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by Paul Ducklin This Tuesday, 2023-07-11, was Microsoft’s Patch Tuesday for July 2023, so here’s a brief reminder to do two things: Patch early, patch often. More than 100 vulnerabilities were patched this month, including four zero-day security holes for which working exploit code already exists. Even though everyone was at risk until Tuesday, it’s important not to be one of those people who remains at risk longer than necessary. When defenders close off holes…

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A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts We are pleased to present the latest issue of ESET Threat Report, which brings changes aimed at making its contents more engaging and accessible. One notable modification is our new approach to data presentation: rather than detailing all data changes within each detection category, our intention is to provide more in-depth…

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by Paul Ducklin Betteridge’s Law of Headlines insists that any headline posed as a question can instantly be answered with a simple “No.” Apparently, the theory behind this witticism (it’s not actually a Law, nor yet a rule, nor even in fact anything more than a suggestion) is that if the author knew what they were talking about, and had real evidence to support their case, they’d have written the headline as an undiluted fact.…

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by Paul Ducklin You’re probably familiar with the word gaslighting, used to refer to people with the odious habit of lying not merely to cover up their own wrongdoing, but also to make it look as though someone else is at fault, even to the point of getting the other person to doubt their own memory, decency and sanity. You might not know, however, that the term comes from a 1930s psychological thriller play called…

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Originally a banking trojan, Emotet later evolved into a full-blown botnet and went on to become one of the most dangerous cyberthreats worldwide Originally a banking trojan, Emotet later evolved into a botnet that went on to become one of the most prevalent cyberthreats worldwide – until it was taken down by an international law enforcement operation in January 2021. Around 10 months later, Emotet sprang back to life, and ESET researchers have now looked…

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