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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
Video
Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET unmasks FamousSparrow APT group – Stopping cloud data leaks – European cybercrime ring busted
Editor • 24 Sep 2021
Digital Security
Bug in macOS Finder allows remote code execution
While Apple did issue a patch for the vulnerability, it seems that the fix can be easily circumvented
Amer Owaida • 23 Sep 2021
FamousSparrow: A suspicious hotel guest
Yet another APT group that exploited the ProxyLogon vulnerability in March 2021
Matthieu Faou and Tahseen Bin Taj • 23 Sep 2021
Plugging the holes: How to prevent corporate data leaks in the cloud
Misconfigurations of cloud resources can lead to various security incidents and ultimately cost your organization dearly. Here’s what you can do to prevent cloud configuration conundrums.
Phil Muncaster • 22 Sep 2021
Cybercrime
European police dismantle cybercrime ring with ties to Italian Mafia
The group used phishing, BEC and other types of attacks to swindle victims out of millions
Amer Owaida • 21 Sep 2021
Analysis of Numando banking trojan, steps to mitigate attack surface, and more! – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Editor • 17 Sep 2021
Numando: Count once, code twice
The (probably) penultimate post in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans.
ESET Research • 17 Sep 2021
Microsoft Patch Tuesday fixes actively exploited zero-day and 85 other flaws
The most recent Patch Tuesday includes a fix for the previously disclosed and actively exploited remote code execution flaw in MSHTML.
Amer Owaida • 15 Sep 2021
Social Media
WhatsApp announces end-to-end encrypted backups
The Facebook-owned messaging service plans to roll out the feature to both iOS and Android users in the coming weeks.
Amer Owaida • 14 Sep 2021
What is an attack surface and how can you reduce it?
Discover the best ways to mitigate your organization's attack surface, in order to maximize cybersecurity.
Phil Muncaster • 14 Sep 2021
Scams
Beware of these 5 common scams you can encounter on Instagram
From cybercriminal evergreens like phishing to the verification badge scam, we look at the most common tactics fraudsters use to trick their victims
Amer Owaida • 13 Sep 2021
Cyberespionnage against Kurdish ethnic group, and more! – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Editor • 10 Sep 2021
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