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Irish businesses warned to avoid a Microsoft Office 365 phishing scam

February 6, 2019

ESET Ireland warns Irish businesses to pay attention to a fraudulent email phishing for login details to Microsoft Office 365. The email pretends to come from the “Azure team” of Microsoft Office 365 and claims that the potential victim’s subscription will be disabled unless they “update their information”. Once clicking on the “Update account information” … More Irish businesses warned to avoid a Microsoft Office 365 phishing scam

Who needs passwords? Microsoft now lets you in with your face or security key

November 22, 2018

The software giant takes passwords one step closer to obsolescence as it now enables users to log into their Microsoft accounts with more modern forms of authentication. Microsoft has announced that it is enabling users to log into their Microsoft accounts without usernames and passwords. Instead of passwords – which the tech behemoth has previously described … More Who needs passwords? Microsoft now lets you in with your face or security key

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

PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

September 6, 2018

Malware from newly uncovered group PowerPool exploits zero-day vulnerability in the wild, only two days after its disclosure. On August 27, 2018, a so-called zero-day vulnerability affecting Microsoft Windows was published on GitHub and publicized via a rather acerbic tweet. It seems obvious that this was not part of a coordinated vulnerability disclosure and there was no … More PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

System update headaches? ESET is the cure

July 12, 2018

On average, people have more than 50 software applications on their Windows computers.1 Combine this with your mobile device apps and alternative operating systems, and you could end up spending all of your time updating applications or fixing update issues. How to handle the headaches associated with keeping your devices up to date? Let ESET … More System update headaches? ESET is the cure

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Kodi add-ons launch cryptomining campaign

PowerPool malware exploits ALPC LPE zero-day vulnerability

System update headaches? ESET is the cure