Popular password manager in the spotlight over web trackers
While the trackers in LastPass’ Android app don’t collect any personal data, the news may not sit well with some privacy-minded users
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Privacy bug in Brave browser – Clubhouse audio streamed to external website – Protecting children from cyberbullying in COVID-19 era
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Oxford University COVID‑19 lab hacked
Neither clinical research into the coronavirus nor any patient data were affected by the incident
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Safeguarding children against cyberbullying in the age of COVID‑19
As screen time has increased, so has the risk of cyberbullying. What you can do to help protect your children from online harassment?
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Championing worthy causes: How ESET gives a helping hand
A snapshot of some of the ways ESET makes an impact supporting the well-being of people, communities and the environment
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Facebook ramps up fight against child abuse content
Two new tools will warn users about the risks of searching for and sharing content that exploits children, including the potential legal consequences of doing so
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Google’s Password Checkup tool rolling out to Android devices
People who use devices running Android 9 or newer will be alerted if their login credentials have been stolen
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Clubhouse chats streamed to third‑party website
The incident raises concerns about the privacy and security of conversations taking place on the platform
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Brave browser’s Tor mode exposed users’ dark web activity
A bug in the ad blocking component of Brave’s Tor feature caused the browser to leak users' DNS queries
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Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Avoid COVID-19 vaccine fraud and hoaxes – Romance scams cause record-high losses – Exaramel in the spotlight after attacks in France
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TDoS attacks could cost lives, warns FBI
Both hacktivists and extortionists have used telephony denial-of-service attacks as a way to further their goals
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Malware authors already taking aim at Apple M1 Macs
The first instance of malicious code native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs emerged a month after the release of devices equipped with the company’s in-house CPUs
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Attacks targeting IT firms stir concern, controversy
The Exaramel backdoor, discovered by ESET in 2018, resurfaces in a campaign hitting companies that use an outdated version of a popular IT monitoring tool
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Romance scams in 2020: Breaking hearts, wallets – and records
As dating apps experience a boom amid COVID-19, losses to romance scams soar too
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Beware of COVID‑19 vaccine scams and misinformation
The vaccination push provides a vital shot in the arm for the world’s battle against the pandemic, but it's also a topic ripe for exploitation by fraudsters and purveyors of misinformation
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Dairy Giant Lactalis Targeted by Hackers
France-based dairy giant Lactalis revealed last week that it was targeted by hackers, but claimed that it had found no evidence of a data breach.
The company said a malicious third party attempted to breach its computer network, but it...
Crypto firm Tether says it won’t pay $24 million ransom after being threatened with document leak
Controversial cryptocurrency developer Tether says it will not give in to extortionists who are demanding a 500 Bitcoin ransom payment (currently worth approximately US $24 million).
Mysterious Macintosh Malware
This is weird:
Once an hour, infected Macs check a control server to see if there are any new commands the malware should run or binaries to execute. So far, however, researchers have yet to observe delivery of any payload...
What Did I Just Read? A Conversation With the Authors of '2034'
Elliot Ackerman and Admiral James Stavridis discuss their inspirations, personal experiences, and what keeps them up at night.
2034, Part VI: Crossing the Red Line
“Eventually, the Americans would find them. But by then it would be too late.”
