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Questions linger after IRS’s about‑face on facial recognition

February 17, 2022

Why would a tax agency contractor’s privacy policy mention collecting information about my Facebook friends? The IRS has made a U-turn on facial recognition, but what about the Social Security Administration or the California Department of Motor Vehicles’ use of the same contractor? In the last few weeks, the US Internal Revenue Service (IRS) made … More Questions linger after IRS’s about‑face on facial recognition

Some URL shortener services distribute Android malware, including banking or SMS trojans

July 20, 2021

ESET Research has analyzed an aggressive advertising-based threat — Android/FakeAdBlocker — which downloads malicious payloads provided by its operator’s command and control server. Android/FakeAdBlocker usually hides its launcher icon after initial launch, delivers unwanted scareware or adult content advertisements, and creates spam events for upcoming months in iOS and Android calendars. These ads often cost … More Some URL shortener services distribute Android malware, including banking or SMS trojans

Google will test new feature in Chrome to curb phishing

August 17, 2020

The web browser will only display domain names as a way to help people recognize impostor websites. Google will test a new feature in the Google Chrome web browser to help people spot websites that aim to trick them into giving away their personal data. The experiment, which will be rolled out on the desktop … More Google will test new feature in Chrome to curb phishing

Kodi add-ons launch cryptomining campaign

September 13, 2018

ESET researchers have discovered several third-party add-ons for the popular open-source media player Kodi being used to distribute Linux and Windows cryptocurrency-mining malware. If you use Kodi, you may have noticed that a popular, Dutch repository for third-party add-ons, XvBMC, was recently shut down upon copyright-infringement warnings. Following the shutdown, we discovered that the repository was … More Kodi add-ons launch cryptomining campaign