Deepfaking it: What to know about deepfake-driven sextortion schemes

Criminals increasingly create deepfake nudes from people’s benign public photos in order to extort money from them, the FBI warns

Is a RAT stealing your files? – Week in security with Tony Anscombe

Could your Android phone be home to a remote access tool (RAT) that steals WhatsApp backups or performs other shenanigans?

How the war in Ukraine has been a catalyst in private‑public collaborations

As the war shows no signs of ending and cyber-activity by states and criminal groups remains high, conversations around the cyber-resilience of critical infrastructure have never been more vital

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A year of wiper attacks in Ukraine

ESET Research has compiled a timeline of cyberattacks that used wiper malware and have occurred since Russia’s invasion of Ukraine in 2022

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SwiftSlicer: New destructive wiper malware strikes Ukraine

Sandworm continues to conduct attacks against carefully chosen targets in the war-torn country

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RansomBoggs: New ransomware targeting Ukraine

ESET researchers spot a new ransomware campaign that goes after Ukrainian organizations and has Sandworm's fingerprints all over it

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Do back offices mean backdoors?

War in Europe, a reminder for shared service centers and shoring operations to re-examine IT security posture

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Virtual private networks: 5 common questions about VPNs answered

(Almost) everything you always wanted to know about virtual private networks, but were afraid to ask

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Industroyer: A cyber‑weapon that brought down a power grid

Five years ago, ESET researchers released their analysis of the first ever malware that was designed specifically to attack power grids

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100 days of war in Ukraine: How the conflict is playing out in cyberspace

It’s been 100 days since Russia invaded Ukraine, and we look back at various cyberattacks connected to the conflict

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Keeping it real: Don’t fall for lies about the war

Falsehoods about the war in Ukraine come in all shapes and sizes – here are a few examples of what’s in the fake news

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Sandworm uses a new version of ArguePatch to attack targets in Ukraine

ESET researchers spot an updated version of the malware loader used in the Industroyer2 and CaddyWiper attacks

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