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KrØØk: Serious vulnerability affected encryption of billion+ Wi-Fi devices

KrØØk: Serious vulnerability affected encryption of billion+ Wi-Fi devices

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KrØØk: Serious vulnerability affected encryption of billion+ Wi-Fi devices

ESET researchers uncover a previously unknown security flaw allowing an adversary to decrypt some wireless network packets transmitted by vulnerable devices

Miloš Čermák26 Feb 2020


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Winnti Group targeting universities in Hong Kong

Winnti Group targeting universities in Hong Kong

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Winnti Group targeting universities in Hong Kong

ESET researchers uncover a new campaign of the Winnti Group targeting universities and using ShadowPad and Winnti malware

Mathieu Tartare31 Jan 2020


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It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet

It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet

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It’s time to disconnect RDP from the internet

Brute-force attacks and BlueKeep exploits usurp convenience of direct RDP connections; ESET releases a tool to test your Windows machines for vulnerable versions

Aryeh Goretsky17 Dec 2019


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Stantinko botnet adds cryptomining to its pool of criminal activities

Stantinko botnet adds cryptomining to its pool of criminal activities

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Stantinko botnet adds cryptomining to its pool of criminal activities

ESET researchers have discovered that the criminals behind the Stantinko botnet are distributing a cryptomining module to the computers they control

Vladislav Hrčka26 Nov 2019


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Registers as "Default Print Monitor", but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon

Registers as "Default Print Monitor", but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon

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Registers as "Default Print Monitor", but is a malicious downloader. Meet DePriMon

ESET researchers have discovered a new downloader with a novel, not previously seen in the wild installation technique

ESET Research21 Nov 2019


Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal

Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal

Mispadu: Advertisement for a discounted Unhappy Meal

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research19 Nov 2019


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Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

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Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

ESET researchers discovered a year-long adware campaign on Google Play and tracked down its operator. The apps involved, installed eight million times, use several tricks for stealth and persistence.

Lukas Stefanko24 Oct 2019


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Winnti Group's skip-2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor

Winnti Group's skip-2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor

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Winnti Group's skip-2.0: A Microsoft SQL Server backdoor

Notorious cyberespionage group debases MSSQL

Mathieu Tartare21 Oct 2019


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Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

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Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

ESET researchers discover a trojanized Tor Browser distributed by cybercriminals to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers

Anton Cherepanov18 Oct 2019