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ESET boosts its Anti-Phishing with detection of malicious QR codes and calendar invites. Cybersecurity has always been an arms race between attackers and defenders, but the rise of AI tools has accelerated this battle like never before. Take spearphishing as an example: Cybercriminals traditionally spent hours or even days gathering data to craft convincing, personalized emails that trick victims into revealing sensitive information or downloading malware. Today, AI reduces t

You’re heard the term and probably been inconvenienced by it plenty of times over the years. What exactly is bloatware, and why is it potentially a big problem? Key takeaways Bloatware is often discussed in the same breath as other unwanted executables and applications floating around on devices like malware, adware, viruses and junkware or PUAs – Potentially Unwanted Applications and PUPs – Potentially Unwanted Programs. But it’s an entirely different thing, and it’s not inh

Every SMB is just one step away from a costly attack. Make sure it’s a step attackers won’t take. Today’s ransomware prevention is defined by operational resilience rather than technical containment. Why do so many attacks still succeed even when organizations patch systems, train employees, and keep backups? And why do small and mid‑sized businesses (SMB) continue to absorb the biggest impact? This article breaks down how modern ransomware actually works today, why traditio

The digital frontier has never been more treacherous. As cybercriminals deploy advanced artificial intelligence to automate attacks, individuals and organizations must move past basic security awareness. True digital resilience requires proactive tactics, active endpoint defense, and rapid recovery strategies. The digital world moves fast, and cybercriminals are moving even faster. Today, threat actors swap basic viruses for AI-driven tricks, highly targeted scams, and silent

Nigeria’s political space just collided head-on with cybersecurity reality, and the fallout is messy. Recent reports surrounding the alleged unauthorized disclosure of a voter's information from the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC) have once again brought data privacy, insider threats, and cybersecurity governance into the national conversation. What started as a standard voter registration transfer for Nollywood actor-turned-politician Emeka Ike has mutated i

The Nigerian digital ecosystem spanning banking, fintech, telecommunications, and e-commerce, is currently navigating an aggressive escalation in highly coordinated cyber scams. In the immediate term, the operational risk has transitioned from simple, uncoordinated opportunistic attacks to sophisticated, cross-channel fraud ecosystems. For corporate stakeholders, C-suite executives, and regulatory boards, the primary threat is no longer localized capital loss. The strategic r

Your inbox is an identity system all of its own: whoever owns it may own a lot more Email is not just a means of communication, or yet another online account. In both our personal and work lives, it holds the keys to the kingdom: possibly even a mechanism to reset other account passwords and verify your identity. Email accounts are also the place where password-reset links arrive, account alerts are stored, bookings are confirmed, invoices are filed and identity checks begin.

ESET Research analyzes Gamaredon’s new toolset and the group’s growing reliance on legitimate online services to hide its C&C infrastructure and exfiltrate stolen data Cyberespionage has remained a constant feature of Russia’s war against Ukraine. ESET Research has long tracked Gamaredon, one of the most active Russia-aligned advanced persistent threat (APT) groups targeting Ukraine. The group, attributed by the Security Service of Ukraine (SSU) to the 18th Center of Informat

Your business may be small, but its attack surface is anything but. Readiness is the first step to resilience. SMB cybersecurity isn’t always given the attention it deserves, including by small businesses themselves. That’s concerning for various reasons, notably because the companies comprise 90% of the world’s businesses, 70% of its employees, and 50% of global GDP, according to the World Economic Forum (WEF). With fewer resources to spend on cybersecurity, funds must be al

ESET researchers assisted in the global disruption of the Amadey botnet and Stealc infostealer, providing technical analysis, infrastructure tracking, and affiliate-level insights. A year ago, ESET Research was part of two major operations that disrupted some of the leading cybercriminal operations at the time, Lumma Stealer and Danabot. More recently, our researchers are once again collaborating with private partners and law enforcement, but this time taking aim at the Amade