June 2021 – Page 4 – ESET Ireland

Zero‑day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites

June 4, 2021

Websites using Fancy Product Designer are susceptible to remote code execution attacks even if the plugin is deactivated. Cybercriminals have been actively exploiting a zero-day vulnerability in Fancy Product Designer, a WordPress plugin used by more than 17,000 websites, according to a blog post by Defiant, which makes Wordfence security plugins for the web publishing platform. Attackers … More Zero‑day in popular WordPress plugin exploited to take over websites

ESET Threat Report T1 2021

June 3, 2021

A view of the T1 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. … More ESET Threat Report T1 2021

5 common scams targeting teens – and how to stay safe

June 1, 2021

From knock-off designer products to too-good-to-be-true job offers, here are five common schemes fraudsters use to trick teenagers out of their money and sensitive data. Most teenagers, while not as impressionable as small children, can still be subjected to various external influences. If you’re one of them, you probably haven’t experienced the many ups and … More 5 common scams targeting teens – and how to stay safe

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