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 personally identifiable information (PII). Then, when…
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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,…
ESET Small Business Security: Comprehensive protection for home offices and MSMEs
A new global offering that includes security for online transactions, allowing you to lock and locate devices in case of loss or theft, manage passwords, protect servers, encrypt confidential data and counter phishing scams, in a simple…
Rafa Núñez expressed his expert opinion on the cyberattack on the NOIRLab telescopes
Cyberattacks on scientific infrastructures are becoming more frequent and pose a major threat to research and development, explained information security consultant Rafael Núñez Aponte, director and spokesperson for MásQuéSeguridad.
First,…
Federal Judge of the United States orders protection in case Binance vs. Sec
A federal judge overseeing the civil case between the United States Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC) and the cryptocurrency exchange Binance, Binance.US, and Binance's CEO Changpeng Zhao (CZ), has issued a motion for a protective…
Low temperatures affect the operation of electronic devices
Ambient temperature, as well as heating and air conditioning, can affect the operation of electronic devices, such as cell phones, cameras, laptops, among others.
Moving from a warm environment to one with a very low temperature could…
Chrome will block servers that do not use a security certificate
Before the end of 2022, Google had announced the implementation of more rigorous security measures regarding downloads that do not use security encryption.
In this sense, Google is testing a new function that blocks suspicious downloads,…
MásQueSeguridad participated and reported from the ‘II Citizen Security Expo 2022’
The II Edition of the 'Citizen Security Expo 2022' was held between December 2 and 4 at the Simón Bolívar Park facilities, in La Carlota (Caracas), and MásQueSeguridad (MQS), a leading company in cybersecurity services —which not only had a…
Cases of swapping through smartphones increase
As smartphones are increasingly required for all daily activities, cybercriminals are finding new methods to deceive their victims, which are becoming more sophisticated and complex over time.
One of them is called SIM 'swapping', a fraud…
Apple announces anti-spyware security solution
Apple announced initiatives aimed at users who suffer personal attacks from sophisticated cyber threats, including Lockdown Mode, a protection or isolation mode.
This is the first functionality of its category, which will be presented soon…