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• Why geopolitical turmoil is a gift for scammers, and how to stay safe

  Conflict is a boon for opportunistic fraudsters. Look out for their ploys.

• FrostyNeighbor: Fresh mischief and digital shenanigans

  ESET researchers uncovered new activities attributed to FrostyNeighbor, updating its compromise chain to support the group’s continual cyberespionage operations

• Eyes wide open: How to mitigate the security and privacy risks of smart glasses

  Smart glasses allow anyone to track and record the world around them. That could put your data and the privacy of those nearby at risk.

• Fake call logs, real payments: How CallPhantom tricks Android users

  ESET researchers uncovered fraudulent apps on Google Play that claim to provide the call history “for any number” and had been downloaded more than seven million times before being taken down

• Fixing the password problem is as easy as 123456

  How come it’s still possible to ‘secure’ an online account with a six-digit string?

• A rigged game: ScarCruft compromises gaming platform in a supply-chain attack

  ESET researchers have investigated an ongoing attack by the ScarCruft APT group that targets the Yanbian region via backdoor-laced Windows and Android games

• This month in security with Tony Anscombe – April 2026 edition

  Warnings about helpdesk impersonation scams and Iran-linked hackers targeting critical sectors in the US, plus the most damaging scams of 2025 - here's some of what made the headlines this month

• The calm before the ransom: What you see is not all there is

  A breach claims the systems as well as the confidence that was, in retrospect, a major vulnerability

• GopherWhisper: A burrow full of malware

  ESET Research has discovered a new China-aligned APT group that we’ve named GopherWhisper, which targets Mongolian governmental institutions

• New NGate variant hides in a trojanized NFC payment app

  ESET researchers discover another iteration of NGate malware, this time possibly developed with the assistance of AI