ESET Threat Blog

At ESET, we spend a great deal of time researching the latest technologies and how they may be affected by frauds and scams.  Sometimes these are "old fashioned" spam through email, or they may be programs like fake antivirus programs or ransomware. And we certainly have blogged extensively about PC support scams where the caller … Read More…

Facebook recently launched a facial recognition feature that allows you and others to “tag” photos with your name. As has been the norm for Facebook, this “feature” is turned on by default and users must take their own initiative to limit, or turn it off. The implications are wide-ranging, so if you or anyone in … Read More…

You may have received an email message that looks something like this. (ESET was just asked about it – thanks to Chris Dale for passing it on.)
Please note: this is, if not an out-and-out hoax, a very misleading message. Don't act upon it until you've read the rest of this article.
REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go … Read More…