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Research has been at the core of ESET and its technology since the company's inception. The journey began in 1987, when ESET co-founders Miroslav Trnka and Peter Paško uncovered one of the world's first computer viruses, which they named "Vienna" and wrote a program to detect it. Many other discoveries quickly followed.

More than 30 years later, ESET remains at the forefront of cybersecurity research, operating 13 R&D centers across the world that analyze, monitor and anticipate new threats. In recent years alone, ESET researchers have made a number of significant discoveries that shed light on various malicious campaigns orchestrated by the world’s most advanced threat actors. They have also identified multiple high-impact vulnerabilities in third-party products and services.

Over the years, ESET’s experts have assisted law enforcement with disruptions of several notorious cybercrime operations. They also frequently present at leading industry conferences and are among the most referenced contributors to the MITRE ATT&CK® knowledge base of adversary tactics and techniques.

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ESET Research

Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

ESET Research

Janeleiro, the time traveler: A new old banking trojan in Brazil

ESET Research uncovers a new threat that targets organizations operating in various sectors in Brazil

Facundo Muñoz and Matías Porolli06 Apr 2021


Internet of Things

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

Internet of Things

Sex in the digital era: How secure are smart sex toys?

ESET researchers investigate what could possibly go wrong when you connect your bedroom to the internet of things

Denise Giusto Bilić and Cecilia Pastorino11 Mar 2021


ESET Research

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

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Exchange servers under siege from at least 10 APT groups

ESET Research has found LuckyMouse, Tick, Winnti Group, and Calypso, among others, are likely using the recent Microsoft Exchange vulnerabilities to compromise email servers all around the world

Matthieu Faou, Thomas Dupuy, Mathieu Tartare10 Mar 2021


Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report Q4 2020

ESET Threat Report Q4 2020

Threat Reports, ESET Research

ESET Threat Report Q4 2020

A view of the Q4 2020 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts

Roman Kováč08 Feb 2021


ESET Research

Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

ESET Research

Kobalos – A complex Linux threat to high performance computing infrastructure

ESET researchers publish a white paper about unique multiplatform malware they’ve named Kobalos

Marc-Etienne M.Léveillé and Ignacio Sanmillan02 Feb 2021


ESET Research

Operation NightScout: Supply-chain attack targets online gaming in Asia

Operation NightScout: Supply-chain attack targets online gaming in Asia

ESET Research

Operation NightScout: Supply-chain attack targets online gaming in Asia

ESET researchers uncover a supply-chain attack used in a cyberespionage operation targeting online-gaming communities in Asia

Ignacio Sanmillan01 Feb 2021


ESET Research

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

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Vadokrist: A wolf in sheep's clothing

Another in our occasional series demystifying Latin American banking trojans

ESET Research21 Jan 2021


ESET Research

Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia

Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia

ESET Research

Operation Spalax: Targeted malware attacks in Colombia

ESET researchers uncover attacks targeting Colombian government institutions and private companies, especially from the energy and metallurgical industries

Matías Porolli12 Jan 2021


ESET Research

Operation SignSight: Supply-chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia

Operation SignSight: Supply-chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia

ESET Research

Operation SignSight: Supply-chain attack against a certification authority in Southeast Asia

ESET researchers have uncovered a supply-chain attack on the website of a government in Southeast Asia.

Ignacio Sanmillan and Matthieu Faou17 Dec 2020