Here are some of the key moments from the five hours of Shou Zi Chew’s testimony and other interesting news on the data privacy front As the controversy surrounding TikTok continues, the app’s CEO Shou Zi Chew appeared before the U.S. Congress to explain the app’s data privacy and security ...
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What TikTok knows about you – and what you should know about TikTok
As TikTok CEO attempts to placate U.S. lawmakers, it’s time for us all to think about the wealth of personal information that TikTok and other social media giants collect about us TikTok CEO Shou Zi Chew has appeared before the U.S. Congress to give his take on the app’s data ...
Read More »Understanding Managed Detection and Response – and what to look for in an MDR solution
Why your organization should consider an MDR solution and five key things to look for in a service offering The threat landscape is evolving at breakneck speed and corporate cyberattack surfaces expand, with many trends and developments kicked into overdrive as a result of the surge in digital transformation investments ...
Read More »Twitter ends free SMS 2FA: Here’s how you can protect your account now
Twitter’s ditching of free text-message authentication doesn’t mean that you should forgo using 2FA. Instead, switch to another – and, indeed, better – 2FA option. Starting today, Twitter is disabling SMS-based two-factor authentication (2FA) for all but paying users following a decision that, not unlike other recent moves by the ...
Read More »Not‑so‑private messaging: Trojanized WhatsApp and Telegram apps go after cryptocurrency wallets
ESET researchers analyzed Android and Windows clippers that can tamper with instant messages and use OCR to steal cryptocurrency funds ESET researchers have discovered dozens of copycat Telegram and WhatsApp websites targeting mainly Android and Windows users with trojanized versions of these instant messaging apps. Most of the malicious apps ...
Read More »SVB’s collapse is a scammer’s dream: Don’t get caught out
How cybercriminals can exploit Silicon Valley Bank’s downfall for their own ends – and at your expense Big news events and major crises usually trigger an avalanche of follow-on phishing attempts. The COVID-19 pandemic and Russia’s invasion of Ukraine are perhaps the most obvious examples, but the most recent one ...
Read More »Banking turmoil opens opportunities for fraud – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Scammers are looking to cash in on the chaos that has set in following the startling meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank and Signature Bank and the crisis at Credit Suisse When mayhem, panic and chaos set in – as has been the case following the meltdowns of Silicon Valley Bank ...
Read More »5 signs you’ve fallen for a scam – and what to do next
Here’s how to know you have fallen victim to a scam – and what to do in order to undo or mitigate the damage. Online fraud can be thought of as a price we pay for the ubiquity of digital services. These services make our lives easier, healthier, safer and ...
Read More »The slow Tick‑ing time bomb: Tick APT group compromise of a DLP software developer in East Asia
ESET Research uncovered a campaign by APT group Tick against a data-loss prevention company in East Asia and found a previously unreported tool used by the group ESET researchers discovered a campaign that we attribute with high confidence to the APT group Tick. The incident took place in the network ...
Read More »Common WhatsApp scams and how to avoid them
Here’s a roundup of some of the most common tricks that fraudsters use to dupe their victims on WhatsApp – and what you can do to protect yourself against them. With more than two billion users, WhatsApp offers a vast pool of potential targets for scammers. To make things more ...
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