ESET researchers have discovered PromptSpy, the first known Android malware to abuse generative AI in its execution flow to achieve persistence. It is the first time generative AI has been deployed in this manner. Because the attackers rely on prompting an AI model (specifically, Google’s Gemini)Read More…
ESET announced that it has been named a finalist in the Cybersecurity Community Awards 2026 by Expert Insights for Best Security Company. This category recognizes organizations’ outstanding leadership, influence, and impact across the cybersecurity industry,Read More…
ESET researchers identified new data-wiping malware that they named DynoWiper, used against an energy company in Poland. The tactics, techniques, and procedures (TTPs) observed during the DynoWiper incident closely resembles the previous one involving the ZOV wiperRead More…
ESET researchers have uncovered an Android spyware campaign leveraging romance scam tactics to target individuals in Pakistan. The campaign uses a malicious app posing as a chat platform that allows users to initiate conversations operated via WhatsApp.Read More…
ESET has been recognized as a Customers’ Choice in the 2026 Gartner Peer Insights Voice of the Customer report for Endpoint Protection Platforms. Out of 18 evaluated vendors, ESET is among only five to earn this distinction, based on its strong performance in both User InterestRead More…
Phil Muncaster, guest writer at ESET, explains how the most common scams targeting Apple Pay users work and what you can do to stay one step aheadRead More…
ESET researchers have examined CVE-2025-50165, a serious Windows vulnerability that theoretically grants remote code execution by opening a specially crafted JPG file – one of the most widely used image formats.Read More…
ESET Research has released its latest Threat Report, which summarizes threat landscape trends seen in ESET telemetry and from the perspective of both ESET threat detection and research experts, from June through November 2025.Read More…
Ilias Tsapsidis, Sales Director for Middle East, Greece, Cyprus & Malta at ESET, says the company’s presence at Black Hat MEA reflects its focus on advancing enterprise cybersecurity with stronger threat intelligence and endpoint protectionRead More…
ESET announced its participation in Black Hat MEA 2025, taking place from 2–4 December at the Riyadh Exhibition & Convention Center, Malham. The company is exhibiting at Booth H1.U100, where it is engaging with enterprise customers, channel partners,Read More…
ESET researchers discovered that China-aligned threat group PlushDaemon performs adversary-in-the-middle attacks using a previously undocumented implant for network devices (e.g., a router) that ESET named EdgeStepper, which redirects all DNS queries to a malicious external DNS serverRead More…
ESET researchers have recently observed a new instance of Operation DreamJob — a campaign that ESET tracks under the umbrella of North Korea-aligned Lazarus group — in which several European companies active in the defense industry were targeted.Read More…
