October is Cybersecurity Awareness Month, and it’s the perfect time to strengthen your human firewall. While attackers exploit technical flaws, they increasingly rely on social engineering—because …

Tony Anscombe, ESET's Chief Security Evangelist, wraps up September 2025 with a crisp roundup of the month's standout cybersecurity stories and what they mean for your defenses. Highlights from …

Shortcuts that promise free Robux or superpowers in Roblox often come packaged as "executors"—tools that run unauthorized code inside games. They’re marketed as harmless, but many carry serious …

Overview A North Korea–aligned cluster dubbed DeceptiveDevelopment blends aggressive social engineering with a multi-OS malware arsenal, then funnels stolen identities and access to North Korean IT …

Cybercriminals are turning harmless-looking SVG image files into self-contained malware delivery systems. A Latin American campaign, hitting Colombia hardest, uses urgent court-themed emails to trick …

ESET Research reveals the first documented collaboration between Russia-aligned APTs Turla and Gamaredon inside Ukraine, confirming cross-team operations to reestablish and deploy the Kazuar backdoor …

SMBs are not too small for ransomware. Verizon data shows ransomware makes up 88% of breaches at small and midsize businesses versus 39% at large enterprises. Attackers target SMBs because they rely …

ESET researchers have identified HybridPetya, a new ransomware variant that imitates the notorious Petya/NotPetya but adds a dangerous twist: the ability to target UEFI-based systems and weaponize …

ESET Research has uncovered HybridPetya, a modern copycat of Petya/NotPetya that targets Windows systems at the UEFI layer. Found on VirusTotal, HybridPetya combines classic MFT encryption with a …

Cybercriminals are scaling up with AI, prepackaged toolkits, and streamlined supply chains—making attacks faster, more organized, and harder to stop. Meanwhile, understaffed security teams face …