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Ransomware isn't always about the money: Government spies have objectives, too

Feature Analysts tell El Reg why Russia's operators aren't that careful, and why North Korea wants money AND data

Ransomware in Focus12 Feb 2025 | 7

First-ever UEFI bootkit for Linux in the works, experts say

Bootkitty doesn’t bite… yet

Research27 Nov 2024 | 14

ESET denies it was compromised as Israeli orgs targeted with 'ESET-branded' wipers

Says 'limited' incident isolated to 'partner company'

Cybersecurity Month18 Oct 2024 | 3

North Korea's Lazarus Group upgrades its main malware

LightningCan evades infosec tools in new and interesting ways

Cybersecurity Month04 Oct 2023 | 4

This legit Android app turned into mic-snooping malware – and Google missed it

File-stealing nasty in my Play store? Preposterous!!1

Cyber-crime24 May 2023 | 19

It's official: BlackLotus malware can bypass Secure Boot on Windows machines

The myth 'is now a reality'

Security01 Mar 2023 | 44

Newly discovered cyberspy crew targets Asian governments and corporations

Worok uses mix of publicly available tools, custom malware to steal info, gang active since 2020

Security06 Sep 2022 |

Lenovo issues firmware updates after UEFI vulnerabilities disclosed

Déjà vu all over again for laptop maker as researchers poke holes in its code

Security14 Jul 2022 | 6

ESET uncovers vulnerabilities in Lenovo laptops

Updated Firmware updates incoming in response to UEFI threats

Security19 Apr 2022 | 18

Second data-wiping malware found in Ukraine, says ESET

While Apple halts all sales in Russia, Visa and Mastercard block banks

Security01 Mar 2022 | 7

'Hundreds of computers' in Ukraine hit with wiper malware as conflict continues

Of course you realize, this means war

Security23 Feb 2022 | 116

Attacks against Remote Desktop Protocol endpoints have exploded this year, warns ESET's latest Threat Report

Security firm points to a 'stalkerware' epidemic, new Nobelium group activity

Security30 Sep 2021 | 8

Researchers finger new APT group, FamousSparrow, for hotel attacks

Espionage motive mooted in attacks which hit industry, government too

Security23 Sep 2021 | 9

Mysterious Gelsemium APT was behind February compromise of NoxPlayer, says ESET

Malicious crew targets ME and Asia but also tries evading Chinese AV suites

Security09 Jun 2021 |

Android banking malware sharply increased in the first chunk of 2021, reckons ESET

Claims Russia's FSB was poking around an Eastern European ministry

Security04 Jun 2021 | 9

Just 2020 things: Miscreants hit remote desktops 700% harder as world's IT teams try to support locked-down staff

Bar the doors lest you get targeted

Security09 Feb 2021 | 10

The Russians are at it again: Zebrocy backdoor malware is evolving, Uncle Sam warns close to eve of presidential election

Yep, it's the artists occasionally known as APT28

Security30 Oct 2020 | 15

Russia-backed crew's latest malware has discerning taste – when screening visitors to poisoned watering holes

Previously unseen nasty spotted lurking in Armenian government websites

Security12 Mar 2020 | 14

Wi-Fi kit spilling data with bad crypto – Huawei, eh? No, it's Cisco. US giant patches Krook spy-hole bug in network gear

Roundup Meanwhile, Sophos finds nasty rootkit, OnlyFans says massive archive not a hack

Security02 Mar 2020 | 3

Wi-Fi of more than a billion PCs, phones, gadgets can be snooped on. But you're using HTTPS, SSH, VPNs... right?

Encryption keys forced to zero by chip-level KrØØk flaw

Security27 Feb 2020 | 50

China's Winnti hackers (apparently): Forget the money, let's get political and start targeting Hong Kong students for protest info

Supply-chain hackers now taking aim at kids fighting for democracy, say researchers

Security31 Jan 2020 | 5

Just say the 'magic password': Boffins turn up potential backdoor in SQL Server 2012, 2014

Admin rights needed to fire up the malware and – hey presto!

Security22 Oct 2019 | 23

Orange you happy to be a customer? Spammy sextortion malware only targeted French ISP

Briefly had screen recording feature too

Networks18 Oct 2019 | 3

Remember the Democratic National Committee email leak? Same hackers now targeting EU countries, say malware boffins

Researchers reckon they've cracked a Washington embassy and more

Security17 Oct 2019 | 11

'Member Ke3chang? They're still at it, you know. Euro diplomats targeted by 'China-based' hacker crew

Click your mouse three times... there's no place like a back door to your machine - ESET

Security18 Jul 2019 | 7

Blah blah Blaha: Slovak infosec firm ESET sues politico who called them 'outrageous fascists'

He also said they're working with the CIA

Security12 Jul 2019 | 15

Want rootkit-level access without the hassle? Enter, LightNeuron for Exchange Server

Microsoft software-targeting malware gets commands from code hidden in attachments

Security08 May 2019 | 7

Detailed: How Russian government's Fancy Bear UEFI rootkit sneaks onto Windows PCs

ESET sheds new light on 'Lojax' firmware infection

Security02 Jan 2019 | 155

Malware-slinging scum copied D-Link's code-signing certificates to dress up PC nasties

Password-stealing backdoor lobbed at Windows boxes

Security10 Jul 2018 | 7

Google isn't saying Microsoft security sucks but Chrome for Windows has its own antivirus

ESET scanning engine now built in – plus other defenses

OSes16 Oct 2017 | 66

Oh, ambassador! You literally are spoiling us: Super-stealthy spyware hits Euro embassy PCs

Gazer opens Windows onto diplomatic secrets

Security30 Aug 2017 | 30

ESET antivirus cracks opens Apple Macs to remote root execution via man-in-middle diddle

Get patching – fix available now

Security28 Feb 2017 | 10

Boffins bake Crysis ransomware's keys into handy decryptor

Developers may have dropped keys to drop cops

Security22 Nov 2016 | 3

Borked ESET antivirus update says entire web is too risky to browse

JavaScript false positive prompts virtual recall

Channel29 Feb 2016 | 19

ESET slurps up UK-based crypto firm DESlock+

Somerset heritage means combined firm will come down hard on data scrumping

On-Prem23 Sep 2015 |

NOD32 AV remote root wormable hack turns corporate fleets to meat

ESET spits patch in three days

Software25 Jun 2015 | 6

There's a Moose loose aboot this hoose: Linux worm hijacks Twitter feeds for spam slinging

Mynd you, møøse bites Kan be pretty nasti

OSes26 May 2015 | 13

Malware coders adopt DevOps to target smut sites

Linux VXers are aiming below the belt

OSes12 Jan 2015 | 5

Facebook cosies up to ESET for malware detection

Is this the world's largest comparative test?

Security04 Dec 2014 | 5

Early result from Scots indyref vote? NAW, Jimmy - it's a SCAM

Anyone claiming to know before tomorrow is telling porkies

Security18 Sep 2014 | 67

Android ransomware demands 12x more cash, targets English-speakers

FBI child-abuse warning shake-down gets more sophisticated

Channel23 Jul 2014 | 15

Crooks fling banking Trojan at Japanese smut site fans

Wait - they're doing online banking with an unpatched Windows PC?

Security16 Jul 2014 | 5

MI5 undercover spies: People are falsely claiming to be us

We, of course, are not us either. We 'work at the Home Office'

Security28 Mar 2013 | 43

Rare AutoCAD worm lifted blueprints from Peru, sent them to China

Reverse engineering superseded by forward engineering

Security21 Jun 2012 | 21

Eset slips on Comdom to stop spam emissions

Suited and booted

Security24 May 2010 | 1

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