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MirrorFace aims for high-value targets in Japan – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The group's proprietary backdoor LODEINFO delivers additional malware, exfiltrates credentials, and steals documents and emails
Editor • 16 Dec 2022
Diamond industry under attack – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers uncover a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Iran-aligned Agrius APT group
Editor • 09 Dec 2022
Xenomorph: What to know about this Android banking trojan
Xenomorph pilfers victims' login credentials for banking, payment, social media, cryptocurrency and other apps with valuable data
ScarCruft updates its toolset – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Deployed against carefully selected targets, the new backdoor combs through the drives of compromised systems for files of interest before exfiltrating them to Google Drive
Editor • 02 Dec 2022
Spyware posing as VPN apps – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
The Bahamut APT group distributes at least eight malicious apps that pilfer victims' data and monitor their messages and conversations
Editor • 25 Nov 2022
Latest insights on APT activity – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
What have some of the world's most notorious APT groups been up to lately? A new ESET report released this week has the answers.
Editor • 18 Nov 2022
Security challenges facing SMBs – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A new ESET report details the mindset of SMBs on digital security and shows why many of them are underprepared to defend themselves against attacks
Editor • 11 Nov 2022
Ransomware rages on – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
This week's news offered fresh reminders of the threat that ransomware poses for businesses and critical infrastructure worldwide
Editor • 04 Nov 2022
Courts vs. cybercrime – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
A look at a recent string of law enforcement actions directed against (in some cases suspected) perpetrators of various types of cybercrime
Editor • 28 Oct 2022