The Discord messaging platform, used by more than 200 million people each month, confirmed last Friday that it was affected by a security incident in its customer support service, managed by a third party. The third-party provider suffered an extortion attack, similar to ransomware, in which…
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ESET reports and summarizes 7 shocking real-life cases of scams using deepfakes
Cybercriminals have found that using artificial intelligence allows them to enhance their scams, making their deceptions more realistic and harder to detect. Recently, fake videos have surfaced impersonating internationally renowned…
Investor scams on social media are on the rise with the help of artificial intelligence
Faced with financial doubts and concerns, it's no surprise that people are looking for alternatives to make their money go further. This leads users with little investment experience to become interested and take their first steps. ESET, a…
Credential stuffing: the risk of repeating passwords and how to protect yourself
Credential stuffing is a type of cyberattack in which malicious actors use leaked usernames and passwords to log in to accounts and services other than the one that was leaked. The success of these attacks relies on the habit of reusing the…
How secure is your iPhone?: ESET analyzes, explains, and makes recommendations
Apple's control over its ecosystem of devices and apps has historically been strict. Additionally, several built-in security features, such as strong encryption and containerization, help prevent data leakage and limit the spread of…
Scams leveraging voice cloning with Artificial Intelligence are on the rise
It's no surprise that Artificial Intelligence has revolutionized the world, and that cybercriminals have taken advantage of all this potential to create highly realistic and sophisticated targeted social engineering attacks. Techniques…
Expert advice to keep personal data out of the dark web
44 % of MEPs and 68 % of British MPs made it easier for their personal data to end up circulating on the dark web. The reason is that many would have registered online accounts using their official email address and entered additional…
Evasive Panda exfiltrates data from cloud services by stealing session cookies
ESET, a leading proactive threat detection company, has identified a post-compromise toolkit used by Evasive Panda to attack a government entity and a religious organization in Taiwan between 2022 and 2023. This toolkit is capable of…
Betting on video games: a worrying trend on children and adolescents
The world of video games has changed its income dynamics: it is no longer enough to buy the game, but now a range of possibilities opens up for users to acquire certain items to progress or obtain benefits, which has a second or dangerous…
Malicious banking applications: New phishing against Android and iOS users
ESET, a leading company in proactive threat detection, identified a phishing campaign aimed at mobile users that targeted bank customers. This novel criminal technique installs a phishing application from a third-party website without the…
Confidential Files: How to share them securely online
Maintaining the confidentiality of files and sharing sensitive information securely is crucial in the era of increasing cyber threats. ESET, a leading proactive threat detection company, offers 7 tips for file sharing and the options…
SMEs: 7 common mistakes when using cloud services
Today, IT infrastructure, platforms and software are more likely to be offered as a service in a traditional on-premises setup. This is very attractive to small and medium-sized companies (SMEs), when compared to the majority, since it…