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WannaCryptor wasn’t the first to use EternalBlue: Miners misused it days after Shadow Brokers leak

WannaCryptor wasn’t the first to use EternalBlue: Miners misused it days after Shadow Brokers leak

WannaCryptor wasn’t the first to use EternalBlue: Miners misused it days after Shadow Brokers leak

The massive campaign that spread the WannaCry ransomware wasn’t the only large-scale infection misusing the EternalBlue and DoublePulsar exploits.

Ondrej Kubovič17 May 2017


EternalBlue: Is your PC patched against the WannaCryptor worm vulnerability?

EternalBlue: Is your PC patched against the WannaCryptor worm vulnerability?

EternalBlue: Is your PC patched against the WannaCryptor worm vulnerability?

In this post, ESET's Cassius Puodzius addresses what we can learn from the WannaCryptor ransomware attack, and what we can expect.

Cassius Puodzius16 May 2017


WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

WannaCryptor aka WannaCry: Key questions answered

WannaCryptor, aka WannaCry, is one of the biggest cybersecurity stories of 2017. We’ve put together this Q&A, bringing together some of the key points.

Editor15 May 2017


Jackware hits the big screen in #Fast8: Fate of the Furious

Jackware hits the big screen in #Fast8: Fate of the Furious

Jackware hits the big screen in #Fast8: Fate of the Furious

ESET's Stephen Cobb examines how close we are to the kind of jackware technology shown in the latest Fast and Furious film franchise, Fate of the Furious.

Stephen Cobb09 May 2017


Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

Healthcare challenges: Ransomware and the Internet of Things are the tip of the iceberg

ESET's Lysa Myers discusses the challenges facing healthcare technology, medical and fitness devices and highlights the need to secure medical devices

Lysa Myers07 Apr 2017


Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware extorts victims

Talking Android ransomware sounds like something out of a science fiction movie. It's not - it's very real, explains ESET's Lukas Stefanko.

Lukas Stefanko01 Mar 2017


New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

New crypto-ransomware hits macOS

This last month we have seen a new ransomware for Mac. Written in Swift, it is distributed on BitTorrent distribution site as “Patcher” for pirating popular software.

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé22 Feb 2017


Trends in Android ransomware

Trends in Android ransomware

Trends in Android ransomware

2016 saw interesting developments within the Android ransomware scene. Ransomware emerged as one of the most pressing cybersecurity issues on the mobile platform.

Ondrej Kubovič20 Feb 2017


Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Proof-of-concept ransomware to poison the water supply

Researchers have described how ransomware could potentially attack industrial control systems (ICS), and demonstratied how new malware threats might target core infrastructure, holding entire cities hostage.

Graham Cluley15 Feb 2017