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ESET researchers observed several campaigns targeting governmental institutions in Thailand, starting in 2023. These attacks leveraged revamped versions of components previously attributed by other researchers to the China-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) group Mustang Panda, and later, a new set of tools that abuse service providers such as Pastebin, Dropbox, OneDrive, and GitHub to execute commands on compromised computers and exfiltrate sensitive documents. Based on our findings, we decided to track this activity cluster as…

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Digital Security Despite their benefits, awareness campaigns alone are not enough to encourage widespread adoption of cybersecurity best practices Tony Anscombe 01 Oct 2024  •  , 3 min. read As we enter October, governments, non-profit organizations, cybersecurity vendors and many companies with corporate social responsibility teams are all likely gearing up to push out some useful tips on staying safe online. Without even looking at the official theme of this year’s edition of the campaign,…

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Business Security Building efficient recovery options will drive ecosystem resilience Tony Anscombe 01 Oct 2024  •  , 4 min. read Last week, a US congressional hearing regarding the CrowdStrike incident in July saw one of the company’s executives answer questions from policy makers. One point that caught my interest during the ensuing debate was the suggestion that future incidents of this magnitude could be avoided by some form of automated system recovery. Without getting into…

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Video ESET research examines the group’s malicious wares as used to spy on targets in Ukraine in the past two years 27 Sep 2024 This week, ESET researchers published an extensive analysis of the tools and techniques of Gamaredon, a Russia-aligned threat actor that is currently the most active APT group in Ukraine. Their research examines the group’s malicious wares as used to conduct its cyberespionage activities in 2022 and 2023 and answers questions such…

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ESET Research ESET Research has conducted a comprehensive technical analysis of Gamaredon’s toolset used to conduct its cyberespionage activities focused in Ukraine Zoltán Rusnák 26 Sep 2024  •  , 5 min. read The war in Ukraine, which started in February 2014 and intensified with Russia’s invasion of the country on February 24th, 2022, exemplifies a multifaceted war, rife with disinformation campaigns and cyberwarfare. Throughout these years, ESET Research has revealed several high-profile cyberattacks conducted by…

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Kids Online Here’s what parents should know about Snapchat and why you should take some time to ensure your children can stay safe when using the app Phil Muncaster 24 Sep 2024  •  , 5 min. read Snapchat may only be the 10th most popular social media platform in the world, but it estimates monthly active users at over 750 million. The platform is all the rage particularly among children and teens, and its features…

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Digital Security Keep your cool, arm yourself with the right knowledge, and other tips for staying unshaken by fraudsters’ scare tactics Phil Muncaster 25 Sep 2024  •  , 5 min. read We live in fast-paced and often worrying times, and fraudsters are primed to take advantage. Fear can be a powerful weapon and scammers know how to instill it in people and coerce them into taking specific and hasty actions. In cyberspace, one common way…

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