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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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Internet of Things

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

Internet of Things

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

ESET researchers highlight a series of security holes in a device intended to make homes and offices more secure

Miloš Čermák and Milan Fránik02 May 2019


ESET Research

Buhtrap backdoor and Buran ransomware distributed via major advertising platform

Buhtrap backdoor and Buran ransomware distributed via major advertising platform

ESET Research

Buhtrap backdoor and Buran ransomware distributed via major advertising platform

Criminal activities against accountants on the rise – Buhtrap and RTM still active

ESET Research30 Apr 2019


ESET Research

OceanLotus: macOS malware update

OceanLotus: macOS malware update

ESET Research

OceanLotus: macOS malware update

Latest ESET research describes the inner workings of a recently found addition to OceanLotus’s toolset for targeting Mac users

Romain Dumont09 Apr 2019


ESET Research

Fake or Fake: Keeping up with OceanLotus decoys

Fake or Fake: Keeping up with OceanLotus decoys

ESET Research

Fake or Fake: Keeping up with OceanLotus decoys

ESET researchers detail the latest tricks and techniques OceanLotus uses to deliver its backdoor while staying under the radar

Romain Dumont20 Mar 2019


ESET Research

Gaming industry still in the scope of attackers in Asia

Gaming industry still in the scope of attackers in Asia

ESET Research

Gaming industry still in the scope of attackers in Asia

Asian game developers again targeted in supply-chain attacks distributing malware in legitimately signed software

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé11 Mar 2019


ESET Research

ML-era in cybersecurity: A step toward a safer world or the brink of chaos?

ML-era in cybersecurity: A step toward a safer world or the brink of chaos?

ESET Research

ML-era in cybersecurity: A step toward a safer world or the brink of chaos?

As the use of this technology grows so does the risk that attackers may hijack it

Juraj Jánošík22 Feb 2019


ESET Research

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

ESET Research

Navigating the murky waters of Android banking malware

An interview with ESET malware researcher Lukáš Štefanko about Android banking malware, the topic of his latest white paper

Lukas Stefanko15 Feb 2019


ESET Research

First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

ESET Research

First clipper malware discovered on Google Play

Cryptocurrency stealers that replace a wallet address in the clipboard are no longer limited to Windows or shady Android app stores

Lukas Stefanko08 Feb 2019


ESET Research

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

ESET Research

DanaBot updated with new C&C communication

ESET researchers have discovered new versions of the DanaBot Trojan, updated with a more complicated protocol for C&C communication and slight modifications to architecture and campaign IDs

ESET Research07 Feb 2019