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July 14, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Research discovers vulnerable UEFI shims undermining devices’ Secure Boot

ESET researchers discovered 11 old, Microsoft-signed, UEFI applications that allow bypassing UEFI Secure Boot on the majority of UEFI-based systems.An attacker exploiting one of these vulnerable...
July 08, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Threat Report: AI boosts cyber attackers’ efficiency

ESET Research has released its H1 2026 Threat Report with statistics from December 2025 through May 2026.ClickFix – a social engineering technique leveraging fake error messages – has expanded into...
June 25, 2026 09:43 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Research investigates Russian-aligned Gamaredon group – new toolset, alliances, and a reliance on legitimate services

Throughout 2025, the Russia-aligned Gamaredon threat group exclusively targeted governmental and military institutions in Ukraine.Gamaredon operators developed and deployed six new malicious...
June 24, 2026 09:15 ET | Source: ESET

ESET takes part in global Operation Endgame to disrupt Amadey botnet and Stealc infostealer

ESET took part in a coordinated global operation to disrupt Amadey and Stealc.The disruption operation aimed to seize or render inoperative all known Amadey and Stealc C&C servers, directly...
June 18, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Research investigates Gentlemen ransomware gang and its defense-evasion tools

Gentlemen operators develop and maintain an EDR-killer suite provided directly to affiliates.GentleKiller, an in-house framework, has at least eight variants abusing different vulnerable or malicious...
June 16, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Research: China-aligned FishMonger updates its arsenal, targets governments in Asia and Latin America

ESET Research discovered two previously undocumented Windows variants of FishMonger’s SprySOCKS backdoor.ESET telemetry shows activity between 2023 and 2024, primarily targeting government...
June 11, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

Vietnam-aligned OceanLotus pivots to spy on domestic targets as it takes a more selective approach abroad, ESET Research finds

From mid-2024 to February 2026, Vietnam-aligned APT group OceanLotus compromised the network of a Vietnamese infrastructure and transport construction corporation with its signature implant,...
June 04, 2026 09:54 ET | Source: ESET

Canon Canada Announces Strategic Partnership with ESET to Expand Managed IT Services and Cybersecurity Portfolio in Canada

Our clients have long trusted Canon to manage their critical workflows and secure document environments,
May 28, 2026 05:00 ET | Source: ESET

ESET Research APT Report: China-aligned groups spy in Venezuela and the Gulf, target AI robotics in S. Korea

ESET Research has released its latest APT Activity Report covering October 2025 – March 2026.China-aligned threat actors remained highly active, including in geopolitical hotspots like Venezuela,...
May 27, 2026 10:51 ET | Source: ESET

ESET enters a strategic partnership with NATO alongside leading industry partners

TALLIN, Estonia, May 27, 2026 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- ESET is proud to announce that it is joining a strategic partnership with NATO alongside Microsoft and Palo Alto Networks. This collaboration is an...