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ESET researchers have discovered a trojanized Android app called iRecorder – Screen Recorder that was available on the Google Play Store as a legitimate app in September 2021. However, in August 2022, malicious functionality was added to the app. The app, named AhRat by ESET, is based on the open-source AhMyth Android RAT (remote access…
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ESET researchers have uncovered a cyber espionage campaign in which the APT group, Evasive Panda, hijacked the update channels of legitimate Chinese applications to deliver their flagship malware, the MgBot backdoor. According to ESET telemetry, the targeted users were primarily located in the Chinese provinces of Gansu, Guangdong, and Jiangsu and were members of international…
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ESET, a leading digital security company, has conducted research on disposed corporate network devices sold on the secondary market and has discovered alarming results. After analyzing the configuration data of 16 unique network devices, ESET found that more than 56% (nine routers) contained sensitive data of the respective companies. Of the nine networks with complete…
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ESET researchers have discovered that dozens of copycat Telegram and WhatsApp websites are targeting Android and Windows users with trojanised versions of these instant messaging apps. Most of the malicious apps identified are clippers, which are a type of malware that steals or modifies the contents of the clipboard. All of them are after victims’…
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ESET researchers have uncovered a sophisticated cyberattack on an East Asian data-loss prevention (DLP) company by the notorious Tick APT group. The attack, which occurred in March 2021, saw the attackers deploy at least three malware families and compromise internal update servers and third-party tools used by the affected company. As a result, two customers…
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ESET researchers discovered a spearphishing campaign, launched in the weeks leading up to the Japanese House of Councillors elections in July 2022, by the APT group that ESET Research tracks as MirrorFace. The investigation into the campaign, which ESET Research has named Operation LiberalFace and which targeted Japanese political entities, revealed that the members of…
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ESET has released its T1 2022 Threat Report, summarising key statistics from ESET detection systems and highlighting notable examples of ESET’s cybersecurity research. The latest issue of the ESET Threat Report recounts the various cyberattacks connected to the ongoing war in Ukraine that ESET researchers analyzed or helped to mitigate. This includes the resurrection of the infamous Industroyer malware,…
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ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity, published a map of countries around the world where Log4j exploitation attempts have been made. Roman Kováč, Chief Research Officer at ESET, said about the findings: “The volume of our detections confirms it’s a large-scale problem that won’t go away anytime soon. Certainly, attackers are testing many exploit variations,…
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ESET researchers have discovered a unique and previously undocumented loader for Windows binaries that, unlike other such loaders, runs as a server and executes received modules in memory. A loader is malicious code (a program) used for loading another executable’s object files onto the infected machine, in this case directly into the memory. ESET has…
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ESET has launched a new version of its consumer security lineup along with ESET HOME, a platform that allows users to manage the security of all their Windows and Android home devices from one seamless and convenient interface. With the steady tide of cyberattacks, it is essential that home users remain protected. As smartphones are increasingly at the…
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