BlackSanta is a malware module that kills EDR and AV at the kernel level prior to unleashing the malware’s final purpose.

For more than a year, a Russian-speaking threat actor targeted human resource (HR) departments with malware that delivers a new EDR killer named BlackSanta.

Ransomware threat actors tracked as Velvet Tempest are using the ClickFix technique and legitimate Windows utilities to deploy the DonutLoader malware and the CastleRAT backdoor.

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ESET researchers document how the Sednit APT group has reemerged with a modern toolkit centered on two paired implants – BeardShell and Covenant.

Transparent Tribe uses AI tools to mass-produce polyglot malware targeting India using Slack, Discord, and Google Sheets C2.

The Contagious Interview campaign weaponizes job recruitment to target developers. Threat actors pose as recruiters from crypto and AI companies and deliver backdoors such as OtterCookie and ...

Tony Anscombe, chief security evangelist at ESET, returns to the podcast for a wide-ranging conversation about the cybersecurity landscape in early 2026. From the emergence of AI-powered malware to ...