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ESET Research • 05 Jun 2025 • 25 min. read
ESET Research
BladedFeline: Whispering in the dark
Tomáš Procházka • 22 May 2025 • 12 min. read
Danabot: Analyzing a fallen empire
Jakub Tomanek • 21 May 2025 • 13 min. read
ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Lumma Stealer
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
Kids Online
How to set up parental controls on your child’s new smartphone
Give yourself peace of mind and help create a safe online space for your child using Android or iOS parental controls
André Lameiras • 19 Dec 2022
Video
MirrorFace aims for high-value targets in Japan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The group's proprietary backdoor LODEINFO delivers additional malware, exfiltrates credentials, and steals documents and emails
Editor • 16 Dec 2022
Help! My kid has asked Santa for a smartphone
The time has come for your child to receive their first smartphone. Before handing it over, however, make sure to help them use their new gadget safely and responsibly.
André Lameiras • 16 Dec 2022
Digital Security
Traveling for the holidays? Stay cyber-safe with these tips
Holiday travel is back with a vengeance this year. Set yourself up for a cyber-safe and hassle-free trip with our checklist.
Editor • 15 Dec 2022
Unmasking MirrorFace: Operation LiberalFace targeting Japanese political entities
ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities a few weeks before the House of Councillors elections, and in the process uncovered a previously undescribed MirrorFace credential stealer
Dominik Breitenbacher • 14 Dec 2022
Top tips for security- and privacy-enhancing holiday gifts
Think outside the (gift) box. Here are a few ideas for security and privacy gifts to get for your relatives – or even for yourself. Some don’t cost a penny!
Phil Muncaster • 13 Dec 2022
We Live Progress
Cybersecurity Trends 2023: Securing our hybrid lives
ESET experts offer their reflections on what the continued blurring of boundaries between different spheres of life means for our human and social experience – and especially our cybersecurity and privacy
Editor • 12 Dec 2022
Diamond industry under attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers uncover a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Iran-aligned Agrius APT group
Editor • 09 Dec 2022
Xenomorph: What to know about this Android banking trojan
Xenomorph pilfers victims' login credentials for banking, payment, social media, cryptocurrency and other apps with valuable data
Fantasy – a new Agrius wiper deployed through a supply-chain attack
ESET researchers analyzed a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software developer to deploy Fantasy, Agrius’s new wiper, with victims including the diamond industry
Adam Burgher • 07 Dec 2022
Tractors vs. threat actors: How to hack a farm
Forget pests for a minute. Modern farms also face another – and more insidious – breed of threat.
Jake Moore • 05 Dec 2022
ScarCruft updates its toolset – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Deployed against carefully selected targets, the new backdoor combs through the drives of compromised systems for files of interest before exfiltrating them to Google Drive
Editor • 02 Dec 2022
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