A regularly updated directory of press releases related to cyber security.

Issued by: ESET

9/11/2023

BRATISLAVA, KOŠICE — November 09, 2023 — ESET researchers have identified what appears to be a watering-hole attack on a regional news website that delivers news about Gilgit-Baltistan, a region administered by Pakistan. Gilgit-Baltistan consists of the northern region of the greater Kashmir territory, embroiled in longstanding disputes involving India and Pakistan (since 1947) as well…

Issued by: ESET

20/10/2023

BRATISLAVA, 20.10.2023 – On Thursday, 12 October, the ESET Science Award was presented for the fifth time to outstanding personalities of science and education in Slovakia. The ESET Science Award pays tribute to scientists based in Slovakia and highlights their efforts and scientific activities that have an impact on all areas of life. The laureate of…

Issued by: ESET

17/10/2023

BRATISLAVA, BUENOS AIRES — October 17, 2023 — ESET Research announced today the release of the report “Looking into TUT’s tomb: The universe of threats in LATAM,” which analyzes more than a dozen operations and various cybercriminal campaigns in Latin America. With evolving targeting strategies and techniques, these campaigns exhibit a high level of sophistication, specifically…

Issued by: ESET

29/9/2023

BRATISLAVA, PRAGUE — September 29, 2023 — 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. Operators of the North Korea-linked Lazarus group obtained initial access to the company’s network last year after a successful…

Issued by: ESET

21/9/2023

BRATISLAVA, MONTREAL — September 21, 2023 — ESET researchers have analyzed two campaigns by the Iran-aligned OilRig APT group: Outer Space from 2021, and Juicy Mix from 2022. Both of these cyberespionage campaigns targeted Israeli organizations exclusively, which is in line with the group’s focus on the Middle East, and both used the same playbook: OilRig…

Issued by: ESET

30/8/2023

BRATISLAVA, KOŠICE — August 30, 2023 — ESET researchers have identified two active campaigns targeting Android users, where the threat actors behind the tools for Telegram and Signal are attributed to the China-aligned APT group GREF. Most likely active since July 2020 and since July 2022, respectively for each malicious app, the campaigns have distributed the…

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22/8/2023

BRATISLAVA, PRAGUE — August 22, 2023 — ESET Research has released its analysis of Spacecolon, a small toolset used to deploy variants of Scarab ransomware to victims all over the world. It likely penetrates victim organizations through operators compromising vulnerable web servers or via brute forcing RDP credentials. Several Spacecolon builds contain many Turkish strings; therefore,…

Issued by: ESET

17/8/2023

BRATISLAVA — August 17, 2023 — ESET researchers have uncovered a mass-spreading phishing campaign aimed at collecting Zimbra account users’ credentials. The campaign has been active since at least April 2023 and is still ongoing. Zimbra Collaboration is an open-core collaborative software platform, a popular alternative to enterprise email solutions. The campaign’s targets are a variety…

Issued by: ESET

21/7/2023

BRATISLAVA  – July 21, 2023 – ESET, a global leader in digital security, was awarded the highest designation in the KuppingerCole Leadership Compass for Managed Detection & Response (MDR) 2023 – being recognized not only as a MARKET LEADER but also as an OVERALL LEADER. KuppingerCole, an international and independent trusted industry analyst organization, has conducted a comprehensive…