Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?
AI-pocalypse soon? As stunning as ChatGPT’s output can be, should we also expect the chatbot to spit out sophisticated malware?
Malware
How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security
Emotet malware is back with ferocious vigor, according to ESET telemetry in the first four months of 2022. Will it survive the ever-tightening controls on macro-enabled documents?
Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted
Putting a precision payload on top of more generic malware makes perfect sense for malware operators
Some URL shortener services distribute Android malware, including banking or SMS trojans
On iOS we have seen link shortener services pushing spam calendar files to victims’ devices.
FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers
Authorities step in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities
Supply‑chain attacks: When trust goes wrong, try hope?
How can organizations tackle the growing menace of attacks that shake trust in software?
Backdoor added to PHP source code in Git server breach
Had the incident gone unnoticed, the attackers could have taken over websites using the tainted code
Malware authors already taking aim at Apple M1 Macs
The first instance of malicious code native to Apple Silicon M1 Macs emerged a month after the release of devices equipped with the company’s in-house CPUs
Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation
The law enforcement action is one of the most significant operations against cybercriminal enterprises ever
7 ways malware can get into your device
You know that malware is bad, but are you also aware of the various common ways in which it can infiltrate your devices?
Digging up InvisiMole’s hidden arsenal
ESET researchers reveal the modus operandi of the elusive InvisiMole group, including newly discovered ties with the Gamaredon group
Operation In(ter)ception: Aerospace and military companies in the crosshairs of cyberspies
ESET researchers uncover targeted attacks against high-profile aerospace and military companies
Ramsay: A cyber‑espionage toolkit tailored for air‑gapped networks
ESET researchers uncover several instances of malware that uses various attack vectors to target systems isolated by an air gap
Breaking news? App promises news feeds, brings DDoS attacks instead
After being targeted by an Android DDoS app, ESET seized the opportunity to analyze the attack and to help put an end to it
Grandoreiro: How engorged can an EXE get?
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
Stantinko’s new cryptominer features unique obfuscation techniques
ESET researchers bring to light unique obfuscation techniques discovered in the course of analyzing a new cryptomining module distributed by the Stantinko group’s botnet
Tracking Turla: New backdoor delivered via Armenian watering holes
Can an old APT learn new tricks? Turla’s TTPs are largely unchanged, but the group recently added a Python backdoor.
Guildma: The Devil drives electric
The fourth installment of our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
Up close and personal with Linux malware
What are the main security threats facing Linux? A Q&A with ESET Senior Malware Researcher Marc‑Etienne M.Léveillé, whose work has been instrumental in uncovering a number of malware strains hitting Linux servers.
Linux and malware: Should you worry?
Malicious code is nothing to worry about on Linux, right? Hold your penguins. How Linux malware has gone from the sidelines to the headlines.