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ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting

ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting

ESET discovers Attor, a spy platform with curious GSM fingerprinting

ESET researchers discover a previously unreported cyberespionage platform used in targeted attacks against diplomatic missions and governmental institutions, and privacy-concerned users

Zuzana Hromcová10 Oct 2019


Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples

Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples

Needles in a haystack: Picking unwanted UEFI components out of millions of samples

ESET experts describe how they trained a machine-learning model to recognize a handful of unwanted UEFI components within a flood of millions of harmless samples

Filip Mazán and Frédéric Vachon08 Oct 2019


Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient

Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient

Casbaneiro: Dangerous cooking with a secret ingredient

Número dois in our series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research03 Oct 2019


No summer vacations for Zebrocy

No summer vacations for Zebrocy

No summer vacations for Zebrocy

ESET researchers describe the latest components used in a recent Sednit campaign

ESET Research24 Sep 2019


ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists, activists and dissidents in the Middle East

ESET Research09 Sep 2019


First-of-its-kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

First-of-its-kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

First-of-its-kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google Play – twice

Lukas Stefanko22 Aug 2019


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

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

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


Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

Varenyky: Spambot à la Française

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

ESET Research08 Aug 2019


Sharpening the Machete

Sharpening the Machete

Sharpening the Machete

ESET research uncovers a cyberespionage operation targeting Venezuelan government institutions

ESET Research05 Aug 2019