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Jakub Kaloč • 20 Mar 2024 • 8 min. read
ESET Research
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
Matthieu Faou • 21 Feb 2024 • 11 min. read
ESET Research, Ukraine Crisis – Digital Security Resource Center
Operation Texonto: Information operation targeting Ukrainian speakers in the context of the war
Business Security, Digital Security
Delivering trust with DNS security
Digital Security
Deepfakes in the global election year of 2024: A weapon of mass deception?
Video
Ransomware payments down 40% in 2022 – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Ransomware revenue plunges to $456 million in 2022 as more victims refuse to pay up. Here's what to make of the trend.
Editor • 20 Jan 2023
Scams
Tech support scammers are still at it: Here’s what to look out for in 2023
Hello, is it me you’re looking for? Fraudsters still want to help you 'fix' a computer problem you never had in the first place.
Phil Muncaster • 19 Jan 2023
Top 10 Venmo scams: Don't fall for these common tricks
Here's what to know about some of the most common ploys that scammers use on the payment app
Phil Muncaster • 17 Jan 2023
We Live Progress, Business Security
Hybrid commerce: Blurring the lines between business and pleasure
It is now acceptable to find a job on a dating app!
André Lameiras • 16 Jan 2023
APT group trojanizes Telegram app – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
StrongPity's backdoor is fitted with various spying features and can record phone calls, collect texts, and gather call logs and contact lists
Editor • 13 Jan 2023
Introducing IPyIDA: A Python plugin for your reverse-engineering toolkit
ESET Research announces IPyIDA 2.0, a Python plugin integrating IPython and Jupyter Notebook into IDA
Rene Holt • 12 Jan 2023
Now you can legally repair your tech – sort of
A new law portends a future where (we hope) it will be easier for us all to repair, fix, upgrade, and just tinker with things we already own
Cameron Camp • 11 Jan 2023
StrongPity espionage campaign targeting Android users
ESET researchers identified an active StrongPity campaign distributing a trojanized version of the Android Telegram app, presented as the Shagle app – a video-chat service that has no app version
Lukas Stefanko • 10 Jan 2023
Secure Coding
Cracked it! Highlights from KringleCon 5: Golden Rings
Learning meets fun at the 2022 SANS Holiday Hack Challenge – strap yourself in for a crackerjack ride at the North Pole as I foil Grinchum's foul plan and recover the five golden rings
Rene Holt • 09 Jan 2023
We Live Progress, Business Security, COVID-19
Hybrid work: Turning business platforms into preferred social spaces
Hybrid work and hybrid play now merge into hybrid living, but where is the line between the two? Is there one?
Alžbeta Kovaľová • 09 Jan 2023
Ransomware target list – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Why schools, hospitals, local governments and other public sector organizations are in a sweet spot for ransomware attacks
Editor • 05 Jan 2023
Privacy
The doctor will see you now … virtually: Tips for a safe telehealth visit
Are your virtual doctor visits private and secure? Here’s what to know about, and how to prepare for, connecting with a doctor from the comfort of your home.
Phil Muncaster • 04 Jan 2023
Safeguard the joy: 10 tips for securing your shiny new device
ESET Research, Threat Reports
ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023
Gary McKinnon reveals detail on NASA data breach and ‘extraterrestrial life’
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot
Five ways to check if your router is configured securely
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