The group's proprietary backdoor LODEINFO delivers additional malware, exfiltrates credentials, and steals documents and emails
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The time has come for your child to receive their first smartphone. Before handing it over, however, make sure to help them use their new gadget safely and responsibly.
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Holiday travel is back with a vengeance this year. Set yourself up for a cyber-safe and hassle-free trip with our checklist.
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ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign targeting Japanese political entities a few weeks before the House of Councillors elections, and in the process uncovered a previously undescribed MirrorFace credential stealer
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Think outside the (gift) box. Here are a few ideas for security and privacy gifts to get for your relatives – or even for yourself. Some don’t cost a penny!
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ESET experts offer their reflections on what the continued blurring of boundaries between different spheres of life means for our human and social experience – and especially our cybersecurity and privacy
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ESET researchers uncover a new wiper and its execution tool, both attributed to the Iran-aligned Agrius APT group
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Xenomorph pilfers victims' login credentials for banking, payment, social media, cryptocurrency and other apps with valuable data
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ESET researchers analyzed a supply-chain attack abusing an Israeli software developer to deploy Fantasy, Agrius’s new wiper, with victims including the diamond industry
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Forget pests for a minute. Modern farms also face another – and more insidious – breed of threat.
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Deployed against carefully selected targets, the new backdoor combs through the drives of compromised systems for files of interest before exfiltrating them to Google Drive
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With the rapidly rising energy prices putting a strain on many households, what are some quick wins to help reduce the power consumption of your gadgets?
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ESET researchers uncover Dolphin, a sophisticated backdoor extending the arsenal of the ScarCruft APT group
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ESET researchers spot a new ransomware campaign that goes after Ukrainian organizations and has Sandworm's fingerprints all over it
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The Bahamut APT group distributes at least eight malicious apps that pilfer victims' data and monitor their messages and conversations
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'Tis the season for shopping and if you too are scouting for bargains, make sure to keep your money safe when snapping up those deals
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It pays not to let your guard down during the shopping bonanza – watch out for some of the most common scams doing the rounds this holiday shopping season
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Malicious apps used in this active campaign exfiltrate contacts, SMS messages, recorded phone calls, and even chat messages from apps such as Signal, Viber, and Telegram
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Do your employees take more risks with valuable data because they’ve become desensitized to security guidance? Spot the symptoms before it’s too late.
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What have some of the world's most notorious APT groups been up to lately? A new ESET report released this week has the answers.
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Both Tor and a VPN can greatly help you keep prying eyes away from your online life, but they’re also two very different beasts. Which suits your needs better?
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The convenience with which you manage all your financial wants and needs may come at a cost
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An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in T2 2022
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A new ESET report details the mindset of SMBs on digital security and shows why many of them are underprepared to defend themselves against attacks
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When in doubt, kick it out, plus other tips for hardening your cyber-defenses against World Cup-themed phishing and other scams
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Survey finds SMBs, weary of security failures, curious about detection and response
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Do you put yourself at greater risk for successful attacks by making one of these security mistakes?
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Make sure that the device that’s supposed to help you keep tabs on your little one isn’t itself a privacy and security risk
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This week's news offered fresh reminders of the threat that ransomware poses for businesses and critical infrastructure worldwide
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To mark Antimalware Day, we’ve rounded up some of the most pressing issues for cybersecurity now and in the future
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Do you find reports of spy cams found in vacation rentals unsettling? Try these tips for spotting hidden cameras to put your worries to rest.
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Gather around, folks, to learn about some of the ghastliest tricks used by criminals online and how you can avoid security horrors this Halloween and beyond
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A look at a recent string of law enforcement actions directed against (in some cases suspected) perpetrators of various types of cybercrime
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You probably don’t have to ditch your phone just yet – try these simple tips and tricks to make any Android device or iPhone run faster
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As package delivery scams that spoof DHL, USPS and other delivery companies soar, here’s how to stay safe not just this shopping season
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Next time you're tempted to hold off on installing software updates, remember why these updates are necessary in the first place
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ESET Research spots a new version of Android malware known as FurBall that APT-C-50 is using in its wider Domestic Kitten campaign
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APT-C-50’s Domestic Kitten campaign continues, targeting Iranian citizens with a new version of the FurBall malware masquerading as an Android translation app
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With hot-ticket events firmly back on the agenda, scammers selling fake tickets online have also come out in force
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What can schools, which all too often make easy prey for cybercriminals, do to bolster their defenses and keep threats at bay?
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More than a dozen organizations operating in various verticals were attacked by the threat actor
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From a little girl financially helping her family in Jerusalem to a Nobel Prize laureate. That is the exceptional life of Ada Yonath in a nutshell.
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Fraudsters use various tactics to separate people from their hard-earned cash on Zelle. Here’s how to keep your money safe while using the popular P2P payment service.
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ESET researchers analyzed previously undocumented custom backdoors and cyberespionage tools deployed in Israel by the POLONIUM APT group
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What are the warning signs that someone has hijacked your Steam account? Here is what to look for and what you can do to get your account back.
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A look back on the key trends and developments that shaped the cyberthreat landscape from May to August of this year
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Healthy habits that are instilled and nurtured at an early age bring lifelong benefits – the same applies to good cybersecurity habits
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A view of the T2 2022 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts
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As each new smart home device may pose a privacy and security risk, do you know what to look out for before inviting a security camera into your home?
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The attack involved the first recorded abuse of a security vulnerability in a Dell driver that was patched in May 2021
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ESET researchers have discovered Lazarus attacks against targets in the Netherlands and Belgium that use spearphishing emails connected to fake job offers
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Online predators increasingly trick or coerce youth into sharing explicit videos and photos of themselves before threatening to post the content online
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Had your Instagram account stolen? Don’t panic – here’s how to get your account back and how to avoid getting hacked (again)
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A major financial services company has learned the hard way about the importance of proper disposal of customers' personal data
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The online world provides children with previously unimagined opportunities to learn and socialize, but it also opens them up to a range of hazards. How can you steer kids toward safe internet habits?
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Your eyes may be the window to your soul, but they can also be your airplane boarding pass or the key unlocking your phone. What’s the good and the bad of using biometric traits for authentication?
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Here are some of the most common ways that an iPhone can be compromised with malware, how to tell it’s happened to you, and how to remove a hacker from your device
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The news seems awash this week with reports of both Microsoft and Apple scrambling to patch security flaws in their products
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Cross-site tracking cookies have a bleak future but can still cause privacy woes to unwary users
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ESET Research first spotted this variant of the SideWalk backdoor in the network of a Hong Kong university in February 2021
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