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ESET Threat Report H2 2023
A view of the H2 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Jiří Kropáč • 19 Dec 2023
ESET Research Podcast: Neanderthals, Mammoths and Telekopye
ESET researchers discuss the dynamics within and between various groups of scammers who use a Telegram bot called Telekopye to scam people on online marketplaces
ESET Research • 18 Dec 2023
OilRig’s persistent attacks using cloud service-powered downloaders
ESET researchers document a series of new OilRig downloaders, all relying on legitimate cloud service providers for C&C communications
Zuzana Hromcová and Adam Burgher • 14 Dec 2023
A pernicious potpourri of Python packages in PyPI
The past year has seen over 10,000 downloads of malicious packages hosted on the official Python package repository
Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé and Rene Holt • 12 Dec 2023
Beware of predatory fin(tech): Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths
ESET researchers describe the growth of deceptive loan apps for Android and techniques they use to circumvent Google Play
Lukas Stefanko • 05 Dec 2023
Telekopye: Chamber of Neanderthals’ secrets
Insight into groups operating Telekopye bots that scam people in online marketplaces
Radek Jizba • 23 Nov 2023
Unlucky Kamran: Android malware spying on Urdu-speaking residents of Gilgit-Baltistan
ESET researchers discovered Kamran, previously unknown malware, which spies on Urdu-speaking readers of Hunza News
Lukas Stefanko • 09 Nov 2023
Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave
How ESET Research found a kill switch that had been used to take down one of the most prolific botnets out there
Miloš Čermák, Ivan Bešina, Michal Škuta • 01 Nov 2023
ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 and Q3 2023
Jean-Ian Boutin • 26 Oct 2023
