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ESET identifies Latin American banking trojan, Mispadu, targeting victims with malicious Facebook ads

ESET identifies Latin American banking trojan, Mispadu, targeting victims with malicious Facebook ads

ESET identifies Latin American banking trojan, Mispadu, targeting victims with malicious Facebook ads

ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, continues its research into Latin American banking trojans with the identification of another previously unknown malware…

ESET Blog20. Nov 20192 min read3.1k views


DeepFakes: When seeing isn’t believing

DeepFakes: When seeing isn’t believing

DeepFakes: When seeing isn’t believing

Is the world as we know it ready for the real impact of deepfakes?

ESET Blog1. Nov 20195 min read3.6k views


Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

Tracking down the developer of Android adware affecting millions of users

ESET researchers discovered a year-long adware campaign on Google Play and tracked down its operator. The apps involved, installed eight million times,…

ESET Blog29. Oct 201912 min read3.5k views


Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

Fleecing the onion: Darknet shoppers swindled out of bitcoins via trojanized Tor Browser

ESET researchers discover a trojanized Tor Browser distributed by cybercriminals to steal bitcoins from darknet market buyers

ESET Blog21. Oct 20198 min read3.6k views


ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET discovered an undocumented backdoor used by the infamous Stealth Falcon group

ESET researchers discovered a backdoor linked to malware used by the Stealth Falcon group, an operator of targeted spyware attacks against journalists,…

ESET Blog24. Sep 20192 min read3.2k views


First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

First‑of‑its‑kind spyware sneaks into Google Play

ESET analysis breaks down the first known spyware that is built on the AhMyth open-source espionage tool and has appeared on Google…

ESET Blog22. Aug 20196 min read5.8k views


Venezuelan military under attack by cyber spies stealing gigabytes of confidential documents

Venezuelan military under attack by cyber spies stealing gigabytes of confidential documents

Venezuelan military under attack by cyber spies stealing gigabytes of confidential documents

The group is specifically interested in files that describe navigation routes and positioning using military grids among others

ESET Blog6. Aug 20193 min read3.3k views


ESET researchers discover new Android ransomware that tries to spread all around

ESET researchers discover new Android ransomware that tries to spread all around

ESET researchers discover new Android ransomware that tries to spread all around

The trick with a unique ransom is novel: we haven’t seen it before in any ransomware from the Android ecosystem

ESET Blog5. Aug 20194 min read3.4k views


Infamous Buhtrap group behind highly targeted zero-day attack

Infamous Buhtrap group behind highly targeted zero-day attack

Infamous Buhtrap group behind highly targeted zero-day attack

ESET research reveals notorious crime group also conducting espionage campaigns for the past five years

ESET Blog29. Jul 20193 min read5.3k views


Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

Malware sidesteps Google permissions policy with new 2FA bypass technique

ESET analysis uncovers a novel technique bypassing SMS-based two-factor authentication while circumventing Google’s recent SMS permissions restrictions

ESET Blog18. Jun 20197 min read3.7k views


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