Malware of the 90s: Remembering the Michelangelo and Melissa viruses
Our trip down the malware memory lane takes us all the way back to the 1990s
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Supply‑chain attack on cryptocurrency exchange gate.io
Latest ESET research shows just how far attackers will go in order to steal bitcoin from customers of one specific virtual currency exchange
Malware of the 1980s: Looking back at the Brain Virus and the Morris Worm
This installment in our series of articles to mark Antimalware Day tells the stories behind two creations that are representative of the 1980s: a virus viewed as the first-ever PC virus and a worm that caused the greatest damage ever wrought by a piece of malware up to that point
Antimalware Day: The evolution of malicious code
Celebrated annually on November 3, Antimalware Day is an opportunity to recognize the work of cybersecurity professionals
Banking Trojans continue to surface on Google Play
The malicious apps have all been removed from the official Android store but not before the apps were installed by almost 30,000 users
VestaCP compromised in a new supply‑chain attack
Customers see their admin credentials stolen and their servers infected with Linux/ChachaDDoS
Ammyy Admin compromised with malware again; World Cup used as cover
Website altered to serve a malware-tainted version of otherwise legitimate software with the global event in Russia acting as a smokescreen
Certificates stolen from Taiwanese tech‑companies misused in Plead malware campaign
D-Link and Changing Information Technologies code-signing certificates stolen and abused by highly skilled cyberespionage group focused on East Asia, particularly Taiwan
New Telegram‑abusing Android RAT discovered in the wild
Entirely new malware family discovered by ESET researchers
World Cup dream team: ESET vs. Malware
An all-star line-up to go head-to-head with malware
US government report highlights gaps in battle against botnets
The report also identifies goals that are intended to help mitigate risks associated with botnets and to increase the resilience of the internet ecosystem
BackSwap malware finds innovative ways to empty bank accounts
ESET researchers have discovered a piece of banking malware that employs a new technique to bypass dedicated browser protection measures
One year later: EternalBlue exploit more popular now than during WannaCryptor outbreak
The infamous outbreak may no longer be causing mayhem worldwide but the threat that enabled it is still very much alive and posing a major threat to unpatched and unprotected systems
Is “Malware of Mass Disruption” the WMD of the future? Insights from the stage at RSA 2018
ESET's Global Security Evangelist Tony Anscombe expands on his theory
Sednit update: Analysis of Zebrocy
Zebrocy heavily used by the Sednit group over last two years
Firms using WebEx at risk of poisoned Flash attacks
Companies should check they are running latest version of WebEx, and beware attacks via the road less travelled.
Fake or not fake – that is the question
An interview with ESET’s Lukáš Štefanko on the thin line between what deserves the name “security app” and what can be called fake.
Beware ad slingers thinly disguised as security apps
ESET researchers have analyzed a newly discovered set of apps on Google Play, Google's official Android app store, that pose as security applications. Instead of security, all they provide is unwanted ads and ineffective pseudo-security.
ESET Research: Wauchos now headed for extinction?
As Wauchos was sold on underground forums, there were various monetization schemes. One of them was to use the form grabber plugin to steal passwords for online accounts.
ESET malware researchers awarded prize in open‑source memory forensics competition
The Volatility Foundation, the non-profit organization behind the Volatility Framework, sponsors the yearly Volatility Plugin Contest to acknowledge the best forensic tools built on the Volatility platform.