(IN BRIEF) ESET researchers have revealed that the China-aligned cyberespionage group PlushDaemon has been deploying adversary-in-the-middle attacks through a newly identified network-device implant called EdgeStepper, which manipulates DNS traffic to divert legitimate software-update requests to attacker-controlled servers. This redirection enables … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Management, News, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Small Business, Technology
Tagged adversary in the middle, backdoor toolkit, China aligned threat group, China-Aligned PlushDaemon Exploits Network Devices to Redirect DNS Queries and Deploy SlowStepper Malware, cyberespionage, cybersecurity research, DaemonicLogistics, DNS redirection, EdgeStepper, ESET, Facundo Muñoz, global targets, LittleDaemon, malware, network device compromise, PlushDaemon, SlowStepper, software update hijacking, WeLiveSecurity
(IN BRIEF) ESET has discovered CVE-2025-8088, a zero-day path traversal vulnerability in WinRAR exploited by the Russia-aligned RomCom group in targeted spearphishing campaigns against organizations in Europe and Canada. The flaw, patched on July 30, 2025, was used to deliver … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Financial, Government, Industrial, Investment, Management, Marketing, News, Russia, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Advanced Persistent Threat, alternate data streams, Anton Cherepanov, APT, Canadian cybersecurity, CVE-2025-8088, cyberespionage, ESET, European cybersecurity, malware, Mythic agent, path traversal, Peter Strýček, RomCom, RustyClaw, SnipBot, software patch, spearphishing, Storm-0978, Tropical Scorpius, UNC2596, vulnerability disclosure, WinRAR, Zero-Day Vulnerability
(IN BRIEF) Thales’s latest report, released just before the Paris Air Show, documents a 600% rise in ransomware attacks on the aviation industry between January 2024 and April 2025. Analysts recorded 27 major incidents by 22 ransomware groups, with 71% … Read the full press release
Posted in Aviation & Aerospace, Business, Financial, France, Industrial, Management, News, Security & Safety, Technology
Tagged $5.32 billion, 22 groups, 27 incidents, 600% increase, 8.7% CAGR, AI defenses, aviation sector, avionics, communication systems, credential theft, Cyber Detection and Response, cyberespionage, denial-of-service, global aviation cybersecurity market, Ivan Fontarensky, January 2024–April 2025, Paris Air Show, public-private collaboration, ransomware attacks, supply chains, Thales, unauthorized access
(IN BRIEF) ESET researchers have uncovered a cyberespionage campaign led by the Ballistic Bobcat group, suspected of having Iranian ties, which primarily targets education, government, healthcare, and various organizations worldwide. In their latest campaign, they introduced a new backdoor called … Read the full press release
Posted in Business, Industrial, Internet & Online, Security & Safety, Slovakia, Technology
Tagged Adam Burgher, APT35/APT42, Ballistic Bobcat, Charming Kitten, CISA Alert AA21-321A, cyberespionage, ESET, Israel, Microsoft Exchange servers, Middle East, phosphorus, PowerLess campaign, sponsor, Sponsor backdoor, TA453, United States, WeLiveSecurity
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