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Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave
How ESET Research found a kill switch that had been used to take down one of the most prolific botnets out there
Ivan Bešina, Michal Škuta, Miloš Čermák • 01 Nov 2023
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ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023
An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q2 and Q3 2023
Jean-Ian Boutin • 26 Oct 2023
Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers
ESET Research recommends updating Roundcube Webmail to the latest available version as soon as possible
Matthieu Faou • 25 Oct 2023
Operation King TUT: The universe of threats in LATAM
ESET researchers reveal a growing sophistication in threats affecting the LATAM region by employing evasion techniques and high-value targeting
Camilo Gutiérrez Amaya and Fernando Tavella • 17 Oct 2023
Operation Jacana: Foundling hobbits in Guyana
ESET researchers discovered a cyberespionage campaign against a governmental entity in Guyana
Fernando Tavella • 05 Oct 2023
Lazarus luring employees with trojanized coding challenges: The case of a Spanish aerospace company
While analyzing a Lazarus attack luring employees of an aerospace company, ESET researchers discovered a publicly undocumented backdoor
Peter Kálnai • 29 Sep 2023
Stealth Falcon preying over Middle Eastern skies with Deadglyph
ESET researchers have discovered Deadglyph, a sophisticated backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group for espionage in the Middle East
ESET Research • 22 Sep 2023
OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes
ESET researchers document OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix campaigns, targeting Israeli organizations in 2021 and 2022
Zuzana Hromcová and Adam Burgher • 21 Sep 2023
ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force
Closing intrusion vectors force cybercriminals to revisit old attack avenues, but also to look for new ways to attack their victims
ESET Research • 12 Sep 2023