Author: ESET Ireland

Windows 10, Privacy 0? ESET dives into the privacy of Microsoft’s new OS

August 6, 2015

Introduction The title of this article is “Windows 10, Privacy 0: ESET deeps dives into the privacy of Microsoft’s new OS” and in it I will be providing analysis of Microsoft’s privacy plans for Windows 10, some of the reasoning behind those changes, and also theorize about who else besides Microsoft might be interested. But … More Windows 10, Privacy 0? ESET dives into the privacy of Microsoft’s new OS

Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability

August 5, 2015

Hackers have been taking advantage of a serious zero-day vulnerability in the latest version of Apple’s OS X (Yosemite), allowing them to install malware and adware on Macs without the need of a password or administrative privileges. Malwarebytes reported yesterday (Monday 3rd August) that one of its experts had found the first known exploit of … More Hackers exploit OS X zero-day vulnerability

The world’s biggest bug bounty payouts

August 4, 2015

So-called ‘bug bounties’ are offered by some of the world’s largest websites and software companies to ensure that software bugs are found and fixed by friendly security researchers, rather than by malicious hackers who could use the same flaws to cause significant damage. Bug bounties are a relatively new phenomenon but, in recent years, have … More The world’s biggest bug bounty payouts

5 Systems Admin relationship tips (so you’re on talking terms again)

July 31, 2015

If you’ve spent much time interacting with system administrators, you know how unlikely it would be for them to host a relationship-fixing TV show. Were they born like this, or did IT support requests just grind them into jaded powder? With a combination of endless patches, glitches, and caffeinated techno pulsing in the background, they … More 5 Systems Admin relationship tips (so you’re on talking terms again)

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

July 30, 2015

Attackers spying on high-value targets in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and their TrueCrypt-encrypted data We presented our initial findings based on research into the Win32/Potao malware family in June, in our CCCC 2015 presentation in Copenhagen. Today, we are releasing the full whitepaper on the Potao malware with additional findings, the cyberespionage campaigns where it was … More Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit