ESET Research has recorded a dramatic increase in AceCryptor attacks, with ESET detections tripling between the first and second halves of 2023, correlating to the protection of 42,000 ESET users worldwide. In the second half of 2023, ESET detected multiple AceCryptor campaigns using the Rescoms remote access tool (RAT) in European countries, mainly Poland, Bulgaria, … More ESET Research: AceCryptor attacks on the rise
ESET worked alongside the Federal Police of Brazil in an attempt to disrupt the Grandoreiro botnet. ESET contributed to the project by providing technical analysis, statistical information, and known command and control (C&C) server domain names and IP addresses. This disruption operation was aimed at individuals who are believed to be high up in Grandoreiro’s … More ESET Research joins global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan operating in Latin America and Spain
ESET researchers have uncovered a Lazarus attack against an aerospace company in Spain, in which the group deployed several tools, most notably the newly discovered backdoor named LightlessCan by ESET. ESET researchers discovered a Lazarus attack against an aerospace company in Spain. Lazarus is an advanced persistent threat (APT) group. Employees of the targeted company … More ESET Research: Lazarus impersonates Meta on LinkedIn to attack an aerospace company in Spain
Latin American banking trojans are an ongoing, evolving threat and ESET has recently seen some of their biggest campaigns to date. They target mainly Brazil, Spain, and Mexico. Mekotio and Grandoreiro expanded to Europe, mainly targeting Spain but also Italy, France and Belgium. There are at least eight different malware families still active. In June … More ESET Research: Latin American banking trojans spread to Europe at the height of activity
The group used phishing, BEC and other types of attacks to swindle victims out of millions. Law enforcement agencies from Europe have cracked down on an organized group that is associated with the Italian Mob and has been involved in all manner of cybercrime, including phishing campaigns, SIM swapping and Business Email Compromise (BEC). The criminal network was … More European police dismantle cybercrime ring with ties to Italian Mafia
