SideWalk Backdoor Linked to China-Linked Spy Group ‘Grayfly’

The novel backdoor technique called SideWalk, seen in campaigns targeting US media and retailers late last month, has been tied to an adversary that’s been around for quite a while: namely, China-linked Grayfly espionage group. ESET researchers, who named and discovered the new “SparklingGoblin”...

BladeHawk Attackers Target Kurds with Android Apps

Attackers have been targeting the Kurdish ethic group for more than a year through an Facebook-based spyware campaign that disguises backdoors in legitimate Android apps, researchers have found. A group called BladeHawk is behind the campaign, discovered by researchers from cybersecurity firm ESE...

US Media, Retailers Targeted by New SparklingGoblin APT

An emerging international cybergang is broadening its targets to include North American media firms, universities and one computer retailer. The advanced persistent threat APT group is new, according to researchers who dubbed it SparklingGoblin. Also new is a novel backdoor technique, called...

Experts Reveal Over 150 Ways to Steal Control of 58 Android Stalkerware Apps

A total of 158 privacy and security issues have been identified in 58 Android stalkware apps from various vendors that could enable a malicious actor to take control of a victim's device, hijack a stalker's account, intercept data, achieve remote code execution, and even frame the victim by...

Experts uncover a new Banking Trojan targeting Latin American users

Researchers on Tuesday revealed details of a new banking trojan targeting corporate users in Brazil at least since 2019 across various sectors such as engineering, healthcare, retail, manufacturing, finance, transportation, and government. Dubbed "Janeleiro" by Slovak cybersecurity firm ESET, the...

ProxyLogon PoC Exploit Released; Likely to Fuel More Disruptive Cyber Attacks

The U.S. Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency CISA and the Federal Bureau of Investigation FBI on Wednesday issued a joint advisory warning of active exploitation of vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange on-premises products by nation-state actors and cybercriminals. "CISA and FBI...

CISA Orders Fed Agencies to Patch Exchange Servers

Hot on the heels of Microsoft’s announcement about active cyber-espionage campaigns that are exploiting four serious security vulnerabilities in Microsoft Exchange Server, the U.S. government is mandating patching for the issues. The news comes as security firms report escalating numbers of relat...

The vulnerability of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Endpoint Antivirus, ESET Endpoint Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition, ESET Smart Security Business Edition, ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server, ESET Mail Security for Microsoft Exchange Server, ESET Mail Security for IBM Domino, ESET Security for Kerio, and ESET Security for Microsoft SharePoint Server lies in a lack of standard permission mechanisms, allowing attackers to re-record arbitrary files.

The vulnerability of ESET NOD32 Antivirus, ESET Internet Security, ESET Smart Security, ESET Smart Security Premium, ESET Endpoint Antivirus, ESET Endpoint Security, ESET NOD32 Antivirus Business Edition, ESET Smart Security Business Edition, ESET File Security for Microsoft Windows Server, ESET...

Tiny Kobalos Malware Bedevils Supercomputers to Steal Logins

A tiny-sized malware that packs a big punch has been targeting supercomputers, especially those used in academia and scientific enterprises. It allows initial access for a variety of follow-on attacks, including credential theft – and potentially data exfiltration or cryptomining. That’s accordin...

CVE-2020-26941

A local authenticated low-privileged user can exploit a behavior in an ESET installer to achieve arbitrary file overwrite deletion of any file via a symlink, due to insecure permissions. The possibility of exploiting this vulnerability is limited and can only take place during the installation...

CVE-2020-26941

A local authenticated low-privileged user can exploit a behavior in an ESET installer to achieve arbitrary file overwrite deletion of any file via a symlink, due to insecure permissions. The possibility of exploiting this vulnerability is limited and can only take place during the installation...

Arbitrary file deletion

A local authenticated low-privileged user can exploit a behavior in an ESET installer to achieve arbitrary file overwrite deletion of any file via a symlink, due to insecure permissions. The possibility of exploiting this vulnerability is limited and can only take place during the installation...

CVE-2020-26941

A local authenticated low-privileged user can exploit a behavior in an ESET installer to achieve arbitrary file overwrite deletion of any file via a symlink, due to insecure permissions. The possibility of exploiting this vulnerability is limited and can only take place during the installation...

CVE-2020-26941

The CVE-2020-26941 issue describes a local, authenticated, low-privilege user able to trigger arbitrary file overwrite (deletion) via a symlink during the installation phase of multiple ESET products, due to insecure installer permissions. Impact is limited to the installation window and requires...

ESET NOD32 Antivirus Access Control Error Vulnerability

ESET NOD32 Antivirus is a suite of antivirus software from ESET Slovakia. An Access Control Error vulnerability exists in ESET NOD32 Antivirus, which can be exploited by an attacker to bypass ESET NOD32 Antivirus access restrictions in order to alter data...

Experts Uncover Malware Attacks Against Colombian Government and Companies

Cybersecurity researchers took the wraps off an ongoing surveillance campaign directed against Colombian government institutions and private companies in the energy and metallurgical industries. In a report published by ESET on Tuesday, the Slovak internet security company said the attacks — dubb...

Facebook Tracks APT32 OceanLotus Hackers to IT Company in Vietnam

Cybersecurity researchers from Facebook today formally linked the activities of a Vietnamese threat actor to an IT company in the country after the group was caught abusing its platform to hack into people's accounts and distribute malware. Tracked as APT32 or Bismuth, OceanLotus, and Cobalt Kitt...

Russian APT28 Hackers Using COVID-19 as Bait to Deliver Zebrocy Malware

A Russian threat actor known for its malware campaigns has reappeared in the threat landscape with yet another attack leveraging COVID-19 as phishing lures, once again indicating how adversaries are adept at repurposing the current world events to their advantage. Linking the operation to a...

Turla's 'Crutch' Backdoor Leverages Dropbox in Espionage Attacks

Researchers have discovered a previously undocumented backdoor and document stealer, which they have linked to the Russian-speaking Turla advanced persistent threat APT espionage group. The malware, which researchers call “Crutch,” is able to bypass security measures by abusing legitimate tools –...

Stantinko Botnet Now Targeting Linux Servers to Hide Behind Proxies

An adware and coin-miner botnet targeting Russia, Ukraine, Belarus, and Kazakhstan at least since 2012 has now set its sights on Linux servers to fly under the radar. According to a new analysis published by Intezer today and shared with The Hacker News, the trojan masquerades as HTTPd, a commonl...