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Matthieu Faou • 20 Mar 2025 • 10 min. read
ESET Research
Operation FishMedley
Dominik Breitenbacher • 18 Mar 2025 • 15 min. read
Operation AkaiRyū: MirrorFace invites Europe to Expo 2025 and revives ANEL backdoor
ESET Research • 28 Feb 2025 • 1 min. read
Threat Report H2 2024: Infostealer shakeup, new attack vector for mobile, and Nomani
Business Security
Untangling the hiring dilemma: How security solutions free up HR processes
MDR: Unlocking the power of enterprise-grade security for businesses of all sizes
ESET researchers detail a global espionage operation by FishMonger, the APT group run by I‑SOON
Matthieu Faou • 20 Mar 2025
Video
MirrorFace updates toolset, expands targeting to Europe
The group's Operation AkaiRyū begins with targeted spearphishing emails that use the upcoming World Expo 2025 in Osaka, Japan, as a lure
Editor • 18 Mar 2025
ESET researchers uncovered MirrorFace activity that expanded beyond its usual focus on Japan and targeted a Central European diplomatic institute with the ANEL backdoor
Dominik Breitenbacher • 18 Mar 2025
AI's biggest surprises of 2024 | Unlocked 403 cybersecurity podcast (S2E1)
Here's what's been hot on the AI scene over the past 12 months, how it's changing the face of warfare, and how you can fight AI-powered scams
Editor • 17 Mar 2025
Critical Infrastructure
When IT meets OT: Cybersecurity for the physical world
While relatively rare, real-world incidents impacting operational technology highlight that organizations in critical infrastructure can’t afford to dismiss the OT threat
Phil Muncaster • 14 Mar 2025
Cybercrime
Don’t let cybercriminals steal your Spotify account
Listen up, this is sure to be music to your ears – a few minutes spent securing your account today can save you a ton of trouble tomorrow
Editor • 11 Mar 2025
AI-driven deception: A new face of corporate fraud
Malicious use of AI is reshaping the fraud landscape, creating major new risks for businesses
Phil Muncaster • 10 Mar 2025
Kids Online
Kids behaving badly online? Here's what parents can do
By taking time to understand and communicate the impact of undesirable online behavior, you can teach your kids an invaluable set of life lessons for a new digital age
Phil Muncaster • 05 Mar 2025
WeLiveScience
Martin Rees: Post-human intelligence – a cosmic perspective | Starmus highlights
Take a moment to think beyond our current capabilities and consider what might come next in the grand story of evolution
Editor • 03 Mar 2025
Big shifts in the infostealer scene, novel attack vector against iOS and Android, and a massive surge in investment scams on social media
ESET Research • 28 Feb 2025
Bernhard Schölkopf: Is AI intelligent? | Starmus highlights
With AI's pattern recognition capabilities well-established, Mr. Schölkopf's talk shifts the focus to a pressing question: what will be the next great leap for AI?
Editor • 27 Feb 2025
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – February 2025 edition
Ransomware payments trending down, the cyber-resilience gap facing SMBs, and APT groups embracing generative AI – it's a wrap on another month filled with impactful security news
Editor • 26 Feb 2025
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