Android ransomware posing as a COVID-19 tracing app – Ill-trained and ill-equipped newly-minted remote workers – How Bitcoin giveaway scams misuse Elon Musk’s name

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A password manager can make your digital life both simpler and more secure. Are there any downsides to relying on software to create and store your passwords?

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In a move lauded by privacy advocates, Boston joins the ranks of cities that have voted down the municipal use of the technology

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ESET researchers dissect an Android app that masquerades as an official COVID-19 contact-tracing app and encrypts files on the victim’s device

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And many of them didn’t receive any new security training or tools from their employer to properly secure the devices, a study finds

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The giveaway scheme uses the tech titan’s name as part of Bitcoin addresses for extra credibility

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This week, ESET researchers released their findings about Operation In(ter)ception, a campaign that leveraged LinkedIn-based spearphishing and took aim at aerospace and military companies in Europe and the Middle East between September and December 2019. Another major research effort by ESET experts revealed a campaign by the InvisiMole group that targeted high-profile organizations in the

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Cyberbullying can happen to anyone, at any time – and at any age. How can adults deal with various forms of online abuse and harassment?

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ESET researchers reveal the modus operandi of the elusive InvisiMole group, including newly discovered ties with the Gamaredon group

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Devices used in the energy, transportation and communications sectors are also affected by the flaws in the TCP/IP software library

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