Tag: internet

Microsoft rushes out patch for Internet Explorer zero‑day

September 26, 2019

There is no word on which threat actor is abusing the severe vulnerability for attacks. Microsoft is urging Windows users to install an emergency security patch to address a critical vulnerability that affects multiple versions of Internet Explorer (IE) and is under active exploitation by unspecified bad actors. The company’s advisory notes that the zero-day, listed as CVE-2019-1367, is … More Microsoft rushes out patch for Internet Explorer zero‑day

The ABCs of Anti-Phishing and Web Access Protection

September 17, 2019

Homoglyph attacks: high-value targets are protected by ESET The Cypriot security watchdog, CSIRT, warns about a fake PayPal site that spreads the Nemty ransomware using a so-called homoglyph attack. Homoglyph attacks rely on replacing characters in addresses with ones that look similar – or even optically identical – but are actually different, as they belong to different … More The ABCs of Anti-Phishing and Web Access Protection

Scam impersonates WhatsApp, offers ‘free internet’

July 31, 2019

The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands. The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands. Recently, ESET researchers in Latin America received a message … More Scam impersonates WhatsApp, offers ‘free internet’

Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security

February 1, 2019

Smart devices were targeted by more than one-half of cyberattacks detected in the country in 2017. Japan has approved a plan to test the security of around 200 million Internet-of-Things (IoT) devices in the country in a bid to beef up their cyber-resilience, according to a report by Japan’s public broadcaster NHK World. Armed with lists … More Japan to probe citizens’ IoT devices in the name of security