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Research has been at the core of ESET and its technology since the company's inception. The journey began in 1987, when ESET co-founders Miroslav Trnka and Peter Paško uncovered one of the world's first computer viruses, which they named "Vienna" and wrote a program to detect it. Many other discoveries quickly followed.

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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ESET Research, Threat Reports

ESET Threat Report H2 2023

ESET Threat Report H2 2023

ESET Research, Threat Reports

ESET Threat Report H2 2023

A view of the H2 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Jiří Kropáč19 Dec 2023


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ESET Research Podcast: Neanderthals, Mammoths and Telekopye

ESET Research Podcast: Neanderthals, Mammoths and Telekopye

ESET Research

ESET Research Podcast: Neanderthals, Mammoths and Telekopye

ESET researchers discuss the dynamics within and between various groups of scammers who use a Telegram bot called Telekopye to scam people on online marketplaces

ESET Research18 Dec 2023


ESET Research

OilRig’s persistent attacks using cloud service-powered downloaders

OilRig’s persistent attacks using cloud service-powered downloaders

ESET Research

OilRig’s persistent attacks using cloud service-powered downloaders

ESET researchers document a series of new OilRig downloaders, all relying on legitimate cloud service providers for C&C communications

Zuzana Hromcová and Adam Burgher14 Dec 2023


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A pernicious potpourri of Python packages in PyPI

A pernicious potpourri of Python packages in PyPI

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A pernicious potpourri of Python packages in PyPI

The past year has seen over 10,000 downloads of malicious packages hosted on the official Python package repository

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé and Rene Holt12 Dec 2023


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Beware of predatory fin(tech): Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths

Beware of predatory fin(tech): Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths

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Beware of predatory fin(tech): Loan sharks use Android apps to reach new depths

ESET researchers describe the growth of deceptive loan apps for Android and techniques they use to circumvent Google Play

Lukas Stefanko05 Dec 2023


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Telekopye: Chamber of Neanderthals’ secrets

Telekopye: Chamber of Neanderthals’ secrets

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Telekopye: Chamber of Neanderthals’ secrets

Insight into groups operating Telekopye bots that scam people in online marketplaces

Radek Jizba23 Nov 2023


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Unlucky Kamran: Android malware spying on Urdu-speaking residents of Gilgit-Baltistan

Unlucky Kamran: Android malware spying on Urdu-speaking residents of Gilgit-Baltistan

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Unlucky Kamran: Android malware spying on Urdu-speaking residents of Gilgit-Baltistan

ESET researchers discovered Kamran, previously unknown malware, which spies on Urdu-speaking readers of Hunza News

Lukas Stefanko09 Nov 2023


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Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave

Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave

ESET Research

Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave

How ESET Research found a kill switch that had been used to take down one of the most prolific botnets out there

Ivan Bešina, Michal Škuta, Miloš Čermák01 Nov 2023


ESET Research, Threat Reports

ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023

ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023

ESET Research, Threat Reports

ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 and Q3 2023

Jean-Ian Boutin26 Oct 2023