The cybercrime underground is a well-oiled machine worth trillions of dollars annually. On dark websites hidden from law enforcers and most consumers, cybercriminals buy and sell huge quantities of ...
App permissions are almost like an invisible sentry, governing what type of data and device access your apps get. If you’ve ever downloaded a new app or activated a new feature, the chances are you ...
A hacker collective claims to have breached over 50,000 home security cameras before going on to steal people’s private footage and post some of it online. While a considerable portion of the videos ...
According to Verizon's 2025 Data Breach Investigations Report (DBIR), no less than 44 percent of breaches last year involved ransomware, highlighting the enduring threat that this form of ...
ESET researchers provide insights into how PlushDaemon performs adversary-in-the-middle attacks using a previously undocumented network implant that we have named EdgeStepper, which redirects all DNS ...
ESET researchers discovered two previously unknown backdoors – which we named LunarWeb and LunarMail – compromising a European ministry of foreign affairs (MFA) and its diplomatic missions abroad. We ...
The war in Ukraine, which started in February 2014 and intensified with Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24 th, 2022, exemplifies a multifaceted war, rife with disinformation campaigns and ...
ESET researchers have recently observed a new instance of Operation DreamJob – a campaign that we track under the umbrella of North Korea-aligned Lazarus – in which several European companies active ...
Artificial intelligence (AI) is transforming our world in ways both expected and unforeseen. For consumers, the technology means more accurately personalized digital content, better healthcare ...
Following OceanLotus’ activities is taking a tour in the world of deception. This group is known to lure victims by forging appealing documents to entice potential victims into executing the group’s ...
The first half of 2026 shows how attackers continue to improve the efficiency and scalability of their operations. Rather than relying on entirely new methods and tools, they are quickly adapting ...
Infostealers remain one of the most persistent threats on today’s threat landscape. They’re built to quietly siphon off valuable information, typically login credentials and financial and ...