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

September 12, 2023

Closing intrusion vectors force cybercriminals to revisit old attack avenues, but also to look for new ways to attack their victims. Sextortion emails and other text-based threats have been on a massive increase in H1 2023 and the question remains why. Are criminals just lazy? Are they trying to earn easy money during their days … More ESET Research Podcast: Sextortion, digital usury and SQL brute-force

ESET Research: Ballistic Bobcat targets businesses with a new backdoor

September 11, 2023

ESET researchers have discovered a campaign by the Ballistic Bobcat group, which is using a novel backdoor that ESET has named Sponsor. Ballistic Bobcat, previously tracked by ESET Research as APT35/APT42 (also known as Charming Kitten, TA453, or PHOSPHORUS), is an advanced, persistent threat group that targets education, government, and healthcare organizations, as well as … More ESET Research: Ballistic Bobcat targets businesses with a new backdoor

Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch

September 7, 2023

New reports from Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shed a light on how the battle against cybercrime is being fought. Law enforcement remains an integral part of the fight against agile and increasingly well-resourced adversaries. Consumers and businesses, too, can – and need to – continue to improve their defenses, while vendors … More Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch

Atlas VPN zero-day vulnerability leaks users’ real IP address

September 6, 2023

An Atlas VPN zero-day vulnerability affecting the Linux client leaks a user’s real IP address simply by visiting a website, writes Bleeping Computer*. Atlas VPN is a VPN product that offers a cost-effective solution based on WireGuard and supports all major operating systems. In a proof of concept exploit shared on Reddit, a researcher describes … More Atlas VPN zero-day vulnerability leaks users’ real IP address