Miloš Čermák

Miloš Čermák

Malware Researcher


Education
Bachelor’s Degree in Radioelectronics and Master’s Degree in Microelectronics, both from the Slovak University of Technology in Bratislava.

What malware do you hate the most?
Non-innovative malware and ransomware.

Favorite activities
Spending time with my family and friends, music, reading.

Golden rule for cyberspace
Disconnect :) or treat each network as open.

When did you get your first computer and what kind was it?
In 1985 an 8-bit Sord M5 and PMD 85.

Favorite computer game/activity
Rocksmith, Hacknet, Wolfram, Hypercomplex fractals, Audio tools.


6 articles by Miloš Čermák

ESET research

Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave

Who killed Mozi? Finally putting the IoT zombie botnet in its grave

ESET research

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 Čermák01 Nov 20232 min. read


ESET research

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

ESET research

Beyond KrØØk: Even more Wi-Fi chips vulnerable to eavesdropping

At Black Hat USA 2020, ESET researchers delved into details about the KrØØk vulnerability in Wi-Fi chips and revealed that similar bugs affect more chip brands than previously thought

Miloš Čermák and Robert Lipovsky06 Aug 20203 min. read


ESET research

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

ESET research

Serious flaws found in multiple smart home hubs: Is your device among them?

In worst-case scenarios, some vulnerabilities could even allow attackers to take control over the central units and all peripheral devices connected to them

Miloš Čermák and Milan Fránik22 Apr 202014 min. read


ESET research

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

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

ESET research

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 20202 min. read


ESET research

What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed

What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed

ESET research

What was wrong with Alexa? How Amazon Echo and Kindle got KRACKed

ESET Smart Home Research Team uncovers Echo, Kindle versions vulnerable to 2017 Wi-Fi vulnerabilities

Miloš Čermák17 Oct 20194 min. read


ESET research

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

ESET research

D-Link camera vulnerability allows attackers to tap into the video stream

ESET researchers highlight a series of security holes in a device intended to make homes and offices more secure

Miloš Čermák and Milan Fránik02 May 20196 min. read