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Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Potao Express: Analysis of a cyber-espionage toolkit

Operation Patao Express – Attackers spying on high-value targets in Ukraine, Russia and Belarus, and their TrueCrypt-encrypted data.

Robert Lipovsky and Anton Cherepanov30 Jul 2015


ESET Research

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

ESET Research

Porn clicker keeps infecting apps on Google Play

A recently identified trojan porn clicker is still infecting apps on Google Play.

Lukas Stefanko23 Jul 2015


Cybercrime

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

Cybercrime

Operation Liberpy: Keyloggers and information theft in Latin America

In April, ESET’s Laboratory in Latin America received a report on an executable program named "Liberty2-0.exe." Now, it asks is there a version 1.0?

Diego Perez14 Jul 2015


ESET Research

Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

ESET Research

Sednit APT Group Meets Hacking Team

The infamous Sednit espionage group is currently using the Hacking Team exploits disclosed earlier this week to target eastern European institutions.

ESET Research10 Jul 2015


ESET Research

Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

ESET Research

Dino – the latest spying malware from an allegedly French espionage group analyzed

In this blog we describe a sophisticated backdoor, called Dino by its creators. We believe this malicious software has been developed by the Animal Farm espionage group, who also created the infamous Casper, Bunny and Babar malware.

Joan Calvet30 Jun 2015


Mobile Security

ESET uncovers another porn clicker on Google Play

ESET uncovers another porn clicker on Google Play

Mobile Security

ESET uncovers another porn clicker on Google Play

Porn clickers pretending to be the the Dubsmash application have found their way back onto Google Play, a month after being removed.

Lukas Stefanko28 May 2015


Dissecting Linux/Moose: a Linux Router-based Worm Hungry for Social Networks

Dissecting Linux/Moose: a Linux Router-based Worm Hungry for Social Networks

Dissecting Linux/Moose: a Linux Router-based Worm Hungry for Social Networks

A malware family that primarily targets Linux-based consumer routers but that can infect other Linux-based embedded systems in its path: Dissecting Linux/Moose.

Olivier Bilodeau26 May 2015


Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

Scareware: Fake Minecraft apps Scare Hundreds of Thousands on Google Play

ESET has discovered over 30 scareware apps available for download from the Google Play store. The apps have been installed by more than 600,000 Android users.

Lukas Stefanko22 May 2015


Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Malware

CPL Malware in Brazil: somewhere between banking trojans and malicious emails

Not only is Brazil one of the most populated countries in the world, but it is also one of the countries with the highest percentage of Internet users using online banking. The latest research from ESET is now available: CPL Malware in Brazil.

Matías Porolli07 May 2015