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ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer

ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer

ESET Research

ESET Research Podcast: Unmasking MoustachedBouncer

Listen as ESET's Director of Threat Research Jean-Ian Boutin unravels the tactics, techniques and procedures of MoustachedBouncer, an APT group taking aim at foreign embassies in Belarus

ESET Research10 Aug 2023


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MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus

MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus

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MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus

Long-term espionage against diplomats, leveraging email-based C&C protocols, C++ modular backdoors, and adversary-in-the-middle (AitM) attacks… Sounds like the infamous Turla? Think again!

Matthieu Faou10 Aug 2023


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ESET Research Podcast: Finding the mythical BlackLotus bootkit

ESET Research Podcast: Finding the mythical BlackLotus bootkit

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ESET Research Podcast: Finding the mythical BlackLotus bootkit

Here's a story of how an analysis of a supposed game cheat turned into the discovery of a powerful UEFI threat

ESET Research12 Jul 2023


Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report H1 2023

ESET Threat Report H1 2023

Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report H1 2023

A view of the H1 2023 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Roman Kováč11 Jul 2023


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What’s up with Emotet?

What’s up with Emotet?

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What’s up with Emotet?

A brief summary of what happened with Emotet since its comeback in November 2021

Jakub Kaloč06 Jul 2023


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Android GravityRAT goes after WhatsApp backups

Android GravityRAT goes after WhatsApp backups

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Android GravityRAT goes after WhatsApp backups

ESET researchers analyzed an updated version of Android GravityRAT spyware that steals WhatsApp backup files and can receive commands to delete files

Lukas Stefanko15 Jun 2023


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Asylum Ambuscade: crimeware or cyberespionage?

Asylum Ambuscade: crimeware or cyberespionage?

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Asylum Ambuscade: crimeware or cyberespionage?

A curious case of a threat actor at the border between crimeware and cyberespionage

Matthieu Faou08 Jun 2023


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Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

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Shedding light on AceCryptor and its operation

ESET researchers reveal details about a prevalent cryptor, operating as a cryptor-as-a-service used by tens of malware families

Jakub Kaloč25 May 2023


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Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

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Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year

ESET researchers discover AhRat – a new Android RAT based on AhMyth – that exfiltrates files and records audio

Lukas Stefanko23 May 2023