BackdoorDiplomacy: Upgrading from Quarian to Turian
ESET researchers discover a new campaign that evolved from the Quarian backdoor
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Gelsemium: When threat actors go gardening
ESET researchers shed light on new campaigns from the quiet Gelsemium group
Android stalkerware threatens victims further and exposes snoopers themselves
ESET research reveals that common Android stalkerware apps are riddled with vulnerabilities that further jeopardize victims and expose the privacy and security of the snoopers themselves
Ousaban: Private photo collection hidden in a CABinet
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
(Are you) afreight of the dark? Watch out for Vyveva, new Lazarus backdoor
ESET researchers discover a new Lazarus backdoor deployed against a freight logistics firm in South Africa
Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil
ESET Research uncovers a new threat that targets organizations operating in various sectors in Brazil
Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?
ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things
Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups
ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world
ESET Threat Report Q4 2020
A view of the Q4 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure
ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they’ve named Kobalos
Operation NightScout: Supply‑chain attack targets online gaming in Asia
ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online‑gaming communities in Asia
Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep’s clothing
Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans
Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia
ESET researchers uncover attacks targeting Colombian government institutions and private companies, especially from the energy and metallurgical industries
Operation SignSight: Supply‑chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia
ESET researchers have uncovered a supply-chain attack on the website of a government in Southeast Asia.
Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack
LuckyMouse, TA428, HyperBro, Tmanger and ShadowPad linked in Mongolian supply-chain attack
Turla Crutch: Keeping the “back door” open
ESET researchers discover a new backdoor used by Turla to exfiltrate stolen documents to Dropbox
Lazarus supply‑chain attack in South Korea
ESET researchers uncover a novel Lazarus supply-chain attack leveraging WIZVERA VeraPort software
Hungry for data, ModPipe backdoor hits POS software used in hospitality sector
Backdoor authors show deep knowledge of the targeted POS software, decrypting database passwords from Windows registry values
ESET Threat Report Q3 2020
A view of the Q3 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
ESET takes part in global operation to disrupt Trickbot
Throughout its monitoring, ESET analyzed thousands of malicious samples every month to help this effort