ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks

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The fraudulent campaign is hosted by a domain that is home to yet more bogus offers pretending to come from other well-known brands

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A critical vulnerability that was thought to affect VLC media player was later downgraded to medium severity, and the player’s maker slammed the bug disclosure process

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The power utility appears to be well on track to a swift recovery following an attack that ultimately left some people without electricity

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The attack, unleashed by a 400,000-strong Mirai-style botnet, may be the largest of its kind on record

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The compromised company may bear the financial brunt of the breach within the first year after the incident occurs, but the price tag is still far from final

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On the flip side, there are currently no known cases of the vulnerability being exploited in the wild

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ESET researchers release new findings about malware linked to the Ke3chang APT group, including details about Okrum, a previously unreported backdoor

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ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure

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Tracking the malicious activities of the elusive Ke3chang APT group, ESET researchers have discovered new versions of malware families linked to the group, and a previously unreported backdoor

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