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2223 articles

Internet of Things

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Internet of Things

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

Denise Giusto Bilić and Cecilia Pastorino11 Mar 2021


ESET Research

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

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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

Matthieu Faou, Thomas Dupuy, Mathieu Tartare10 Mar 2021


Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report Q4 2020

ESET Threat Report Q4 2020

Threat Reports, ESET Research

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

Roman Kováč08 Feb 2021


ESET Research

Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

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Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they’ve named Kobalos

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé and Ignacio Sanmillan02 Feb 2021


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Operation NightScout: Supply-chain attack targets online gaming in Asia

Operation NightScout: Supply-chain attack targets online gaming in Asia

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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

Ignacio Sanmillan01 Feb 2021


ESET Research

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

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Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research21 Jan 2021


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Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia

Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia

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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

Matías Porolli12 Jan 2021


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Operation SignSight: Supply-chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia

Operation SignSight: Supply-chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia

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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.

Ignacio Sanmillan and Matthieu Faou17 Dec 2020


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Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack

Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack

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Operation StealthyTrident: corporate software under attack

LuckyMouse, TA428, HyperBro, Tmanger and ShadowPad linked in Mongolian supply-chain attack

Mathieu Tartare10 Dec 2020