Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · Moving soon to the ESET Blog
Cybersecurity research and insight for the AI era · <a href='https://www.eset.com/blog/en/' target='_blank'>Moving soon to the ESET Blog</a>
Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strýček • 22 Oct 2026 • 16 min. read
ESET Research
MythicRatatoskr: An Yggdrasil-enabled backdoor deployed in a UAC-0099-Sandworm collaboration
Fernando Tavella • 08 Oct 2026 • 15 min. read
MATCHBOIL: New tricks, same old evil intentions
Alexandre Côté Cyr and Romain Dumont • 17 Sep 2026 • 17 min. read
Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch
Business Security
The SMB cybersecurity squeeze: AI agents at work, old attacks in overdrive
GuardBreaker: Derailing AI-assisted malware analysis with a code comment
Video
The long-tail costs of a data breach – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Understanding and preparing for the potential long-tail costs of data breaches is crucial for businesses that aim to mitigate the impact of security incidents
Editor • 21 Jun 2024
Digital Security
My health information has been stolen. Now what?
As health data continues to be a prized target for hackers, here's how to minimize the fallout from a breach impacting your own health records
Phil Muncaster • 20 Jun 2024
Critical Infrastructure
Hacktivism is evolving – and that could be bad news for organizations everywhere
Hacktivism is nothing new, but the increasingly fuzzy lines between traditional hacktivism and state-backed operations make it a more potent threat
Phil Muncaster • 19 Jun 2024
Preventative defense tactics in the real world
Don’t get hacked in the first place – it costs far less than dealing with the aftermath of a successful attack
Cameron Camp • 17 Jun 2024
How Arid Viper spies on Android users in the Middle East – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The spyware, called AridSpy by ESET, is distributed through websites that pose as various messaging apps, a job search app, and a Palestinian Civil Registry app
Editor • 14 Jun 2024
Podcasts
ESET Research Podcast: APT Activity Report Q4 2023–Q1 2024
The I-SOON data leak confirms that this contractor is involved in cyberespionage for China, while Iran-aligned groups step up aggressive tactics following the Hamas-led attack on Israel in 2023
ESET Research • 14 Jun 2024
Arid Viper poisons Android apps with AridSpy
ESET researchers discovered Arid Viper espionage campaigns spreading trojanized apps to Android users in Egypt and Palestine
Lukas Stefanko • 13 Jun 2024
WeLiveSecurity wins Best Cybersecurity Vendor Blog award!
The results of the 2024 European Cybersecurity Blogger Awards are in and the winner of the Best Cybersecurity Vendor Blog is... drumroll, please... WeLiveSecurity!
Editor • 10 Jun 2024
560 million Ticketmaster customer data for sale? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Ticketmaster seems to have experienced a data breach, with the ShinyHunters hacker group claiming to have exfiltrated 560 million customer data
Editor • 07 Jun 2024
Scams
The job hunter’s guide: Separating genuine offers from scams
$90,000/year, full home office, and 30 days of paid leave for a junior data analyst – what's not to like? Except that these kinds of job offers are only intended to trick unsuspecting victims into giving up their data.
Márk Szabó • 06 Jun 2024
How To
The murky world of password leaks – and how to check if you’ve been hit
Password leaks are increasingly common and figuring out whether the keys to your own kingdom have been exposed might be tricky – unless you know where to look
Márk Szabó • 03 Jun 2024
What happens when facial recognition gets it wrong – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A facial recognition system misidentifies a woman in London as a shoplifter, igniting fresh concerns over the technology's accuracy and reliability
Editor • 31 May 2024
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