Operation Ghost: The Dukes aren’t back – they never left
ESET researchers describe recent activity of the infamous espionage group, the Dukes, including three new malware families
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Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient
Número dois in our series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
No summer vacations for Zebrocy
ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign
ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group
ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East
Varenyky: Spambot à la Française
ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France
Sharpening the Machete
ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting Venezuelan government institutions
From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo
The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
LoudMiner: Cross‑platform mining in cracked VST software
The story of a Linux miner bundled with pirated copies of VST (Virtual Studio Technology) software for Windows and macOS
Wajam: From start‑up to massively‑spread adware
How a Montreal-made "social search engine" application has managed to become widely-spread adware, while escaping consequences
A journey to Zebrocy land
ESET sheds light on commands used by the favorite backdoor of the Sednit group
Buhtrap backdoor and Buran ransomware distributed via major advertising platform
Criminal activities against accountants on the rise – Buhtrap and RTM still active
DanaBot updated with new C&C communication
ESET researchers have discovered new versions of the DanaBot Trojan, updated with a more complicated protocol for C&C communication and slight modifications to architecture and campaign IDs
DanaBot evolves beyond banking Trojan with new spam‑sending capability
ESET research shows that DanaBot operators have been expanding the malware’s scope and possibly cooperating with another criminal group
Sednit: What’s going on with Zebrocy?
In August 2018, Sednit’s operators deployed two new Zebrocy components, and since then we have seen an uptick in Zebrocy deployments, with targets in Central Asia, as well as countries in Central and Eastern Europe, notably embassies, ministries of foreign affairs, and diplomats
Emotet launches major new spam campaign
The recent spike in Emotet activity shows that it remains an active threat
LoJax: First UEFI rootkit found in the wild, courtesy of the Sednit group
ESET researchers have shown that the Sednit operators used different components of the LoJax malware to target a few government organizations in the Balkans as well as in Central and Eastern Europe
DanaBot shifts its targeting to Europe, adds new features
ESET researchers have discovered new DanaBot campaigns targeting a number of European countries
Turla Mosquito: A shift towards more generic tools
ESET researchers have observed a significant change in the campaign of the infamous espionage group
Sednit update: Analysis of Zebrocy
Zebrocy heavily used by the Sednit group over last two years
Sednit update: How Fancy Bear Spent the Year
Over the past few years the Sednit group has used various techniques to deploy their various components on targets computers. The attack usually starts with an email containing either a malicious link or malicious attachment.