ESET experts offer their reflections on what the continued blurring of boundaries between different spheres of life means for our human and social experience – and especially our cybersecurity and privacy. The future isn’t what it used to be. This adage, if a little trite, has taken on a whole new meaning after our lives … More Cybersecurity Trends 2023: Securing our hybrid lives
According to Computer Weekly, online adverts for investment scams relating to property and crypto assets are still getting past measures designed to stop them. Despite measures being put in place to block them, misleading and fraudulent investment adverts continue to be shown to UK consumers on Meta’s Facebook and Instagram platforms, according to consumer advocacy … More Fake investment ads persist on Meta’s social networks
ESET researchers discovered a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Agrius APT group. Agrius conducted a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software suite used in the diamond industry. Agrius is a newer Iran-aligned APT group solely focused on destructive operations. The group then deployed a new wiper we named Fantasy. Most … More Agrius group deploys new wiper through supply-chain attack in diamond industry, ESET Research discovers
Forget pests for a minute. Modern farms also face another – and more insidious – breed of threat. While I was in the UK police force and part of the National Cyber Crime Unit in 2018, I was asked to give a talk on cybersecurity at a National Farmers’ Union (NFU) meeting in southern England. Right after … More Tractors vs. threat actors: How to hack a farm
With the rapidly rising energy prices putting a strain on many households, what are some quick wins to help reduce the power consumption of your gadgets? This time last year few of us were concerned about how much energy we used. Even fewer probably bothered to check how much we were spending annually. That calculus … More Top tips to save energy used by your electronic devices
