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Video Evasive Panda has been spotted targeting Tibetans in several countries and territories with payloads that included a previously undocumented backdoor ESET has named Nightdoor 08 Mar 2024 This week, ESET researchers released their analysis of how an Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) group targeted Tibetans via watering hole and supply-chain attacks. The cyberespionage campaign – which ESET attributed with high confidence to the China-aligned Evasive Panda group – leveraged a religious gathering known as the…

ESET researchers discovered a cyberespionage campaign that, since at least September 2023, has been victimizing Tibetans through a targeted watering hole (also known as a strategic web compromise), and a supply-chain compromise to deliver trojanized installers of Tibetan language translation software. The attackers aimed to deploy malicious downloaders for Windows and macOS to compromise website visitors with MgBot and a backdoor that, to the best of our knowledge, has not been publicly documented yet; we…

Scams The internet can be a wonderful place. But it’s also awash with fraudsters targeting people who are susceptible to fraud. Phil Muncaster 06 Mar 2024  •  , 5 min. read We’re all getting older. That’s good news for digital fraudsters, who see rich pickings to be had in a rapidly ageing society. They’re increasingly targeting senior citizens because they suspect these targets to have more money to steal, but potentially less digital savvy to…

How often do you go somewhere without your phone? And how do you feel when you go somewhere with no signal? Let’s be honest, the majority of us would admit that going without our beloved devices close at hand causes a lot of stress. And the stats show it: studies show that nomophobia, the fear of being without our digital devices, impacts over 90% of us! But why have our smartphones become our constant companions?…

Video As the specter of AI-generated disinformation looms large, tech giants vow to crack down on fabricated content that could sway voters and disrupt elections taking place around the world this year 01 Mar 2024 As a record number of people across the world will go to the polls this year, concerns rise about the use of AI-generated deceptive content to sway voters and undermine election integrity. This puts the spotlight on the world’s tech…

Do you ever play computer games such as Halo or Gears of War? If so, you’ve definitely noticed a game mode called Capture the Flag that pits two teams against each other – one that is in charge of protecting the flag from adversaries who attempt to steal it. This type of exercise is also used by organizations to gauge their ability to detect, respond to, and mitigate a cyberattack. Indeed, these simulations are key for…