It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet
Brute-force attacks and BlueKeep exploits usurp convenience of direct RDP connections; ESET releases a tool to test your Windows machines for vulnerable versions
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Stantinko botnet adds cryptomining to its pool of criminal activities
ESET researchers have discovered that the criminals behind the Stantinko botnet are distributing a cryptomining module to the computers they control
Registers as “Default Print Monitor”, but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon
ESET researchers have discovered a new downloader with a novel, not previously seen in the wild installation technique
Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users
ESET researchers discovered a year-long adware campaign on Google Play and tracked down its operator. The apps involved, installed eight million times, use several tricks for stealth and persistence.
Winnti Group’s skip‑2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor
Notorious cyberespionage group debases MSSQL
Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser
ESET researchers discover a trojanized Tor Browser distributed by cybercriminals to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers
What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed
ESET Smart Home Research Team uncovers Echo, Kindle versions vulnerable to 2017 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities
Operation Ghost: The Dukes aren’t back – they never left
ESET researchers describe recent activity of the infamous espionage group, the Dukes, including three new malware families
Connecting the dots: Exposing the arsenal and methods of the Winnti Group
New ESET white paper released describing updates to the malware arsenal and campaigns of this group known for its supply-chain attacks
ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting
ESET researchers discover a previously unreported cyberespionage platform used in targeted attacks against diplomatic missions and governmental institutions, and privacy-concerned users
Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples
ESET experts describe how they trained a machine-learning model to recognize a handful of unwanted UEFI components within a flood of millions of harmless samples
Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient
Número dois in our series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
No summer vacations for Zebrocy
ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign
ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group
ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East
First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play
ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google Play – twice
In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double‑barreled weapon
ESET researchers discovered a campaign that uses two malicious tools with similar capabilities to ensure both resilience and broader potential for the attackers
Varenyky: Spambot à la Française
ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France
Sharpening the Machete
ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting Venezuelan government institutions
From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo
The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans