ESET experts share their insights on the cyber-elements of the first year of the war in Ukraine and how a growing number of destructive malware variants tried to rip through critical Ukrainian systems The post ESET Research Podcast: A year of fighting rockets, soldiers, and wipers in Ukraine appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How fraudsters groom their marks and move in for the kill using tricks from the playbooks of romance and investment scammers The post Pig butchering scams: The anatomy of a fast‑growing threat appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How content creators and subscribers can embrace the social media platform without (overly) exposing themselves to the potentially toxic brew of NSFW content and privacy threats The post Staying safe on OnlyFans: The naked truth appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here are some of the key moments from the five hours of Shou Zi Chew's testimony and other interesting news on the data privacy front The post Highlights from TikTok CEO’s Congress grilling – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us The post What TikTok knows about you – and what you should know about TikTok appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Why your organization should consider an MDR solution and five key things to look for in a service offering The post Understanding Managed Detection and Response and what to look for in an MDR solution appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Twitter’s ditching of free text-message authentication doesn’t mean that you should forgo using 2FA. Instead, switch to another – and, indeed, better – 2FA option. The post Twitter ends free SMS 2FA: Here’s how you can protect your account now appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Scammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following the startling meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse The post Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

How cybercriminals can exploit Silicon Valley Bank's downfall for their own ends – and at your expense The post SVB’s collapse is a scammer’s dream: Don’t get caught out appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET researchers analyzed Android and Windows clippers that can tamper with instant messages and use OCR to steal cryptocurrency funds The post Not‑so‑private messaging: Trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram apps go after cryptocurrency wallets appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET Research uncovered a campaign by APT group Tick against a data-loss prevention company in East Asia and found a previously unreported tool used by the group The post The slow Tick‑ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here’s how to know you have fallen victim to a scam – and what to do in order to undo or mitigate the damage. The post 5 signs you’ve fallen for a scam – and what to do next appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A request to move an online conversation to a supposedly more secure platform may not be as well-meaning as it sounds The post APT hackers set a honeytrap to ensnare victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

Here's a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to protect yourself against them. The post Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

An astrobiologist, analog astronaut, author and speaker, Dr. Michaela Musilova shares her experience as a woman at the forefront of space exploration and from her quest for scientific and personal excellence The post ‘A woman from Mars’: Life in the pursuit of space exploration appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET researchers analyze a cyberespionage campaign that distributes CapraRAT backdoors through trojanized and supposedly secure Android messaging apps – but also exfiltrates sensitive information The post Love scam or espionage? Transparent Tribe lures Indian and Pakistani officials appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

A bootkit that ESET researchers have discovered in the wild is the BlackLotus UEFI bootkit that is being peddled on hacking forums The post What does $5,000 buy you on a hacking forum? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

ESET researchers tease apart MQsTTang, a new backdoor used by Mustang Panda, which communicates via the MQTT protocol The post MQsTTang: Mustang Panda’s latest backdoor treads new ground with Qt and MQTT appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

The first in-the-wild UEFI bootkit bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on fully updated UEFI systems is now a reality The post BlackLotus UEFI bootkit: Myth confirmed appeared first on WeLiveSecurity

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. The post ESET Research Podcast: Ransomware trashed data, Android threats soared in T3 2022 appeared first on WeLiveSecurity