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Lukas Stefanko • 10 Apr 2024 • 17 min. read
ESET Research
eXotic Visit campaign: Tracing the footprints of Virtual Invaders
Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
Rescoms rides waves of AceCryptor spam
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024 • 14 min. read
Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Privacy
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers analyze malware frameworks targeting air-gapped networks – ESET Research launches a podcast – INTERPOL cracks down on online fraud
Editor • 03 Dec 2021
COVID-19
Scammers exploit Omicron fears in new COVID-19 phishing campaign
Fraudsters take advantage of the emergence of the new variant to dupe unsuspecting victims out of their sensitive data
Amer Owaida • 03 Dec 2021
Launching ESET Research Podcast: A peek behind the scenes of ESET discoveries
Press play for the first episode as host Aryeh Goretsky is joined by Zuzana Hromcová to discuss native IIS malware
Roman Kováč • 02 Dec 2021
Jumping the air gap: 15 years of nation-state effort
ESET researchers studied all the malicious frameworks ever reported publicly that have been used to attack air-gapped networks and are releasing a side-by-side comparison of their most important TTPs
Alexis Dorais-Joncas and Facundo Muñoz • 01 Dec 2021
Cybercrime
More than 1,000 arrested in global crackdown on online fraud
The INTERPOL-led operation involved law enforcement from 20 countries and led to the seizure of millions of dollars in illicit gains
Amer Owaida • 29 Nov 2021
How scammers take advantage of supply chain shortages – Tips for safe online shopping this holiday season – Steps to take after receiving a data breach notice
Editor • 26 Nov 2021
Scams
The triangle of holiday shopping: Scams, social media and supply chain woes
‘Tis the season to avoid getting played by scammers hijacking Twitter accounts and promoting fake offers for PlayStation 5 consoles and other red-hot products
Tony Anscombe • 25 Nov 2021
How To
Avoiding the shopping blues: How to shop online safely this holiday season
With the holiday shopping bonanza right around the corner, here's how to make sure your online spending spree is safe
Amer Owaida • 24 Nov 2021
Critical Infrastructure, Business Security
FBI, CISA urge organizations to be on guard for attacks during holidays
Threat actors have previously timed ransomware and other attacks to coincide with holidays and weekends
Amer Owaida • 23 Nov 2021
What to do if you receive a data breach notice
Receiving a breach notification doesn’t mean you’re doomed – here’s what you should consider doing in the hours and days after learning that your personal data has been exposed
Phil Muncaster • 22 Nov 2021
ESET discovers watering hole attacks in the Middle East – Getting your life back on track after identity theft – How foreign influence operations have evolved
Editor • 19 Nov 2021
Digital Security
CYBERWARCON – Foreign influence operations grow up
Not long ago, disinformation campaigns were rather unsophisticated. These days, however, threat actors put serious time and effort into crafting their attacks.
Cameron Camp • 19 Nov 2021
Mobile payment apps: How to stay safe when paying with your phone
Malware of the 1980s: Looking back at the Brain Virus and the Morris Worm
Wi-Fi or Ethernet: Which is faster and which is safer?
ESET Research, Mobile Security
DoubleLocker: Innovative Android Ransomware
A short history of the computer password
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