Tag: scam

ESET Research: Mustang Panda’s latest backdoor targets Europe, Asia, and Australia

March 2, 2023

ESET researchers have analyzed MQsTTang, a new custom backdoor that we attribute to the Mustang Panda APT group. Confirmed targets are in Bulgaria and Australia, with a likely target in Taiwan. Due to the nature of the decoy filenames used, ESET researchers believe that political and governmental organizations in Europe and Asia are also being … More ESET Research: Mustang Panda’s latest backdoor targets Europe, Asia, and Australia

ESET Research analyzes BlackLotus: A UEFI bootkit that can bypass UEFI Secure Boot on fully patched systems

March 1, 2023

ESET researchers are the first to publish an analysis of BlackLotus, the first in-the-wild UEFI bootkit that is capable of bypassing an essential platform security feature — UEFI Secure Boot. This UEFI bootkit has been sold on hacking forums for USD$5,000 since at least October 2022 and can run even on fully up-to-date Windows 11 … More ESET Research analyzes BlackLotus: A UEFI bootkit that can bypass UEFI Secure Boot on fully patched systems

ESET Podcast: Ransomware trashed data, Android threats soared in T3 2022

February 28, 2023

And that’s just the tip of the iceberg when it comes to the trends that defined the cyberthreat landscape in the final four months of 2022. Data from the latest ESET Threat Report, which provides an in-depth look at the threat landscape from September to December 2022, confirmed several previously observed trends. The key of them … More ESET Podcast: Ransomware trashed data, Android threats soared in T3 2022

LinkedIn scammers step up sophistication of online attacks

February 27, 2023

LinkedIn has been hit by a rise in sophisticated recruiting scams as fraudsters seek to cash in on the trend of remote working and widespread layoffs in the tech industry. Job seekers from the world’s largest professional network are being cheated out of money after participating in fake recruitment processes set up by scammers posing … More LinkedIn scammers step up sophistication of online attacks

Watch what you wear: The pitfalls of wearables security

February 24, 2023

A growing number of devices are capable of connecting to the internet to enhance our lives in some way – be it by linking us with people over vast distances or by simply supporting our everyday needs and wants. To this end, apart from smartphones, no devices are more widespread than smartwatches and other wearable devices, as … More Watch what you wear: The pitfalls of wearables security