Tag: Cyberespionage
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ESET’s cutting-edge threat research at LABScon – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Video Two ESET malware researchers took to the LABScon stage this year to deconstruct sophisticated attacks conducted by two well-known APT groups ...
Blockchain Analysts Suspect Hackers Linked to $70M Crypto Heist – CryptoCurrencyWire
Blockchain experts suggest that hackers linked to North Korea are the likely culprits behind a substantial $70 million theft from the cryptocurrency exchange known...
OilRig’s Outer Space and Juicy Mix: Same ol’ rig, new drill pipes
ESET researchers have analyzed two campaigns by the OilRig APT group: Outer Space (2021), and Juicy Mix (2022). Both of these cyberespionage campaigns targeted...
DoD: China’s ICS Cyber Onslaught Aimed at Gaining Kinetic Warfare Advantage
China's onslaught of cyberattacks on critical infrastructure is likely a contingency move designed to gain a strategic advantage in the event of kinetic warfare,...
Ballistic Bobcat’s Sponsor backdoor – Week in security with Tony Anscombe
Video Ballistic Bobcat is a suspected Iran-aligned cyberespionage group that targets organizations in various industry verticals, as well as human rights activists and...
‘Evil Telegram’ Spyware Campaign Infects 60K+ Mobile Users
Dangerous spyware masquerading as a set of legitimate Telegram "mods" inside the official Google Play app store has been downloaded tens of thousands of...
Russia’s ‘Fancy Bear’ APT Targets Ukrainian Energy Facility
Earlier this week, infamous Russian cyberespionage group Fancy Bear (aka APT28, Strontium, or Sofacy) was caught attacking a critical energy facility in Ukraine. The...
Staying ahead of threats: 5 cybercrime trends to watch
Business Security New reports from Europol and the UK’s National Crime Agency (NCA) shed a light on how the battle against cybercrime is...
APT Attacks From ‘Earth Estries’ Hit Gov’t, Tech With Custom Malware
A newly identified threat actor is quietly stealing information from governments and technology organizations around the globe.The ongoing campaign comes courtesy of "Earth Estries."...
North Korean Hackers Might Sell Almost 1,600 Stolen BTC: FBI
The US Federal Bureau of Investigation (FBI) discovered that the North Korean hacking collective – the Lazarus Group – has drained cryptocurrencies worth...
MoustachedBouncer: Espionage against foreign diplomats in Belarus
MoustachedBouncer is a cyberespionage group discovered by ESET Research and first publicly disclosed in this blogpost. The group has been active since at least...
Android app breaking bad: From legitimate screen recording to file exfiltration within a year
ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app that had been available on the Google Play store with over 50,000 installs. The app, named...
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