Category Archives: cyber
Forgotten UEFI shims undermining Secure Boot
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on July 15, 2026
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ESET researchers discovered 11 vulnerable UEFI shim bootloaders signed by Microsoft that allow attackers to bypass UEFI Secure Boot by exploiting decade-old vulnerabilities
ESET Threat Report H1 2026
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- Posted on July 9, 2026
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A view of the H1 2026 threat landscape as seen by ESET telemetry and from the perspective of ESET threat detection and research experts.
Cyber readiness for SMBs: Getting the basics right
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on July 4, 2026
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AI is changing cybercrime, but SMB cyber readiness still largely depends on closing the familiar gaps
This month in security with Tony Anscombe – June 2026 edition
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- Posted on July 1, 2026
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Three-day patching deadlines, exposed fuel-tank systems, scams costing billions of dollars, and social media bans for children all gave Tony plenty to unpack in June 2026
Inside the inbox: Why cybercriminals want to break into your email account
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 30, 2026
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Your inbox is an identity system all of its own: whoever owns it may own a lot more
SMB cyber readiness: the road to resilience starts here
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 27, 2026
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Your business may be small, but its attack surface is anything but. Readiness is the first step to resilience.
Gamaredon in 2025: Leveraging tunnels, workers, dead drops, and new alliances
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 26, 2026
- cyber
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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
ESET takes part in Operation Endgame to disrupt Amadey and Stealc
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 25, 2026
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ESET researchers assisted in the global disruption of the Amadey botnet and Stealc infostealer, providing technical analysis, infrastructure tracking, and affiliate-level insights
Killing me gently: Inside Gentlemen’s EDR killer framework
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 19, 2026
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ESET Research shares the results of a months-long investigation into the suite of EDR killers maintained by the RaaS gang Gentlemen
Protecting legacy OT systems against modern cyberthreats
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 18, 2026
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Many manufacturing plants depend on OT systems that stay in service for many years. That long run can hide significant cybersecurity risks.
FishMonger’s arsenal upgraded: SprySOCKS for Windows
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 17, 2026
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ESET researchers have discovered SprySOCKS for Windows, FishMonger’s backdoor weaponizing a kernel driver for advanced stealthiness
EvilTokens: A phishing attack that doesn’t steal your password
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 16, 2026
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A phishing kit subverting Microsoft’s legitimate authentication flow lets attackers break into accounts without stealing passwords or creating fake login pages
OceanLotus: From external espionage to domestic targeting
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 12, 2026
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A shift in operational pattern of the infamous Vietnam-aligned APT group
SMB cyber-readiness: What makes or breaks it
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 11, 2026
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A company that’s expecting a cyberattack but hasn’t actively prepared for it risks making the hardest decisions at the worst possible moment
Cybercriminals: the ‘auditors’ you never hired
- Posted by rbetz
- Posted on June 10, 2026
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Every organisation gets audited. The question is who does the auditing.




