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ESET Security Trends 2022: Ransomware, DDoS & Co

14 January 2022

ESET experts fear that the concentration on ransomware will encourage further attacks on less protected areas. Furthermore, ESET gives an outlook on the trends in security 2022: such as ransomware, security gaps, DDoS attacks and new climbers such as Siegeware, "Air Gap" networks and DeepFakes. If the cash registers in electrical retail stores no longer ring, vehicles cannot be registered in the road traffic department or hospitals have to turn away new patients - then a virus is usually to blame. However, this is not called Corona, but ransomware, for example, and is spreading digitally as quickly as the Omikron variant. Explosive scenario ...

Isolated air gap networks for KRITIS are vulnerable

5 January 2022

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Even isolated networks for KRITIS are not safe from attacks or data theft. ESET researchers are investigating special malicious programs that target so-called "air gap" networks. Critical and sensitive infrastructures must be particularly well protected against hackers. One possibility is the use of so-called "air gap" networks. These are used, for example, in industrial control systems that manage pipelines and power grids or dial-up or SCADA systems that control nuclear centrifuges, among other things. These systems are not directly connected to the internet. This complete isolation of a device or system from the Internet and other networks should ...

Advanced ransomware protection for Microsoft 365 users

8 December 2021

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Free Christmas upgrade with new features for ESET Cloud Office Security. ESET introduces advanced ransomware protection for Microsoft 365 users. The IT security manufacturer ESET is giving its corporate customers a special Christmas present so that they can use Microsoft 365 even more securely. With the integration of so-called cloud sandboxing, ESET Cloud Office Security (ECOS) receives further protection against ransomware and previously unknown zero-day exploits. The newly built-in ESET Dynamic Threat Defense executes the attachments of incoming e-mails in a closed system and checks them for malicious behavior. In addition, new features expand the performance of the ...

Watering hole attacks on the media, governments and defense companies

20 November 2021

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The investigation focuses on spyware from the Israeli company Candiru. ESET exposes watering hole attacks on the media, governments and defense companies. The targets are the websites of the companies. The researchers at the European IT security manufacturer ESET have uncovered strategic attacks on the websites of the media, governments, Internet service providers and aviation and defense companies. According to current knowledge, the focus is on organizations in countries in the Middle East or with connections there. The affected countries are Iran, Saudi Arabia, Syria, Italy, Great Britain, South Africa and primarily Yemen. Targeting German websites Germany, too, was targeted by cyber spies: the attackers falsified ...

71 billion detected attacks on RDP remote access in just 18 months

13 November 2021

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As an ESET white paper shows, ransomware is behind 71 billion RDP remote access attacks in just 18 months. Despite new attack tactics, organizations can defend themselves effectively. The IT security manufacturer ESET has published a new white paper on ransomware. "Ransomware: Enterprises Targeted by Malware and Manipulation" explores how dangerous the encryption Trojan has become due to criminals' technical and psychological innovations. How can companies best protect themselves? What are the most common techniques used by hackers? The report provides answers to the most pressing questions that companies and their IT managers...

Sophisticated malware attacks Linux systems

28 October 2021

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ESET researchers have discovered a family of malware targeting Linux operating systems. The malware called FontOnLake uses user-defined modules and, according to the malware analysts, is continuously being further developed. FontOnLake gives hackers remote access to the infected systems and can, for example, collect login data or other confidential information. The location of the C&C server and the affected countries suggest that Southeast Asia is one of the main targets of the attackers. All components are recognized by ESET products as Linux / FontOnLake. The ESET researchers have now published their analysis in a whitepaper on WeliveSecurity….

Industrial espionage: ESET exposes dangerous UEFI boot kit

25 October 2021

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ESPecter comes through the back door and bypasses classic virus protection solutions. ESET researchers have discovered a new form of UEFI malware. The new type of malware embeds itself in the EFI system partition (ESP). With ESPecter, the experts at the European IT security manufacturer have discovered a so-called UEFI boot kit that bypasses the Windows driver signature and can load its own unsigned driver, which makes spying activities much easier. The current boot kit is a further development of the UEFI malware previously discovered by ESET. ESET security solutions with integrated UEFI scanners protect private and company computers from this possible weak point. ESPecter has been active since 2012 ...

ESET Threat Report T2 / 2021: Aggressive Ransomware Tactics

18 October 2021

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ESET Threat Report T2 / 2021: Aggressive ransomware tactics and password theft threaten Internet users. Increased spying on activists and journalists through DevilsTongue. The IT security manufacturer ESET has published its second "Threat Report 2021" (T2 / 2021), which summarizes the security threat situation from May-August 2021. The ESET researchers analyzed worrying trends: More and more aggressive ransomware tactics, increasing brute force attacks and targeted advanced persistent threats (APT) that attack human rights activists, journalists and politicians, among others. The entire report can be downloaded free of charge from www.welivesecurity.de. Ransomware remains extremely dangerous The direction in which ransomware is heading is increasingly “faster, more professional, more expensive”. In the last four ...

Hacker group spies on governments and organizations in hotels

4 October 2021

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"FamousSparrow" exploits Microsoft Exchange security holes from March 2021. Hacker group spies on governments and organizations in hotels. A cyber espionage group that has hitherto been inconspicuous has impressively demonstrated how quickly a vulnerability that has become known can be exploited. “FamousSparrow” started its espionage attacks exactly one day after the Microsoft Exchange security holes were published (March 2021). This so-called Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) mainly attacks hotels around the world. But goals in other areas such as governments, international organizations, engineering offices and law firms are now on the agenda. The ESET researchers examined the actions of the hacking group and ...

Small and medium-sized businesses watch out: scammers pretend to be Microsoft support

September 13, 2021

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Old scam, new tricks: Fraudsters pretend to be Microsoft employees on the phone. Alleged support calls are on the rise again and are finding more and more victims - especially in the SME sector. Currently, supposed employees of Microsoft's technical support are increasingly calling unsuspecting Internet users. They are informed that their computer has been infected with a virus or that there is a serious technical problem. The alleged support employee wants to help, but in truth wants to steal access data or steal money. In his current article on WeLiveSecurity.de, ESET security expert Thomas Uhlemann explains how those affected react immediately ...

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ESET Security Trends 2022: Ransomware, DDoS & Co

Isolated air gap networks for KRITIS are vulnerable

Advanced ransomware protection for Microsoft 365 users

Watering hole attacks on the media, governments and defense companies

71 billion detected attacks on RDP remote access in just 18 months

Sophisticated malware attacks Linux systems

Industrial espionage: ESET exposes dangerous UEFI boot kit

ESET Threat Report T2 / 2021: Aggressive Ransomware Tactics

Hacker group spies on governments and organizations in hotels

Small and medium-sized businesses watch out: scammers pretend to be Microsoft support

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