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ESET Research • 22 Sep 2023 • 17 min. read
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Stealth Falcon preying over Middle Eastern skies with Deadglyph
Zuzana Hromcová and Adam Burgher • 21 Sep 2023 • 16 min. read
OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes
Adam Burgher • 11 Sep 2023 • 11 min. read
Sponsor with batch-filed whiskers: Ballistic Bobcat’s scan and strike backdoor
Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch
Getting off the hook: 10 steps to take after clicking on a phishing link
What you need to know about iCloud Private Relay
If you want to try to enter the world of VPNs with a small dip, then iCloud Private Relay is your friend — but is it a true VPN service? The devil is in the details.
Márk Szabó • 31 Aug 2023
BadBazaar espionage tool targets Android users via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps
ESET researchers have discovered active campaigns linked to the China-aligned APT group known as GREF, distributing espionage code that has previously targeted Uyghurs
Lukas Stefanko • 30 Aug 2023
Recovering from a supply-chain attack: What are the lessons to learn from the 3CX hack?
The campaign started with a trojanized version of unsupported financial software
Roman Cuprik • 28 Aug 2023
How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money
Editor • 25 Aug 2023
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot
Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces
Radek Jizba • 24 Aug 2023
Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers
Analysis of Spacecolon, a toolset used to deploy Scarab ransomware on vulnerable servers, and its operators, CosmicBeetle
Jakub Souček • 22 Aug 2023
A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware
The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!
Thomas Uhlemann • 21 Aug 2023
Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event's venue due to a bomb threat
Editor • 18 Aug 2023
DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’
The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output
Tony Anscombe • 18 Aug 2023
Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users
ESET researchers have observed a new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server.
Viktor Šperka • 17 Aug 2023
DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.
Tony Anscombe • 16 Aug 2023
Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)
Hiding behind a black box and hoping no one will hack it has been routinely proven to be unwise and less secure.
Cameron Camp • 15 Aug 2023
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