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Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

Turn the light on and give me your passwords!

Android users were the target of another banking malware with screen locking capabilities, masquerading as a flashlight app on Google Play. Unlike…

ESET Blog25. Apr 20176 min read4.5k views


Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

Machine learning and math can’t trump smart attackers

When you’ve been fighting black-hat hackers for decades, you learn a thing or two about them. Obviously, they are bad, and they…

ESET Blog25. Apr 20174 min read4.8k views


What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?

We know that cybercriminals are almost always seeking financial gain, but it seems that this is not usually what young cybercriminals have…

ESET Blog8. Apr 20175 min read5.1k views


Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Malware campaign targets open source developers on GitHub

Be on your guard if you’re a developer who uses GitHub – someone could be trying to infect your computer with malware.…

ESET Blog30. Mar 20173 min read5.5k views


If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

If you download Minecraft mods from Google Play, read on …

Minecraft players have been exposed to scams and aggressive ads brought by 87 fake Minecraft mods recently spotted on Google Play. The…

ESET Blog26. Mar 20175 min read5.7k views


Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Flashback Friday: Operation Windigo

Hunting the beast For readers familiar with mythology, the word Windigo might conjure up a vision of a fictional flesh-eating beast. In…

ESET Blog21. Mar 20175 min read6.2k views


DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages

DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages

DNS attacks: How they try to direct you to fake pages

DNS servers are essential to the normal functioning of the internet as we know and love it, but they tend to go unnoticed by…

ESET Blog27. Feb 20177 min read5.0k views


8 things you should know about spyware

8 things you should know about spyware

8 things you should know about spyware

Spyware is defined as a “generic term for a range of surreptitious malware such as keyloggers, remote access trojans, and backdoor trojans,…

ESET Blog17. Feb 20174 min read5.3k views


New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

New Android trojan mimics user clicks to download dangerous malware

Android users have been exposed to a new malicious app imitating Adobe Flash Player that serves as a potential entrance for many…

ESET Blog14. Feb 20175 min read4.1k views


ILOVEYOU: The wrong kind of LoveLetter

ILOVEYOU: The wrong kind of LoveLetter

ILOVEYOU: The wrong kind of LoveLetter

It was partly through taking advantage of our emotional rather than technical vulnerabilities that VBS/LoveLetter – also known as the Love Bug…

ESET Blog14. Feb 20175 min read5.1k views


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