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Pokémon developer was hacked, resulting in decades of data being leaked

October 14, 2024

Game Freak, the developer behind the Pokémon franchise, has suffered a major data breach named the “Teraleak”. According to Hackread*, this breach has exposed hundreds of gigabytes of sensitive internal data, including concept art, development documents, and files from early Pokémon games to upcoming projects. The leak, which surfaced on social media in October 2024, … More Pokémon developer was hacked, resulting in decades of data being leaked

The complexities of attack attribution

October 7, 2024

Attributing a cyberattack to a specific threat actor is a complex affair, as evidenced by new ESET research published recently. Attributing a cyberattack to a specific threat actor is no easy task, as highlighted by new ESET research published this week. ESET experts recently uncovered a new APT group that they named CeranaKeeper and that … More The complexities of attack attribution

ESET Research Podcast: EvilVideo

September 18, 2024

ESET researchers discuss how they uncovered a zero-day Telegram for Android exploit that allowed attackers to send malicious files posing as videos. Telegram, with nearly a billion monthly users, is a juicy target for cybercriminals, especially if they can exploit a zero-day vulnerability to spread malicious code. ESET malware researcher Lukasš Stefanko ran into one such exploit … More ESET Research Podcast: EvilVideo

AI security bubble already springing leaks

September 17, 2024

Artificial intelligence is just a spoke in the wheel of security – an important spoke but, alas, only one. That was fast. While the RSA Conference was oozing AI (with or without merit) from every orifice, the luster faded quickly. With a recent spate of AI-infested startups launching against a backdrop of pre-acquisition-as-a-service posturing, and stuffed with … More AI security bubble already springing leaks

ESET Research: Hamster Kombat game misused by cybercriminals as spyware and infostealer

July 23, 2024

ESET researchers have discovered threats abusing the success of the Hamster Kombat clicker game. In the past few months, the Telegram clicker game Hamster Kombat has taken the world of cryptocurrency game enthusiasts by storm. As was to be expected, the success of Hamster Kombat has also brought out cybercriminals, who have already started to … More ESET Research: Hamster Kombat game misused by cybercriminals as spyware and infostealer