Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · Moving soon to the ESET Blog
Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · <a href='https://www.eset.com/blog/en/' target='_blank'>Moving soon to the ESET Blog</a>
Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strýček • 22 Oct 2026 • 16 min. read
ESET Research
MythicRatatoskr: An Yggdrasil-enabled backdoor deployed in a UAC-0099-Sandworm collaboration
Fernando Tavella • 08 Oct 2026 • 15 min. read
MATCHBOIL: New tricks, same old evil intentions
Alexandre Côté Cyr and Romain Dumont • 17 Sep 2026 • 17 min. read
Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch
Business Security
The SMB cybersecurity squeeze: AI agents at work, old attacks in overdrive
GuardBreaker: Derailing AI-assisted malware analysis with a code comment
NGate Android malware relays NFC traffic to steal cash
Android malware discovered by ESET Research relays NFC data from victims’ payment cards, via victims’ mobile phones, to the device of a perpetrator waiting at an ATM
Lukas Stefanko and Jakub Osmani • 22 Aug 2024
How regulatory standards and cyber insurance inform each other
Should the payment of a ransomware demand be illegal? Should it be regulated in some way? These questions are some examples of the legal minefield that cybersecurity teams must deal with
Tony Anscombe • 21 Aug 2024
Be careful what you pwish for – Phishing in PWA applications
ESET analysts dissect a novel phishing method tailored to Android and iOS users
Jakub Osmani • 20 Aug 2024
Video
How a BEC scam cost a company $60 million – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Business email compromise (BEC) has once again proven to be a costly issue, with a company losing $60 million in a wire transfer fraud scheme
Editor • 16 Aug 2024
Scams
Why scammers want your phone number
Your phone number is more than just a way to contact you – scammers can use it to target you with malicious messages and even exploit it to gain access to your bank account or steal corporate data
Márk Szabó • 13 Aug 2024
Privacy
The great location leak: Privacy risks in dating apps
What if your favorite dating, social media or gaming app revealed your exact coordinates to someone you’d rather keep at a distance?
Tony Anscombe • 12 Aug 2024
Top 6 Craigslist scams: Don’t fall for these tricks
Here’s how to spot and dodge scams when searching for stuff on the classified ads website that offers almost everything under the sun
Phil Muncaster • 12 Aug 2024
Black Hat USA 2024 recap – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Unsurprisingly, many discussions revolved around the implications of the CrowdStrike outage, including the lessons it may have offered for bad actors
Editor • 09 Aug 2024
Critical Infrastructure
Black Hat USA 2024: All eyes on election security
In this high-stakes year for democracy, the importance of robust election safeguards and national cybersecurity strategies cannot be understated
Tony Anscombe • 09 Aug 2024
Black Hat USA 2024: How cyber insurance is shaping cybersecurity strategies
Cyber insurance is not only a safety net, but it can also be a catalyst for advancing security practices and standards
Tony Anscombe • 08 Aug 2024
Why tech-savvy leadership is key to cyber insurance readiness
Having knowledgeable leaders at the helm is crucial for protecting the organization and securing the best possible cyber insurance coverage
Tony Anscombe • 07 Aug 2024
AI and automation reducing breach costs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Organizations that leveraged AI and automation in security prevention cut the cost of a data breach by $2.22 million compared to those that didn't deploy these technologies
Editor • 02 Aug 2024
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