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Threat Report H1 2025: ClickFix, disruptions, and ransomware deathmatch
In H1 2025, a new social engineering technique called ClickFix started reshaping the threat landscape, quickly becoming the latest craze among all kinds of threat actors and rising to #2 in ESET…
APT Activity Report Q1 2025: Malware sharing, data wiping and exploits
In the latest ESET Research Podcast, Aryeh Goretsky and Rene Holt dive into key findings from the APT Activity Report. UnsolicitedBooker, a China-aligned group, showcased relentless persistence by…
Threat Report H2 2024: Infostealers, novel vector for mobile, Nomani
In H2 2024, the infostealer scene went through a shakeup leading to a reshaped top 10 with Formbook dethroning Agent Tesla, Lumma Stealer jumping the ranks by using a new tactic for its distribution,…
Telekopye, again
Neanderthals hunting Mammoths are back. Of course, we’re not talking about some Jurassic-Park-like technology that resurrected them in a remote region. No, this episode of ESET Research Podcast…
Gamaredon
When describing state-backed threat actors, one would probably expect a super sophisticated, stealthy, group that can avoid all alarms and defenses with surgical precision. With Gamaredon, most of…
CosmicBeetle
Some cybercriminals are sophisticated, cooperate with other attackers, and do everything to stay under the radar. Then there are threat actors like CosmicBeetle that lack the necessary skills set,…
EvilVideo
Telegram, with nearly a billion monthly users, is a juicy target for cybercriminals, especially if they can exploit a zero-day vulnerability. ESET malware researcher Lukáš Štefanko ran into such an…
HotPage
In this episode, ESET Distinguished Researcher Aryeh Goretsky and his guest ESET Principal Threat Intelligence Researcher Robert Lipovsky detail recently discovered unusual adware called HotPage.…
APT Activity Report Q4 2023-Q1 2024: I-SOON, FishMonger, and MuddyWater
The I-SOON data leak has allowed us to identify FishMonger, a group notorious for the cyberattacks against Hong Kong universities back in 2019, as I-SOON. This contractor also developed a platform…
Threat Report H2 2023: ChatGPT, the MOVEit hack, and Pandora
In 2023, ESET detected over 675,000 attempts to access malicious domains abusing the popularity of ChatGPT; some offer bring-your-own-key web apps that can steal OpenAI API keys. Apart from AI, in H2…
Neanderthals, Mammoths and Telekopye
In this episode, ESET researchers Radek Jizba and Jakub Souček talk about the dynamics within and between various Neanderthal groups, the techniques that this horde of scammers uses to find the best…
Threat Report H1 2023: Sextortion, usury and brute-force
In H1 2023, intrusion vectors were closing left and right. This forced many cybercriminals to search for alternative ways to compromise devices of their victims. While some of the attackers tried…
MoustachedBouncer
What do Disco, NightClub, backdoors, espionage, and internet service providers in Belarus all have in common? They all are tied to the same MoustachedBouncer. It sounds like a bad joke, but it sums…
Finding the mythical BlackLotus bootkit
Towards the end of 2022, an unknown threat actor boasted online that they created a new and powerful UEFI bootkit called BlackLotus. Its most distinctive feature? It could mysteriously bypass UEFI…
How I (could’ve) stolen your corporate secrets for $100
What do you need to break into a corporate network? ESET’s latest research suggests that interest in secondhand computer hardware, a bit of time, and $100 is more than enough. In this episode, ESET…
The year of wipers
Since the Russian invasion on February 24th, 2022, Ukrainians have had to defend their data against an unprecedented number of data-wiping malware variants. While Russian threat actors seem like the…
Threat Report T3 2022
In the last four months of 2022, Russia-aligned APT groups unleashed several data-destroying malware variants on Ukraine. Android detections grew rapidly, while most of the crimeware scene continued…
Tech in a digital vacuum
Let’s say your network access gets shut off from the rest of the world due to a catastrophic event. Whether it is a natural disaster, an armed conflict, a decision of an authoritarian regime or your…
Threat Report T2 2022
Looking at the ESET telemetry data from May through August 2022, it seems like the cybercriminal scene has taken taking its foot off the pedal in almost every possible area. But what is the reason…
Live from RSAC 2022
This is an ESET Research Podcast special, recorded at RSA Conference 2022, the world's largest conference devoted entirely to information security. It is also a double feature: first, ESET’s top…
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ESET Research podcast has published 23 episodes since November 2021, covering topics in Technology.
ESET Research podcast is currently declining with new episodes every 2 months. Average episode length is 27m.
