ESET Research @ESETresearch Oct 6 #ESETresearch ’s Fernando Tavella will be presenting at Ekoparty in Buenos Aires, Argentina 🇦🇷. Join him in Room C3 on October 8 at 11:15 a.m. local time for “MATCHBOIL Under the Microscope: An Attribution Case Based on Code Analysis.” ekoparty.org/ekoparty-bueno… 1/5 1
ESET Research @ESETresearch Sep 17 #ESETresearch discovered SparroWocky, a new backdoor of the #FamousSparrow APT group. This new malware has quickly replaced SparrowDoor as the 🇨🇳 China-aligned group’s flagship backdoor. welivesecurity.com/en/eset-resear… 1/6 welivesecurity.com Beware the SparroWock: The backdoor that bites, the commands that catch ESET researchers document SparroWocky, the new flagship backdoor of the FamousSparrow APT group 2
ESET Research @ESETresearch Sep 16 Heading to #LABScon2026 ? Join #ESETresearch ’s Anton Cherepanov and Peter Strýček on Sept. 18 at 2:45 PM MST in Scottsdale, AZ for: Inside a Sandworm Attack: UAC-0099 Access and a Yggdrasil-backed Backdoor. 1/4 1
ESET Research @ESETresearch Sep 15 Join #ESETresearch ’s Filip Jurčacko at #LABScon2026 , on Sept. 18 at 2:15 PM MST in Scottsdale, AZ for CinderRelay: The Linux Backbone of ScarCruft’s Covert Network. 1/4 1
ESET Research @ESETresearch Sep 3 QR code phishing – also known as #quishing – reached record levels in ESET telemetry in H1 2026 as attackers exploit the widespread adoption of QR codes in everyday life. The technique is evolving rapidly in terms of automation, scalability, and detection evasion. 1/5 2
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