data feeds that allow cybersecurity teams to make informed decisions about potential risks and attacks, and to take the necessary measures to detect and respond to them, automatically or through further investigation.” ESET offers AI-powered solutions that are underpinned …

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Popular Android app is secretly SPYING on users - what to do if you have it installed
1 year, 6 months ago

Popular Android app is secretly SPYING on users - what to do if you have it installed

Daily Mail  

Cybersecurity experts have warned that a popular Android app is secretly spying on users as part of a potential espionage campaign. iRecorder secretly steals pictures, files and web information on Android devices 'Interestingly here is that the app passed initial tests to get on the Google Play store but it was the update that carried the malicious activity,' Jake Moore, …

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Hacking Alert: Lenovo Laptop Users, Update To The Latest 'Software' Right Now
2 years, 8 months ago

Hacking Alert: Lenovo Laptop Users, Update To The Latest 'Software' Right Now

News 18  

A Slovakian internet security company named ESET has discovered three vulnerabilities in various Lenovo laptop models that could allow attackers to launch UEFI malware on affected computers. The report from ESET said that more than 100 different Lenovo laptop models with millions of users worldwide have been found to have these vulnerabilities that can allow attackers to launch UEFI malware. …

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Ukraine says potent Russian hack against power grid thwarted
2 years, 8 months ago

Ukraine says potent Russian hack against power grid thwarted

Associated Press  

BOSTON — Russian military hackers attempted to knock out power to millions of Ukrainians last week in a long-planned attack but were foiled, Ukrainian government officials said Tuesday. “It looks that we were very lucky.” The hackers from Russia’s GRU military intelligence agency used an upgraded version of malware first seen in its successful 2016 attack that caused blackouts in …

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New Malware In Disguise Of Crypto Wallets Can Steal Money From Android and iOS Devices
2 years, 8 months ago

New Malware In Disguise Of Crypto Wallets Can Steal Money From Android and iOS Devices

News 18  

Mobile users have another malware alert this week, and this one is in disguise as crypto wallets on the App Store and is capable of stealing your money. As per the security report from ESET, the malware-infected crypto apps have been discovered in Android and iOS app stores. The design of the malware within the app meant users or the …

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Explained | Data-wiper malware and DDoS attacks that targeted Ukraine
2 years, 9 months ago

Explained | Data-wiper malware and DDoS attacks that targeted Ukraine

The Hindu  

Even as Ukraine grapples with the military operation launched by Russia on February 24, the country is also being targeted by large-scale cyber attacks targeting government websites, banks, and other users. On February 23, hours before Russia advanced a full-scale military operation into Ukraine, cybersecurity firms Symantec and ESET said that a new and sophisticated strain of a data-wiper malware, …

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