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Lazarus: New backdoor against targets in Europe

19 March 2023

The APT group Lazarus, known for many attacks, is also using a new backdoor malware against targets in Europe. According to ESET researchers, the intended uses are espionage and data manipulation. The malware researchers at the IT security manufacturer ESET have uncovered a new dangerous malware from the notorious APT group Lazarus (Advanced Persistent Threat). The increased occurrence in South Korea, the code and the behavior of the backdoor "WinorDLL64" suggest that it is the hacker gang allied with North Korea. However, the backdoor is also used for targeted attacks in the Middle East and Europe. At ESET research facilities…

Backdoor: Chinese hacker group attacks Europe

15 March 2023

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The Chinese hacker group Mustang Panda is stepping up its attacks on targets in Europe, Australia and Taiwan. Researchers at the IT security manufacturer ESET uncovered a campaign that is currently still running, in which the newly developed backdoor MQsTTang is used. This allows attackers to execute any command on the victim's computer. The focus is on political and state organizations, above all a government institution in Taiwan. Mustang Panda has significantly increased its activities since Russia invaded Ukraine. MQsTTang: Evidence of Rapid Development Cycle MQsTTang is a simple backdoor that allows attackers to…

Improved security solution for Mac computers

14 March 2023

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The IT security manufacturer ESET has presented its latest version of ESET Cyber Security for macOS. The security solution for Mac computers has numerous new and improved functions. In addition to protection against the latest cyber threats, ESET Cyber Security for macOS now also offers native support for ARM. ARM processors have become increasingly popular as chipsets in recent years due to their high performance and low energy consumption. This has resulted in the ARM-based mobile computing market now surpassing the traditional x86-based market in both revenue and unit count…

Report: Cyber threats as a result of the Ukraine war

11 March 2023

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As the current ESET Threat Report T3 2022 shows, there are increasing cyber threats everywhere as a result of the Ukraine war. The cyber war has fully unfolded with new ransomware, wipers, DDoS or brute force attacks on accounts. IT security manufacturer ESET has published its T3 2022 threat report, which summarizes the most important statistics of ESET detection systems and highlights notable examples from cybersecurity research. The latest edition of the so-called "ESET Threat Report" (September to December 2022) highlights the impact of the ongoing war in Ukraine and its consequences for the world, including cyberspace. The invasion...

Red Alert for Windows 11: Bootkit bypasses UEFI Secure Boot

3 March 2023

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According to ESET, even the new Windows 11 with its UEFI Secure Boot security system is not safe from the "BlackLotus" boot kit. The bootkit is already active in the wild and is also actively offered in hacker forums. Red alert for Windows users: ESET researchers have identified a bootkit that contains key security features of UEFI Secure Boot - a security system of Windows - able to avoid. Even a completely up-to-date Windows 11 system with activated Secure Boot does not pose a problem for the malware. Due to the functionality of the boot kit and its individual characteristics, the experts…

APT report: Chinese threat actors are making Europe unsafe

22 February 2023

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The European IT security manufacturer ESET has published its current "APT Activity Report T3 2022". Focus: Chinese hacker groups are active in Europe and Russian hacker groups continue to target Ukraine. Investigative findings on selected Advanced Persistent Threat (APT) groups are regularly summarized in these reports. In the latest issue, which covers the period from September to December 2022, ESET experts present their latest insights into various global hacking campaigns. Groups allied with China have shifted their activities to European countries. Ukraine continues to be targeted by Russian hackers like Sandworm, Callisto or…

Microsoft Office: dangerous Excel XLL add-ins

8 February 2023

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Now that Microsoft has again deactivated foreign VBA macros in Office by default and does not run them, there is one less attack vector. Again and again there were dangerous Excel add-ins with the XLL file extension that executed malware after a click. Now Microsoft is shutting down that threat as well—but not until March 2023. According to The Register, Microsoft will begin blocking Excel XLL add-ins from the web in March to take down an increasingly popular attack vector for cybercriminals. In a brief note on the Microsoft 365 roadmap, the manufacturer explained that this move was in response to "the increasing...

3 million insecure Windows computers in Germany

21 January 2023

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Support for Windows 10 ended on January 2023, 8.1, as did extended paid support for Windows 7. From this point on, no more security updates will be released. Microsoft also does not offer an Esu (Extended Security Update) program for Windows 8.1. The result: almost 3 million insecure Windows computers. In German private households, around one million computers are still running Windows 8.1 and almost twice as many are running Windows 7 (1,7 million). All in all, almost three million computers with an insecure operating system are still regularly online. It is high time for users to make the switch...

Hacker groups: Russia, North Korea, Iran and China fully active

25 December 2022

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With its new APT - Advanced Persistent Threat - Activity Report, ESET provides a regular overview of the activities of hacker groups and examines their actions in detail. Groups from Russia, North Korea, Iran and China are highly active. Russia-linked hackers like Sandworm, Gamaredon, Turla, or InvisiMole continue to have Ukraine as their primary target. Aerospace and defense companies are popular with actors connected to North Korea. Iranian groups focus their activities on Israel. A German food company was also the target of an APT group linked to China. Overall, ESET researchers could not see a decrease...

Hackers raid diamond wholesalers and steal nothing

17 December 2022

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For some hackers, the destruction of digital data is more important than theft or blackmail. APT group Agrius has carried out a series of cyberattacks using the Fantasy wiper malware, according to ESET experts. For diamond wholesalers, theft, fraud and ransom demands are part of their daily business threats. However, the fact that cybercriminals are only out to destroy digital information and do not want to make any financial profit surprised the affected gem dealers in Israel as well as the security experts from ESET. They were able to prove that the APT group Agrius had carried out a series of cyber attacks with the "Fantasy" malware, which also…

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Lazarus: New backdoor against targets in Europe

Backdoor: Chinese hacker group attacks Europe

Improved security solution for Mac computers

Report: Cyber threats as a result of the Ukraine war

Red Alert for Windows 11: Bootkit bypasses UEFI Secure Boot

APT report: Chinese threat actors are making Europe unsafe

Microsoft Office: dangerous Excel XLL add-ins

3 million insecure Windows computers in Germany

Hacker groups: Russia, North Korea, Iran and China fully active

Hackers raid diamond wholesalers and steal nothing

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