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Lukas Stefanko • 19 Feb 2026 • 13 min. read
ESET Research
PromptSpy ushers in the era of Android threats using GenAI
ESET Research • 30 Jan 2026 • 11 min. read
DynoWiper update: Technical analysis and attribution
Lukas Stefanko • 28 Jan 2026 • 9 min. read
Love? Actually: Fake dating app used as lure in targeted spyware campaign in Pakistan
Business Security
Ransomware
Resilience in the face of ransomware: A key to business survival
Making it stick: How to get the most out of cybersecurity training
BadBazaar espionage tool targets Android users via trojanized Signal and Telegram apps
ESET researchers have discovered active campaigns linked to the China-aligned APT group known as GREF, distributing espionage code that has previously targeted Uyghurs
Lukas Stefanko • 30 Aug 2023
Recovering from a supply-chain attack: What are the lessons to learn from the 3CX hack?
The campaign started with a trojanized version of unsupported financial software
Roman Cuprik • 28 Aug 2023
Video
How a Telegram bot helps scammers target victims – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
ESET researchers uncover a Telegram bot that enables even less tech-savvy scammers to defraud people out of their money
Editor • 25 Aug 2023
Telekopye: Hunting Mammoths using Telegram bot
Analysis of Telegram bot that helps cybercriminals scam people on online marketplaces
Radek Jizba • 24 Aug 2023
Scarabs colon-izing vulnerable servers
Analysis of Spacecolon, a toolset used to deploy Scarab ransomware on vulnerable servers, and its operators, CosmicBeetle
Jakub Souček • 22 Aug 2023
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
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
Black Hat 2023: How AI changes the monetization of search
Search engines, AI, and monetization in the new era
Tony Anscombe • 14 Aug 2023
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