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Since scareware varies in form and capability, staying safe from such threats requires a robust cybersecurity solution and a sharp eye. ou’re scrolling through your Facebook feeds when, all of the sudden, a bright, blinking, and loud warning pops up. It claims your smartphone has been attacked by a virus or has technical issues and urges you to install a self-described cleaner app.[…] Read More

Threat actors targeting mobile users usually go for their victims’ personal information or their money. From messaging app copycats, toolkits simplifying marketing-scam creation, and on to malware taking advantage of the popularity of gaming-apps, threats to mobile users take on many forms and are constantly evolving.[…] Read More

Being an average Joe can’t protect you. Scams are now everyone’s problem, and ESET has a solution. Improved ESET HOME Security battles the growing threat of digital scams. If you’ve been thinking that you aren’t an interesting target for digital scammers because you are an average person, your bank account isn’t overflowing with cash, and your online activities are mundane, ask yourself these four questions:. […] Read More

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announces its upgraded consumer offering, ESET HOME Security and its Small Office/Home Office (SOHO) offering, ESET Small Business Security. The update introduces new features such as Ransomware Remediation, along with enhanced functionalities within existing features, including Microphone Monitor and Website Security Inspector. […] Read More

Smartphones have become an integral part of our social lives. From children to teens and on to adults and the elderly, globally, the average user now spends almost four hours daily staring at their mobile phone. There’s really no point in naming all the things people can use their mobile phones for. From social interaction to shopping, gaming, and so on… you know what they are capable of. […] Read More

In a world where cybercriminals can abuse AI to create fake recordings of your face needed to bypass video-based authentication, or where phishing copycats of legitimate websites are almost unrecognizable from their real counterparts, and media repeatedly inform us about huge data breaches, it is no surprise that the general public is worried about what the future holds. […] Read More

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, today announced the launch of its upgraded consumer offering ESET HOME Security, introducing new features such as ESET Folder Guard and Multithread Scanning, together with an overall improvement of its capabilities. Identity Protection* featuring Dark Web Monitoring is now globally available. […] Read More

From sending phishing emails to posting fake listings, here’s how fraudsters hunt for victims while you’re booking your well-earned vacation. Booking.com has become one of the main go-to platforms for travelers looking for holiday accommodation deals, but also for services like car rentals and airline tickets. In fact, it is the most visited travel and tourism website worldwide, having processed more than a billion bookings in 2023 […] Read More

Phone fraud takes a frightening twist as fraudsters can tap into AI to cause serious emotional and financial damage to the victims. It’s every parent’s worst nightmare. You get a call from an unknown number and on the other end of the line hear your child crying out for help. Then their ‘kidnapper’ comes on the line demanding a ransom or you will never see your son or daughter again. Unfortunately, this is not an imagined scenario from a Hollywood film […] Read More

Source: ESET WeLiveSecurity Written by: Márk Szabó *Gamers and cybersecurity professionals have something in common – the ever-terrible presence of hacking, scams, and data theft – but how and why would anyone want to target gamers?* One of the more worrying trends of the past few years within the gaming sphere has been the introduction […] Read More