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More than 30 years later, ESET remains at the forefront of cybersecurity research, operating 13 R&D centers across the world that analyze, monitor and anticipate new threats. In recent years alone, ESET researchers have made a number of significant discoveries that shed light on various malicious campaigns orchestrated by the world’s most advanced threat actors. They have also identified multiple high-impact vulnerabilities in third-party products and services.

Over the years, ESET’s experts have assisted law enforcement with disruptions of several notorious cybercrime operations. They also frequently present at leading industry conferences and are among the most referenced contributors to the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.

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Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

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Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET analysis uncovers a novel technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions

Lukas Stefanko17 Jun 2019


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Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

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Wajam: From start-up to massively-spread adware

How a Montreal-made "social search engine" application has managed to become widely-spread adware, while escaping consequences

ESET Research05 Jun 2019


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A dive into Turla PowerShell usage

A dive into Turla PowerShell usage

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A dive into Turla PowerShell usage

ESET researchers analyze new TTPs attributed to the Turla group that leverage PowerShell to run malware in-memory only

Matthieu Faou and Romain Dumont29 May 2019


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Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

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Fake cryptocurrency apps crop up on Google Play as bitcoin price rises

ESET researchers have analyzed fake cryptocurrency wallets emerging on Google Play at the time of bitcoin’s renewed growth

Lukas Stefanko23 May 2019


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Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

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Patch now! Why the BlueKeep vulnerability is a big deal

What you need to know about the critical security hole that could enable the next WannaCryptor

Ondrej Kubovič22 May 2019


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A journey to Zebrocy land

A journey to Zebrocy land

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A journey to Zebrocy land

ESET sheds light on commands used by the favorite backdoor of the Sednit group

ESET Research22 May 2019


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EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

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EternalBlue reaching new heights since WannaCryptor outbreak

Attack attempts involving the exploit are in hundreds of thousands daily

Ondrej Kubovič17 May 2019


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Plead malware distributed via MitM attacks at router level, misusing ASUS WebStorage

Plead malware distributed via MitM attacks at router level, misusing ASUS WebStorage

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Plead malware distributed via MitM attacks at router level, misusing ASUS WebStorage

ESET researchers have discovered that the attackers have been distributing the Plead malware via compromised routers and man-in-the-middle attacks against the legitimate ASUS WebStorage software

Anton Cherepanov14 May 2019


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Turla LightNeuron: An email too far

Turla LightNeuron: An email too far

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Turla LightNeuron: An email too far

ESET research uncovers Microsoft Exchange malware remotely controlled via steganographic PDF and JPG email attachments

Matthieu Faou07 May 2019