Malware


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Watch out for SVG files booby-trapped with malware

Watch out for SVG files booby-trapped with malware

Watch out for SVG files booby-trapped with malware

What you see is not always what you get as cybercriminals increasingly weaponize SVG files as delivery vectors for stealthy malware

Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya22 Sep 2025


They’re coming for your data: What are infostealers and how do I stay safe?

They’re coming for your data: What are infostealers and how do I stay safe?

They’re coming for your data: What are infostealers and how do I stay safe?

Here's what to know about malware that raids email accounts, web browsers, crypto wallets, and more – all in a quest for your sensitive data

Phil Muncaster16 Apr 2025


In plain sight: Malicious ads hiding in search results

In plain sight: Malicious ads hiding in search results

In plain sight: Malicious ads hiding in search results

Sometimes there’s more than just an enticing product offer hiding behind an ad

Márk Szabó03 Sep 2024


Malware hiding in pictures? More likely than you think

Malware hiding in pictures? More likely than you think

Malware hiding in pictures? More likely than you think

There is more to some images than meets the eye – their seemingly innocent façade can mask a sinister threat.

Márk Szabó02 Apr 2024


Black Hat 2023: Cyberwar fire-and-forget-me-not

Black Hat 2023: Cyberwar fire-and-forget-me-not

Black Hat 2023: Cyberwar fire-and-forget-me-not

What happens to cyberweapons after a cyberwar?

Cameron Camp11 Aug 2023


Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

Will ChatGPT start writing killer malware?

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?

Cameron Camp20 Feb 2023


How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

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?

Rene Holt16 Jun 2022


Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted

Virus Bulletin: Old malware never dies – it just gets more targeted

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

Cameron Camp15 Oct 2021


FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers

FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers

FBI removes web shells from compromised Exchange servers

Authorities step in to thwart attacks leveraging the recently-disclosed Microsoft Exchange Server vulnerabilities

Amer Owaida14 Apr 2021