Tag: Technology

ESET Research discovers espionage apps utilizing romance scams

February 1, 2024

ESET Research discovered a new cyberespionage campaign that, with a high level of confidence, ESET attributes to the Patchwork APT group. ESET researchers have identified 12 Android espionage apps that share the same malicious code; six were available on Google Play. All the observed applications were advertised as messaging tools, apart from one that posed … More ESET Research discovers espionage apps utilizing romance scams

ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

January 31, 2024

An AI chatbot inadvertently kindles a cybercrime boom, ransomware bandits plunder organizations without deploying ransomware, and a new botnet enslaves Android TV boxes. In this episode of the ESET Research Podcast, we dissect the most interesting findings of the ESET Threat Report H2 2023, including threat actors trying to leverage the AI hype, probably the … More ESET Research Podcast: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora

ESET Research joins global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan operating in Latin America and Spain

January 30, 2024

ESET worked alongside the Federal Police of Brazil in an attempt to disrupt the Grandoreiro botnet. ESET collaborated with 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. … More ESET Research joins global operation to disrupt the Grandoreiro banking trojan operating in Latin America and Spain

Understanding the Power of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)

January 22, 2024

How an MDR service can enhance the cybersecurity of SMBs The 2022 SMB Digital Security Sentiment Report shows that the majority of small and medium-sized businesses (SMBs) perceive themselves as more susceptible to cyberattacks compared to larger enterprises. These SMBs express concerns regarding the potential consequences of such attacks, particularly emphasizing data loss, financial ramifications, and a … More Understanding the Power of Managed Detection and Response (MDR) for Small and Medium-Sized Businesses (SMBs)