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ESET Research
MuddyWater: Snakes by the riverbank
Facundo Muñoz and Dávid Gábriš • 19 Nov 2025 • 9 min. read
PlushDaemon compromises network devices for adversary-in-the-middle attacks
Peter Kálnai and Alexis Rapin • 23 Oct 2025 • 12 min. read
Gotta fly: Lazarus targets the UAV sector
Business Security
Ransomware
Resilience in the face of ransomware: A key to business survival
Making it stick: How to get the most out of cybersecurity training
Cybercrime
Beware Google Docs phishing attack
Recently, many people received a phishing email from a mailinator.com address that was attached to a malicious Google doc. Beware.
Michael Aguilar • 04 May 2017
A DDoS attack could cost businesses as much as $2.5 million
Businesses that fall victim to a DDoS attack could lose, on average, as much as $2.5 million in revenue, new research has suggested.
Narinder Purba • 03 May 2017
No more pointless password requirements
Peter Stancik discusses the new Digital Identity Guidelines drafted by NIST, which offers an update on password security.
Peter Stancik • 03 May 2017
What motivates some young people to become cybercriminals?
Sabrina Pagnotta takes a closer look at what motivates some young people to become cybercriminals. You may be surprised to find out some of the reasons.
Sabrina Pagnotta • 03 May 2017
School's almost out … Don’t let cybercriminals in
Cybersecurity should be a priority for educational institutions, says ESET's Lysa Myers. It's important to protect students and staff from cybercriminals.
Lysa Myers • 02 May 2017
Digital Security
A single protective technology means a single point of failure
A single protective technology means a single point of failure. A company aiming to build reliable and strong cybersecurity defenses should opt for a solution offering multiple complementary technologies.
Ondrej Kubovič • 02 May 2017
Cybercriminal holds Netflix to ransom over 'Orange is the New Black'
A hacker claims to have released the new series of the hit prison TV show “Orange is the New Black” onto the internet, after Netflix failed to agree to pay an undisclosed ransom.
Graham Cluley • 29 Apr 2017
Fake Chrome extensions inject code into web pages
Recently, here at our research lab, we have seen an increase in the number of JS/Chromex.Submelius threats detected, says Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya.
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya • 28 Apr 2017
Is cybersecurity now as important as health and safety?
World Day for Safety and Health at Work takes place on April 28th 2017. You should use this as an opportunity to improve your cybersecurity posture.
Editor • 28 Apr 2017
Young duo sentenced over role in TalkTalk data breach
Two men are facing a prison sentence after admitting their part in the recent TalkTalk data breach.
Healthcare providers ‘cannot be complacent over data security’
Consumers have placed a high level of trust in healthcare organizations to keep their data safe, but companies cannot afford to take this for granted.
Editor • 27 Apr 2017
Hack the US Air Force, and make cash... legally!
Humans make mistakes, and vulnerabilities can creep into projects unspotted. The more trusted eyes checking a service - with the approval of the systems' owners - the better.
Graham Cluley • 27 Apr 2017
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