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Lukas Stefanko • 10 Apr 2024 • 17 min. read
ESET Research
eXotic Visit campaign: Tracing the footprints of Virtual Invaders
Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
Rescoms rides waves of AceCryptor spam
Anh Ho, Facundo Muñoz, Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé • 07 Mar 2024 • 14 min. read
Evasive Panda leverages Monlam Festival to target Tibetans
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Privacy
7 reasons why cybercriminals want your personal data
Scams
A Bard’s Tale – how fake AI bots try to install malware
The AI race is on! It’s easy to lose track of the latest developments and possibilities, and yet everyone wants to see firsthand what the hype is about. Heydays for cybercriminals!
Thomas Uhlemann • 21 Aug 2023
Video
Evacuation of 30,000 hackers – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
DEF CON, the annual hacker convention in Las Vegas, was interrupted on Saturday evening when authorities evacuated the event's venue due to a bomb threat
Editor • 18 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Secure Coding
DEF CON 31: US DoD urges hackers to go and hack ‘AI’
The limits of current AI need to be tested before we can rely on their output
Tony Anscombe • 18 Aug 2023
Mass-spreading campaign targeting Zimbra users
ESET researchers have observed a new phishing campaign targeting users of the Zimbra Collaboration email server.
Viktor Šperka • 17 Aug 2023
Internet of Things, Privacy
DEF CON 31: Robot vacuums may be doing more than they claim
When it comes to privacy, it remains complicated and near impossible for a consumer to make an informed decision.
Tony Anscombe • 16 Aug 2023
Critical Infrastructure, Cybercrime
Black Hat 2023: Hacking the police (at least their radios)
Hiding behind a black box and hoping no one will hack it has been routinely proven to be unwise and less secure.
Cameron Camp • 15 Aug 2023
We Live Progress, Digital Security
Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search
Search engines, AI, and monetization in the new era
Tony Anscombe • 14 Aug 2023
Digital Security
Black Hat 2023: AI gets big defender prize money
Black Hat is big on AI this year, and for a good reason
Cameron Camp • 14 Aug 2023
Digital Security, Ransomware, Cybercrime
Black Hat 2023: ‘Teenage’ AI not enough for cyberthreat intelligence
Current LLMs are just not mature enough for high-level tasks
Tony Anscombe • 12 Aug 2023
20k security folks in the desert – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Unsurprisingly, artificial intelligence took the center stage at this year's edition of Black Hat, one of the world's largest gatherings of cybersecurity professionals
Editor • 11 Aug 2023
Critical Infrastructure, Malware
Black Hat 2023: Cyberwar fire-and-forget-me-not
What happens to cyberweapons after a cyberwar?
Cameron Camp • 11 Aug 2023
ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer
Listen as ESET's Director of Threat Research Jean-Ian Boutin unravels the tactics, techniques and procedures of MoustachedBouncer, an APT group taking aim at foreign embassies in Belarus
ESET Research • 10 Aug 2023
Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups
Sednit update: Analysis of Zebrocy
Kids Online
Cybersecurity starts at home: Help your children stay safe online with open conversations
Social Media
Using Discord? Don’t play down its privacy and security risks
Business Security
Vulnerabilities in business VPNs under the spotlight
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