This is a shortened version of the article that appeared on ESET’s We Live Security. For the full article, go here. It started, innocently enough, as a question asked in the ESET Security Forum titled “Eset – Do I Really Need Antivirus On My Linux Distros?” However, the answer to that seemingly simple question on … More Do you really need antivirus software for Linux desktops?
The Swiss state owned Banque Cantonale de Geneve has confirmed that hackers have released confidential customer correspondences after the bank refused to pay the ransom demanded by the attackers, reports Tech Week Europe. The hack, which was revealed on the Twitter account of the hacking person(s) involved involved the theft of over 30,000 emails between the … More Swiss bank data released by hackers
The Top Ten Threats 1. HTML/Refresh Previous Ranking: 1 Percentage Detected: 2.82% HTML/Refresh is a Trojan that redirects the browser to a specific URL location with malicious software. The program code of the malware is usually embedded in HTML pages. 2. Win32/Bundpil Previous Ranking: 2 Percentage Detected: 2.54% Win32/Bundpil.A is a worm that spreads via … More Monthly Threat Report: December 2014
Guess who hasn’t been using two factor authentication to protect its social media accounts? Twitter and YouTube accounts belonging to Central Command – the group responsible for United States’ military operations in the Middle East – were hijacked yesterday by hackers claiming to back Islamic State. In a series of messages posted on the @CENTCOM … More US military’s Twitter account hacked
Today, we published our research about Windows exploitation in 2014. This report contains interesting information about vulnerabilities in Microsoft Windows and Office patched over the course of the year, drive-by download attacks and mitigation techniques. The report includes the following information. Vulnerabilities discovered and patched in Microsoft Windows and Office. Statistics about patched vulnerabilities and … More How was Microsoft Windows exploited in 2014?
