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SET Research: Russia-aligned Turla group likely uses Lunar arsenal to target & spy on European diplomats

  • ESET Research discovered two previously unknown backdoors — which we named LunarWeb and LunarMail — compromising a European ministry of foreign affairs and its diplomatic missions abroad, primarily…

ESET Research: Ebury botnet alive & growing; 400k Linux servers compromised for cryptocurrency theft and financial gain

  • ESET Research has released its deep-dive investigation into one of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns, which is still growing – Ebury group with their malware and botnet.
  • Over the…

ESET Research releases latest APT Activity Report, highlighting cyber warfare of Russia-, China-, and Iran-aligned groups

  • This ESET APT Activity Report summarises notable activities of cyberthreat groups that were documented by ESET researchers from October 2023 until the end of March 2024.
  • Iran-aligned groups…

ESET included among notable vendors in Mobile Threat Defence Solutions Landscape report

BRATISLAVA — May 9, 2024 ESET, a global leader in cybersecurity solutions, has been included in Forrester’s Mobile Threat Defence (MTD) Solutions Landscape report, Q1 2024. Forrester, a respected…


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Preparing for UEFI bootkits. ESET discovery shows the importance of cyber intelligence

Some threats bypass standard security tools. In such cases, security operators capable of deep analysis are needed.

Reducing the complexity of security tasks with the involvement of AI

Reducing complexity is a never-ending task. As outlined in one of our previous blogs, just the design of particular cybersecurity solutions with some practical functions can go a long way toward…

Levelling the playing field for all with MDR

One thing that every company, from the smallest business to the largest enterprise, has in common is that all of them face a world of evolving threats that periodically come knocking on their…

Prevention-first security begins with data-enhanced insight: Meet ESET Threat Intelligence

Supporting threat hunters and incident response teams with hands-on data is crucial, as it not only safeguards organisations but provides the basis for a proactive prevention-first security strategy.


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To the Moon and back(doors): Lunar landing in diplomatic missions

ESET researchers provide technical analysis of the Lunar toolset, likely used by the Turla APT group, that infiltrated a European ministry of foreign affairs

Ebury is alive but unseen: 400k Linux servers compromised for cryptocurrency theft and financial gain

One of the most advanced server-side malware campaigns is still growing, with hundreds of thousands of compromised servers, and it has diversified to include credit card and cryptocurrency theft

ESET APT Activity Report Q4 2023–Q1 2024

An overview of the activities of selected APT groups investigated and analyzed by ESET Research in Q4 2023 and Q1 2024

How to talk about climate change – and what motivates people to action: An interview with Katharine Hayhoe

We spoke to climate scientist Katharine Hayhoe about climate change, faith and psychology – and how to channel anxiety about the state of our planet into meaningful action