Tag: emotet

How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

June 16, 2022

Emotet malware is back with ferocious vigor, according to ESET telemetry in the first four months of 2022. Will it survive the ever-tightening controls on macro-enabled documents? One of the key findings from the ESET Threat Report T1 2022 is that the Emotet botnet has risen, Phoenix-like, from the ashes, pumping out vast amounts of spam in … More How Emotet is changing tactics in response to Microsoft’s tightening of Office macro security

FBI teams up with ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to alert Emotet victims

April 30, 2021

The data breach notification site now allows you to check if your login credentials may have been compromised by Emotet. The United States’ Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) has shared more than 4.3 million email addresses, harvested by the Emotet botnet, with data breach tracking website Have I Been Pwned (HBIP) in an effort to help alert … More FBI teams up with ‘Have I Been Pwned’ to alert Emotet victims

Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation

January 29, 2021

The law enforcement action is one of the most significant operations against cybercriminal enterprises ever. Europol has announced the disruption of the Emotet botnet, one of the longest-lived and most pervasive malware threats, following a large-scale operation that also included a number of national law enforcement agencies across Europe and North America. Authorities in the Netherlands, Germany, … More Emotet botnet disrupted in global operation

Advances in ESET ransomware protection

March 12, 2020

There are a multitude of cybersecurity issues that enterprises must negotiate in the current digital landscape, including ransomware. Ransomware is a form of malicious code that blocks or encrypts the contents of a device and demands a ransom to restore access to the data. The devices in question include mobile phones and PCs but also extend to … More Advances in ESET ransomware protection