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In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double-barreled weapon

In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double-barreled weapon

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In the Balkans, businesses are under fire from a double-barreled weapon

ESET researchers discovered a campaign that uses two malicious tools with similar capabilities to ensure both resilience and broader potential for the attackers

Zuzana Hromcová14 Aug 2019


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Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

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Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

ESET researchers document malware-distributing spam campaigns targeting people in France

ESET Research08 Aug 2019


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Sharpening the Machete

Sharpening the Machete

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Sharpening the Machete

ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting Venezuelan government institutions

ESET Research05 Aug 2019


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From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo

From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo

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From Carnaval to Cinco de Mayo – The journey of Amavaldo

The first in an occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research01 Aug 2019


Ransomware

Android ransomware is back

Android ransomware is back

Ransomware

Android ransomware is back

ESET researchers discover a new Android ransomware family that attempts to spread to victims’ contacts and deploys some unusual tricks

Lukas Stefanko29 Jul 2019


Scams

With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge

With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge

Scams

With FaceApp in the spotlight, new scams emerge

ESET researchers discover fraudulent schemes piggybacking on the popularity of the face-modifying tool FaceApp, using a fake “Pro” version of the application as a lure

Lukas Stefanko19 Jul 2019


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Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions

Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions

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Okrum: Ke3chang group targets diplomatic missions

Tracking the malicious activities of the elusive Ke3chang APT group, ESET researchers have discovered new versions of malware families linked to the group, and a previously unreported backdoor

Zuzana Hromcová18 Jul 2019


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Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

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Buhtrap group uses zero-day in latest espionage campaigns

ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years

Jean-Ian Boutin11 Jul 2019


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Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks

Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks

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Windows zero-day CVE-2019-1132 exploited in targeted attacks

ESET research discovers a zero-day exploit that takes advantage of a local privilege escalation vulnerability in Windows

Anton Cherepanov10 Jul 2019