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

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

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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 Čermák01 Nov 2023


ESET Research, Threat Reports

ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023

ESET APT Activity Report Q2–Q3 2023

ESET Research, Threat Reports

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 Boutin26 Oct 2023


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Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers

Winter Vivern exploits zero-day vulnerability in Roundcube Webmail servers

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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 Faou25 Oct 2023


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Operation King TUT: The universe of threats in LATAM

Operation King TUT: The universe of threats in LATAM

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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 Tavella17 Oct 2023


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Operation Jacana: Foundling hobbits in Guyana

Operation Jacana: Foundling hobbits in Guyana

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Operation Jacana: Foundling hobbits in Guyana

ESET researchers discovered a cyberespionage campaign against a governmental entity in Guyana

Fernando Tavella05 Oct 2023


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Lazarus luring employees with trojanized coding challenges: The case of a Spanish aerospace company

Lazarus luring employees with trojanized coding challenges: The case of a Spanish aerospace company

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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 Kálnai29 Sep 2023


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Stealth Falcon preying over Middle Eastern skies with Deadglyph

Stealth Falcon preying over Middle Eastern skies with Deadglyph

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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 Research22 Sep 2023


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OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes

OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes

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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 Burgher21 Sep 2023


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ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force

ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force

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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 Research12 Sep 2023