Is the ad a scam? How to tell before you click

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What happened

ESET WeLiveSecurity feed covering cybersecurity awareness, scams, phishing, AI-enabled fraud, malware, APT activity, ransomware, supply-chain threats, vulnerable UEFI components, and attacks against SMB, enterprise, and critical-infrastructure environments. Notable research includes MATCHBOIL associated with UAC-0099, the SparroWocky backdoor used by FamousSparrow, Gamaredon activity, Amadey and Stealc disruption, EDR-killer frameworks, SprySOCKS for Windows, and Secure Boot bypasses through vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders.

Why it matters

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2026-10-21T08:51:33Z
AI-assisted enrichment
Yes

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