January 25, 2024
Via: Help Net SecurityESET researchers have discovered NSPX30, a sophisticated implant used by a new China-aligned APT group, which they dubbed Blackwood. Blackwood has carried out cyberespionage operations against individuals and companies from China, Japan, and the United Kingdom. It leverages adversary-in-the-middle techniques […]
March 15, 2023
Via: Help Net SecurityESET researchers have uncovered a compromise of an East Asian data loss prevention (DLP) company. The attackers utilized at least three malware families during the intrusion, compromising both the internal update servers and third-party tools utilized by the company. This […]
Hacker, Mobile, Mobile security, Threats & Malware
November 28, 2022
Via: Security WeekAn advanced persistent threat (APT) actor focused on cyberespionage, Bahamut was initially detailed in 2017, but continues to be active, leveraging a fake online empire of social media personas, websites, and applications, which has allowed it to fly under the […]
Network security, Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
July 22, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityA previously unknown macOS spyware has surfaced in a highly targeted campaign, which exfiltrates documents, keystrokes, screen captures, and more from Apple machines. Interestingly, it exclusively uses public cloud-storage services for housing payloads and for command-and-control (C2) communications — an […]
July 19, 2022
Via: The Hacker NewsCybersecurity researchers have taken the wraps off a previously undocumented spyware targeting the Apple macOS operating system. The malware, codenamed CloudMensis by Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, is said to exclusively use public cloud storage services such as pCloud, Yandex Disk, […]
February 24, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityThis Thursday morning, Russia started its invasion on Ukraine and, As predicted, the attacks in the physical world have been preceded and accompanied by cyber attacks: Renewed DDoS attacks have been launched against websites Ukrainian government agencies and banks New […]
Cyber-crime, Malware, Phishing
February 9, 2022
Via: Help Net SecurityRDP brute-force attacks continue to be one of the most used attack vectors for breaching enterprise networks, ESET’s latest Threat Report has revealed. RDP brute-force attacks escalated throughout all of 2020 and 2021, and the last four months of 2021 […]
August 25, 2021
Via: The Hacker NewsA computer retail company based in the U.S. was the target of a previously undiscovered implant called SideWalk as part of a recent campaign undertaken by a Chinese advanced persistent threat group primarily known for singling out entities in East […]
Threats & Malware, Virus & Malware
September 2, 2020
Via: Security AffairsSecurity researchers from ESET have shared technical detailts of a new piece of Windows malware tracked as KryptoCibule. The malware has been active since at least December 2018, it targets cryptocurrency users as a triple threat. The malware uses the […]
June 29, 2020
Via: Security AffairsSecurity experts from ESET revealed that the number of daily brute-force attacks on Windows RDP has doubled during the COVID-19 lockdown. The phenomenon is not surprising because during the COVID-19 lockdown employees were forced to work from home remote accessing […]
Cyber-crime, Email security, Malware, Security
May 28, 2020
Via: TechRadarOne of Russia’s most advanced state-sponsored hacker groups has added several devious new tools to its arsenal, security researchers have warned. Although the Turla group is still using the v4 version of the ComRAT malware, ESET researchers warned that this […]
June 11, 2018
Via: Security AffairsMalware researchers from ESET have spotted a new sophisticated piece of spyware, tracked as InvisiMole, used in targeted attacks in Russia and Ukraine in the last five years. Experts still haven’t attributed the malware to any threat actor, InvisiMole could […]
Cyber-crime, Privacy protection
September 4, 2017
Via: We Live SecuritySecurity researchers at ESET have released new research today into the activities of the notorious Turla cyberespionage group, and specifically a previously undocumented backdoor that has been used to spy on consulates and embassies worldwide. ESET’s research team are the […]
October 15, 2015
Via: network-securityThe average homeowner and parent would not leave their home unlocked with criminals in the area nor would they let their children wander about with predators on the loose, but when it comes to protecting their home and kids online […]
July 22, 2014
Via: mobile-securityA new variant has been detected for the Android ransomware Simplocker and it comes with encryption capabilities for archives, which are is the preferred format of many backup apps for mobile devices.Security researchers at ESET, who uncovered the first trace […]
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