Do you know what types of scams and other fakery you should look out for when using a platform that once billed itself as “the front page of the Internet”? As the world’s 18th most visited website and 7th most frequented social network, it’s no surprise that Reddit also holds great allure for cybercriminals. Besides an endless number of … More Read it right! How to spot scams on Reddit
Closing intrusion vectors force cybercriminals to revisit old attack avenues, but also to look for new ways to attack their victims. Sextortion emails and other text-based threats have been on a massive increase in H1 2023 and the question remains why. Are criminals just lazy? Are they trying to earn easy money during their days … More ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force
ESET researchers have discovered a campaign by the Ballistic Bobcat group, which is using a novel backdoor that ESET has named Sponsor. Ballistic Bobcat, previously tracked by ESET Research as APT35/APT42 (also known as Charming Kitten, TA453, or PHOSPHORUS), is an advanced, persistent threat group that targets education, government, and healthcare organizations, as well as … More ESET Research: Ballistic Bobcat targets businesses with a new backdoor
The update to X’s privacy policy has sparked some questions among privacy and security folks, including how long X will retain users’ biometric information and how the data will be stored and secured. Will you give X your biometric data in order to help secure your account on the site? The social media platform formerly … More Will you give X your biometric data?
New reports from Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shed a light on how the battle against cybercrime is being fought. Law enforcement remains an integral part of the fight against agile and increasingly well-resourced adversaries. Consumers and businesses, too, can – and need to – continue to improve their defenses, while vendors … More Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch
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