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Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with WolfsBane Backdoor

EditorNovember 27, 2024November 27, 2024

by EditorNovember 27, 2024November 27, 202403

ESET researchers have identified multiple samples of a Linux backdoor, which they named WolfsBane and attribute highly to Gelsemium, a China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT)...

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Malicious Python Projects Targeting Windows, Linux Systems

EditorDecember 27, 2023December 28, 2023

by EditorDecember 27, 2023December 28, 202302

ESET Research has discovered a cluster of malicious Python projects being distributed via PyPI, the official Python (programming language) package repository. The threat targets both...

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APT groups muddying the waters for MSPs, says ESET

EditorMay 3, 2023May 4, 2023

by EditorMay 3, 2023May 4, 202303

James Shepperd, Content Manager at ESET takes a quick dive into the murky world of cyberespionage and other growing threats facing managed service providers –...

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Cyberespionage honey-trap campaign targeting officials in India and Pakistan

EditorMarch 9, 2023March 9, 2023

by EditorMarch 9, 2023March 9, 202302

ESET researchers have analyzed a cyberespionage campaign distributing CapraRAT backdoors through trojanized and supposedly “secure” Android messaging apps that exfiltrate sensitive information....

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ESET Research discovers Hodur malware

EditorMarch 25, 2022March 26, 2022

by EditorMarch 25, 2022March 26, 202204

ESET Research discovered a still-ongoing cyberespionage campaign using a previously undocumented Korplug variant by the Mustang Panda APT group. This is the third time in as...

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Increase in attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol

EditorSeptember 30, 2021October 1, 2021

by EditorSeptember 30, 2021October 1, 202103

ESET released today its T2 2021 Threat Report highlighting several concerning trends, including increasingly aggressive ransomware tactics, intensifying brute-force attacks, and deceptive phishing campaigns targeting...

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ESET discovers 10 previously undocumented malware families

EditorAugust 9, 2021September 9, 2021

by EditorAugust 9, 2021September 9, 202104

ESET researchers have discovered a set of 10 previously undocumented malware families, implemented as malicious extensions for Internet Information Services (IIS) web server software....

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New malware attacking Chinese VoIP platform discovered by ESET

EditorSeptember 14, 2020

by EditorSeptember 14, 202004

ESET researchers have discovered and analyzed malware that targets Voice over IP (VoIP) softswitches. This new malware, named CDRThief by ESET, is designed to target...

Cyber Security

Iranian cyberespionage group targets embassies

Priyanka PrakashJanuary 31, 2019February 1, 2019

by Priyanka PrakashJanuary 31, 2019February 1, 201902

Kaspersky Lab researchers have detected multiple attempts to infect foreign diplomatic entities in Iran with homebrew spyware. The attacks appear to be using an updated...

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Chinese APT Gelsemium Targets Linux Systems with WolfsBane Backdoor

Malicious Python Projects Targeting Windows, Linux Systems

APT groups muddying the waters for MSPs, says ESET

Cyberespionage honey-trap campaign targeting officials in India and Pakistan

ESET Research discovers Hodur malware

Increase in attacks on Remote Desktop Protocol

ESET discovers 10 previously undocumented malware families

New malware attacking Chinese VoIP platform discovered by ESET

Iranian cyberespionage group targets embassies

Hikvision Unveils Prime Pass Series Speed Gates

Milestone Systems Positions Itself for Double‑Digit Growth in the Region

Synectics releases v26.1 of Synergy software

Blackline Introduces G8 Portable Gas Detector

AVEVA Onboards Khaled Salah as the New Vice President for Africa