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 figures, such as Lionel Messi or the CEO of a major organization.…
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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…
ESET Security Day raised awareness about the sophistication of cybercrime
The 14th edition of the ESET Security Day Venezuela event took place on Thursday, June 5th. Representatives from this company (a global leader in cybersecurity) participated, addressing various aspects of the conference's central theme:…
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…
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…
Victims of cryptocurrency theft are scammed for the second time with false promises
Being a victim of a cryptocurrency scam or a cyberattack and losing your funds is a worry and nightmare for any user. Unfortunately for many victims, there is potential for an even worse outcome. ESET, a leading company in proactive threat…
Influencers under cyberattack: Ways to protect themselves and good practices to consider
Facebook, YouTube and Instagram have become platforms that literally catapulted certain people to stardom, granting them the accolade or recognition of “Influencers.” The number of followers they garner and the money that moves around them…
ESET helps to identify DoS attacks and shows what to do if you are a victim
A denial of service (DoS) attack is carried out by sending massive illegitimate requests to a server, web service or network, to exceed its capacity and leave it disabled for its users. ESET, a leading company in proactive threat detection,…
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…