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RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

RDP on the radar: An up-close view of evolving remote access threats

Misconfigured remote access services continue to give bad actors an easy access path to company networks – here’s how you can minimize your exposure to attacks misusing Remote Desktop Protocol

Aryeh Goretsky • 07 Sep 2022


Worok: The big picture

Worok: The big picture

Worok: The big picture

Focused mostly on Asia, this new cyberespionage group uses undocumented tools, including steganographically extracting PowerShell payloads from PNG files

Thibaut Passilly • 06 Sep 2022


ESET Research Podcast: Hot security topics at RSA or mostly hype?

ESET Research Podcast: Hot security topics at RSA or mostly hype?

ESET Research Podcast: Hot security topics at RSA or mostly hype?

Listen to Cameron Camp, Juraj Jánošík, and Filip Mazán discuss the use of machine learning in cybersecurity, followed by Cameron’s insights into the security of medical devices

ESET Research • 20 Jul 2022


I see what you did there: A look at the CloudMensis macOS spyware

I see what you did there: A look at the CloudMensis macOS spyware

I see what you did there: A look at the CloudMensis macOS spyware

Previously unknown macOS malware uses cloud storage as its C&C channel and to exfiltrate documents, keystrokes, and screen captures from compromised Macs

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 19 Jul 2022


ESET Threat Report T1 2022

ESET Threat Report T1 2022

ESET Threat Report T1 2022

A view of the T1 2022 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Roman Kováč • 02 Jun 2022


ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

ESET Research Podcast: UEFI in crosshairs of ESPecter bootkit

Listen to Aryeh Goretsky, Martin Smolár, and Jean-Ian Boutin discuss what UEFI threats are capable of and what the ESPecter bootkit tells us about their evolution

ESET Research • 26 May 2022


Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

ESET researchers spot an updated version of the malware loader used in the Industroyer2 and CaddyWiper attacks

Editor • 20 May 2022


A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

A lookback under the TA410 umbrella: Its cyberespionage TTPs and activity

ESET researchers reveal a detailed profile of TA410: we believe this cyberespionage umbrella group consists of three different teams using different toolsets, including a new version of the FlowCloud espionage backdoor discovered by ESET.

Alexandre Côté Cyr and Matthieu Faou • 27 Apr 2022


When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

When "secure" isn't secure at all: High-impact UEFI vulnerabilities discovered in Lenovo consumer laptops

ESET researchers discover multiple vulnerabilities in various Lenovo laptop models that allow an attacker with admin privileges to expose the user to firmware-level malware

Martin Smolár • 19 Apr 2022